US-backed forces have captured the IS terror group's last stronghold in eastern Syria on Saturday.
"Baghouz has been liberated. The military victory against Daesh has been accomplished," Mustafa Bali, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman, wrote on Twitter.
He declared the "total elimination of (the) so-called caliphate".
It marks a major milestone in the fight against the IS terror group over more than four years.
But the group is still seen as a major global threat.
US completes 'major' wave of strikes on Iran, Gulf states under attack
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that it completed its latest major wave of strikes against Iran, while Kuwaiti and Qatari defence forces reported intercepting missile attacks early on Friday.
Kuwait says Iranian attack damages power generation, water desalination station
One of Kuwait's power generation and water desalination stations was hit in an Iranian attack, causing damage to facilities, a fire and the disruption of a large number of electricity generation units, Kuwaiti authorities said on Friday.
One child injured in Iranian attacks on Qatar
Qatar's Ministry of Interior has announced that a child has sustained an injury as a result of falling debris from interception operations against Iranian attacks early on Friday.
Trump puts election security at centre of Republicans' midterm fight
US President Donald Trump escalated his effort to make election security a central issue in November's midterm elections, asserting that China interfered in the 2020 presidential campaign despite a US intelligence assessment that found no evidence to support that claim.
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