The new leader of ISIS, whose appointment the group announced on Thursday, is the brother of slain former caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to two Iraqi security officials and one Western security source.

New ISIS leader is close aide and brother of slain ‘caliph’

No personnel changes or other transformations in its ranks can help ISIS to rise from the ashes.

Opinion: Fatally wounded ISIS trying to reappoint its killers

Once a crown jewel in the New York Times reportage -- Rukmini Callimachi's 'Caliphate' -- is now at the centre of a scandal that has pitted practices of journalism against its ethics.

How New York Times 'Caliphate' podcast controversy panned out

By Ken Chitwood Just days after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on October 27, the Islamic State named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi as the new “caliph.” In 2014, IS conquered vast swaths of Iraq and Syria and declared itself to be the “caliphate.

What is a caliph? The Islamic State tries to boost its legitimacy by hijacking a historic institution

Islamic State fighters who waged a bloody campaign in Syria and Iraq are heading to Afghanistan to continue their jihad and help plot "spectacular" attacks against America, a US official has told AFP.

After 'caliphate' collapse, jihadists head to Afghanistan to plot attacks: US officials

The devastating bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, claimed by Islamic State jihadists, show that the influence of the group's extremist ideology remains dangerously intact even after the collapse of its so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria, experts say.

Sri Lanka attacks show Islamic State influence outlives caliphate

US-backed forces said they had captured Islamic State's last shred of territory in eastern Syria at Baghouz on Saturday, ending its territorial rule over a self-proclaimed caliphate after years of fighting.

Islamic State defeated, 'caliphate' eliminated, says US ally in Syria

Islamic State has been defeated at its final shred of territory of Baghouz in Syria, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Saturday, announcing the end of its self-declared "caliphate" that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria.

Syrian Democratic Forces claims Islamic State defeated

Kurdish-led forces said around 2,000 people, mostly jihadists, surrendered from the Islamic State group's last scrap of territory in Syria Tuesday, as air raids and shelling resumed after a brief lull.

2,000 more surrender from Islamic State Syria bastion as end nears

US-backed Syrian forces warned Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from the Islamic State group's imploding "caliphate", urging governments to take responsibility for their citizens.

Exodus from last Islamic State enclave overwhelms Syria force

They were born in a "state" that no longer exists, most to fathers who are dead and mothers whose countries don't want them back. These are the children pouring out of Baghouz.

In eastern Syria, the infants of a dying IS 'caliphate'

Recent gains by Kurdish-led forces in Syria have shrunk the Islamic State group's "caliphate" to less than one percent of its original size, the US-led coalition said on Thursday.

Islamic State down to less than 1% of original 'caliphate': US-led coalition

The United States promised on Wednesday to stay focused on permanently destroying the Islamic State group but asked concerned allies to contribute more, as President Donald Trump boasted that the extremists will soon have lost all their territory in Syria.

Will announce next week that we have 100% victory over Caliphate: Trump

Iraqi forces on Friday captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, signalling the collapse of the group's 'caliphate'

Iraqi PM: Islamic State defeated militarily, final victory after they're routed in desert

Nearly one in four students said they were, to varying degrees, ready to wage jihad to achieve a caliphate.

One in five Indonesian students support Islamic caliphate: Survey

'This is the last chapter' in the offensive to take Mosul, said Lieutenant General Abdul Ghani al-Asadi

Iraq forces start storming Mosul's Old City held by IS

Government fighters recapture the last district held by Islamic State in the city

Battle over, say Iraqi forces in Fallujah

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