Syria ISIS

• Canadian who worked as ISIS propagandist sentenced to life imprisonment in U.S.

  A 39-year-old who grew up in Toronto, Khalifa left Canada in 2013 for Syria, where he underwent training and used his English-language skills to narrate ISIS execution videos.

  Crime

  Jul 30, 2022
  
• U.S. forces say they’ll redeploy, work with Kurds to continue pressure on Islamic State

  The deployment of the mechanized force comes after US troops pulled out from northeastern Syria, making way for a Turkish offensive against Kurdish fighters that began last month.

  World

  Nov 11, 2019
  
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• Trump says the Islamic State’s leader is dead. What will the group do next?

  ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly died in a U.S. special forces operation Saturday, but some experts are saying his death won't detract much from goal of creating a widespread Islamic caliphate.

  World

  Oct 27, 2019
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• ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in video for first time in 5 years

  The leader of the Islamic State group has appeared for the first time in 5 years in a video released by the extremist group's propaganda arm.

  World

  Apr 29, 2019
• Despite losing all territory, Islamic State’s leader is still at large

  With a $25 million U.S. bounty on his head, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is the world’s most wanted man, with his whereabouts unknown.

  World

  Mar 23, 2019
• ISIS has lost all its territory in Syria, White House says

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S.-backed forces had dislodged the Islamic State militant group from its last holdout in Syria.

  World

  Mar 22, 2019
• Trapped ISIS fighters refuse to surrender in Syria, ask to negotiate exit deal

  More than 300 Islamic State militants who are holed up in a tiny area in eastern Syria are refusing to surrender to U.S.-backed Syrian forces and are trying to negotiate an exit.

  World

  Feb 18, 2019
• Kurdish forces weaken final push on ISIS territory in Syria after discovery of civilians

  A commander with the Kurdish-led force fighting the Islamic State group says the offensive on the militants' last enclave in eastern Syria has been blunted by the discovery of hundreds of civilians still living there.

  World

  Feb 15, 2019
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• Al-Qaida-linked group growing in Syria, expert warns of ‘devastatingly bloody’ outcome

  The seize highlighted the growing threat posed by al-Qaida at a time when its rival, the Islamic State group, is on the verge of defeat and the U.S. is preparing to withdraw its 2,000 troops from Syria.

  World

  Jan 30, 2019
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• Jihadi Jack wants to live in Canada. Here’s what officials are doing for ISIS fighters in Syria

  Canadian consular officials have been trying to find out where the Canadians are being detained in order to give them consular assistance.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2018