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In this Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, image from video provided by Hawar News Agency, ANHA, an online Kurdish news service, civilians flee fighting near Baghouz, Syria. Fierce fighting was underway Monday between U.S.-backed Syrian forces and the Islamic State group around the extremists' last foothold in eastern Syria. The capture of the IS-held village of Baghouz and nearby areas would mark the end of a four-year global war to end IS' territorial hold over large parts of Syria and Iraq, where the group established its self-proclaimed &quot;caliphate&quot; in 2014. (ANHA via AP)

Fierce battles near final IS foothold in eastern Syria

By BASSEM MROUE and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

US-backed fighters launch final push to defeat IS in Syria

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

US Official: ‘End days’ nearing for Islamic State in Syria

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IS gunmen kill 40 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria

By BASSEM MROUE and MAAMOUN YOUSSEF - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, July 27, 2017, a U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighter runs in front of a damaged building as he crosses a street on the front line, in Raqqa city, Syria. With Islamic State's near total defeat on the battle field, the extremist group has reverted to what it was before its spectacular series of conquests in 2014 _ a shadowy terror network that targets vulnerable civilian populations and exploits state weaknesses to incite on sectarian strife. But a recent surge in false claims of responsibility for attacks also signals that the group is struggling to stay relevant after losing its proto-state and its dominance of the international news agenda. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

IS militants abduct scores of civilians in eastern Syria

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US-backed forces storm IS-held village in east Syria

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

This Tuesday, March 7, 2017, file frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows U.S. forces take up positions on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria. (Arab 24 network, via AP, File)

Turkey, U.S. forces on course for clash in Manbij, Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this picture taken on Monday Oct. 16, 2017, and provided by The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces outlet that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter, waves his Kurdish party flag at the front line where they battle against the Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, Syria. The U.S-backed Syrian forces battling the Islamic State group in Syria say Raqqa's national hospital, one of the militants' last holdouts in city has been captured. (Syrian Democratic Forces via AP)

Syrian commander says Syria’s Raqqa is free from ISIS

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Russian-backed forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday launched a heavy artillery attack near Syrian Democratic Forces' positions, their third airstrike against anti-Islamic State forces this month. (Associated Press)

Russia strikes on U.S. allies in Syria part of postwar plan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

An Arab fighter with U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces keeps watch during coalition airstrikes against Islamic State. With Syrian government forces besieging Raqqa on another front, an SDF military commander this week told The Associated Press that the fight to retake the Islamic State stronghold was "in its final stages." (Associated Press/File)

ISIS changes war tactics after losing territory

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 photo Russian military helicopter flies over a desert in Deir es-Zor province, Syria. A U.S.-backed force in Syria said a Russian airstrike wounded six of its fighters Saturday near the eastern city of Deir el-Zour while in southeast Syria, Syrian troops and their Iran-backed allies began a new offensive aiming to capture areas along the Iraq border under the cover of Russian airstrikes. (AP Photo)

Syrian troops battling IS cross river toward US-backed force

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

This frame grab from video released Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, and provided by Furat FM, a Syrian Kurdish activist-run media group, shows U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters advance in Raqqa, Syria. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters advancing from eastern and western parts of the northern city of Raqqa have linked up for the first time in weeks after launching their offensive against Islamic State group fighters there. (Furat FM, via AP)

The Latest: US colonel: Tough battle ahead in Syria’s Raqqa

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US-backed fighters approach IS-held dam in Syria

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press