Daesh

US appoints new commander for anti-ISIS mission in Kurdistan

The US also seeks to deter Iran. Iran has backed proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack US forces.

 An ISIS fighter poses in front of an Islamic State flag
A police officer stands near a Moroccan national flag near the main stadium during preparations for the FIFA Club World Cup in Agadir, December 10, 2013.

Suspected Islamic State bombmaker on trial in Morocco

German riot police officers detain a demonstrator protesting against the march of a grass-roots anti-Muslim movement in Berlin

Daesh in Germany: An explosive alliance

A displaced woman from the minority Yazidi sect, who was kidnapped by Islamic State militants of Tal Afar but managed to flee, reacts in Duhok province, northern Iraq, November 24, 2016.

After ISIS ‘defeat,’ what comes next? - analysis


Timeline: the rise and fall of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

The "caliphate" was declared defeated today by Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mustafa Bali.

A man cries as he carries his daughter while walking from an Islamic State-controlled part of Mosul towards Iraqi special forces soldiers during a battle in Mosul, Iraq.

Islamic State defeated, 'caliphate' eliminated - U.S.-backed SDF

"Baghouz has been liberated. The military victory against Daesh has been accomplished," wrote the head of the Syrian Democratic Forces on Twitter.

A fighter of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fires an anti-aircraft weapon from Tel Tawil village in the direction of Islamic State fighters positioned in the countryside of the town of Tel Tamr, Syria

What comes after ISIS? The day after Daesh

Israeli intelligence assessment finds 150,000-200,000 Islamic State militants left around the world.

A US soldier guards a convoy with anti-ISIS envoy Brett McGurk in it last year.

The Trump Doctrine and the end of the ‘new world order’

Washington has called the ‘instability’ bluff, and it worked, but it has ushered in a multipolar world in its place.

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One after arriving in Singapore June 10, 2018

Five reasons US comments on staying in Syria matter

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says US is shifting to stabilizing eastern Syria, which will mean more diplomats and contractors.

Jim Mattis

Britain's May tells troops in Cyprus that Islamic 'caliphate' crushed

Britain has about 3,100 military personnel stationed at two compounds in Cyprus.

Britain's Theresa May speaks during a Board of Deputies of British Jews event in London in 2015

La recomposition du Moyen-Orient après la chute de Daesh

En l’absence d’une stratégie claire de l’Occident, l’avenir de la région semble dépendre essentiellement des acteurs locaux

Des soldats, après une intervention

Iraq declares final victory over Islamic State

"We have accomplished a very difficult mission. Our heroes have reached the final strongholds of Daesh and purified it."

A member of Iraqi Federal Police waves an Iraqi flag as they celebrate victory of military operations against the Islamic State militants in West Mosul, Iraq July 2, 2017

Disparition du front sunnite contre l’Iran

Le désengagement des Etats-Unis au Moyen-Orient laisse le champ libre à Téhéran

Forces chiites en Irak

Iraq launches final offensive on Islamic State, near Syrian border

Islamic State's self-declared cross-border caliphate effectively collapsed in July, when US-backed Iraqi forces captured Mosul, the group's de facto capital in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at a news conference during his visit to Najaf, south of Baghdad,

US-backed Syrian militias say they take major Raqqa position from ISIS

The stadium is the last major position held by Islamic State after four months of battle in Raqqa and the departure of some of its fighters under a deal on Sunday, leaving only foreign jihadists.

Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces make the V-sign as their convoy passes in Ain Issa, Syria.