It went on to take control of key cities such as Raqqa, Syria, and Fallujah, Iraq. ..…

But Baghdadi’s organization was well on its way to achieving the proto-state it coveted, taking control of key cities such as Raqqa, Syria, and Fallujah in Iraq. . ..…

It went on to take control of key cities such as Raqqa, Syria, and Fallujah, Iraq. ..…

With the defeat of Islamic State in its stronghold Mosul, which he declared as the capital of his caliphate, in 2017 the movement lost all the territory it once controlled in Iraq. . In Syria, Islamic State lost Raqqa, its second capital and centre of operations, and eventually earlier this..…

But in 2017 Islamic State lost control of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, and quickly thereafter almost all of its territory, turning Baghdadi into a fugitive. . ..…

It went on to take control of key cities such as Raqqa, Syria, and Fallujah, Iraq. ..…

With the defeat of IS in its stronghold Mosul, which he declared as the capital of his caliphate, in 2017 the movement lost all the territory it once controlled in Iraq. . In Syria, IS lost Raqqa, its second capital and centre of operations, and eventually earlier this year its final chunk..…

But the in 2017 of Mosul and Raqqa, its strongholds Iraq and Syria respectively, stripped Baghdadi, Iraqi, of the trappings of caliph and turned him into fugitive.. ..…

But the in 2017 of Mosul and Raqqa, its strongholds Iraq and Syria respectively, stripped Baghdadi, Iraqi, of the trappings of caliph and turned him into fugitive thought to be moving along the border between Iraq and Syria.. ..…