(Ivor Prickett/The New York Times) In between, it seized land that accounted for 75 percent of Syria’s cotton crop, 40 percent of Iraq’s wheat production and over 50 percent of its barley fields, as well as hydroelectric dams, phosphate mines and oil fields. . ..…
A coalition vehicle drives toward the front lines in the battle for Baghuz, Syria, the last territory held by the Islamic State (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times) Read | . ... Fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces head toward the front lines in the village of Baghuz, the last..…
Votel, the head of the military’s Central Command, said about the exodus from Baghuz, Syria. CreditSarah Silbiger/The New York Times . . The Islamic State’s offshoot in Afghanistan, known as Islamic State in Khorasan, is estimated to have more than 2,500 fighters spread between..…
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