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Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Apr 4, 2023

US army soldiers stand near an armoured military vehicle on the outskirts of Rumaylan in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, bordering Turkey, on March 27, 2023. (Photo by Delil souleiman / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images) — US army soldiers stand near an armored military vehicle on the outskirts of Rhmeilan in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, bordering Turkey, on March 27, 2023. — DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

In their heyday in 2014, fighters of the Islamic State group raised the jihadist black flag over army bases and government buildings across large swathes of Syria and Iraq

Islamic State group announces death of leader

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An aerial picture shows Syrian locals near a destroyed truck at the spot where Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, Islamic State spokesman, was reportedly killed in a raid in the village of Ayn al-Bayda near Jarablus, Syria, Oct. 28, 2019.

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Senior Islamic State leader detained in US raid in Syria

A fully veiled woman collects items near the house in which the leader of Islamic State (IS) group Amir Mohammed Said Abd al-Rahman al-Mawla, aka Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi died during a raid by US special forces, in the town of Atme in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, on Feb. 4, 2022.

US raid raises questions on Turkey’s commitment vs. Islamic State

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

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Islamic State leader killed in overnight US raid in Syria

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military