It once flew over a chunk of the Middle East larger than Britain but on Saturday the Islamic State group's sinister black banner lay crumpled in the dust of its final bastion.

Baghouz, where the last black flag came down

The 19-year-old tore off the niqab she had been forced to wear since 2014. 'I feel liberated,' she said, after swapping her veil for a scarf

'We are living a new life', Souad Hamidi feels free after US-backed forces seize Islamic State-held village

Damascus says presence of German forces is 'unjustified aggression' on their sovereignty, Germany denies they are even there

German special forces in Syrian territory, claims Assad government

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Baghouz, where the last black flag came down

'We are living a new life', Souad Hamidi feels free after US-backed forces seize Islamic State-held village

German special forces in Syrian territory, claims Assad government