Raqqa

If reports that Russia killed Islamic State militant group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi are true, it could strike a fatal blow to the jihadists' public image.

The jihadi group is surrounded by fighting on every side of the Iraqi city.

Europol says 718 suspects were arrested in 2016, compared to 395 in 2014.

Russia is investigating an airstrike they think may have killed Baghdadi in Raqqa, but observers offer different analysis of Moscow's moves.

Given Iran's vast Shia population, it was assumed Iranian recruits to ISIS would be hard to find.

The Russia-backed Syrian military and its allies entered ISIS-held Raqqa, where U.S.-backed forces are battling the jihadis.

Human Rights Watch have condemned the "horrific, long-lasting harm" that the weapon could inflict upon civilians in ISIS territory.

With the defeat of ISIS in Raqqa in the cards, should we hand Syria back to Assad?

An audio message purportedly from the group's new spokesman directed followers in countries worldwide.

The majority-Kurd Syrian Democratic Forces now controls an area in the Islamic State militant group's de facto capital.

The Islamic State militant group still retains control of the west of the city, where 200,000 people are trapped.

The civilians were escaping the city using a dinghy to cross the Euphrates.

The militant group is reportedly gathering its top chemical weapons experts in the Euphrates River Valley.

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured the town west of ISIS's de-facto capital.

Ankara has lashed out at Trump administration plans to back Kurdish forces in push for ISIS capital Raqqa.

The U.S.-backed, majority-Kurd Syrian Democratic Forces and the Russia-backed Syrian military are separately threatening ISIS's final major strongholds.

Observers and U.S.-backed forces confirmed the majority of the casualties were civilians.

Russia will not want to be the only great power in warring Syria after ISIS is defeated.

Almost half the total Shia combat fatalities in Syria 2012-2017 were Hezbollah fighters.

Al-Qaeda is presenting itself as a "moderate" alternative to ISIS's indiscriminate barbarism.

ISIS faces a near-total loss in Iraq and a formidable showdown with both U.S. and Russia-backed forces in Syria that could end with the jihadists' defeat in the Middle East.

The president has not yet articulated his policy toward Assad, the counter-ISIS campaign or Russia.

Will Trump be able to resist the temptation to escalate the war against Assad?

The administration understands Bashar al-Assad's utter subordination to Iran for the sake of Hezbollah.

As the U.S. and Kurd-backed Syrian Democratic Forces battles with ISIS over the Tabqa Dam, the Syrian army repelled rebels in Damascus and Hama.

The fall of the Syrian city could signal the end of ISIS's state-building project.

Terrified residents fled to nearby hills.

Has Donald Trump ordered looser targeting standards in Iraq and Syria that cause more civilian casualties?

Hezbollah has lost up to 2,500 killed and 7,000 injured in Syria over the last six years.

A Kurdish and Arab coalition, backed by U.S. special forces, is waging the ground offensive against ISIS.