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A female fighter of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces flashes the victory sign while celebrating the elimination of ISIS' last bastion, Deir Ezzor, Syria, March 23, 2019.

Analysis With Victory Over Islamic State, a New War Begins

While hundreds of thousands of displaced Iraqis and Syrians face an uncertain future with no international help in sight, ISIS is likely to copy Al-Qaida and set up new strongholds around the world

A fighter of Syrian opposition stands at a checkpoint in northwestern city of Idlib, Syria, October 13, 2018.

As Fight Against Islamic State Nears End, Tensions Flare Up on Another Syrian Front

Tensions mount between Al-Qaida-linked militants and Syrian forces in Idlib, threatening to unravel a truce put together by Turkey and Russia last September

File photo: A screen grab from the Interpol wanted persons web page shows a portrait for French jihadist Fabien Clain, September 22, 2016.

French Militant Behind 2015 Paris Attack Killed in Syria, U.S. Coalition Says

Fabien Clain's voice announced that the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the onslaught that killed 130 people

U.S. army vehicles supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces, Hajin, Syria, December 15, 2018.

U.S. Official: ‘End Days’ Nearing for Islamic State in Syria

Comments come a day after U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces capture the town of Hajin, the largest urban area controlled by ISIS in the enclave

File photo: Fighters from the Islamic State group ride tanks during a parade in Raqqa, Syria, posted by the Raqqa Media Center in Islamic State group-held territory, on June 30, 2014.

ISIS Executing Alleged 'Collaborators' in Syria

UN human rights boss says 7,000 civilians are trapped between ISIS fighters and U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in Deir al-Zor

A woman and her children after being freed from the Islamic State in Sweida, Syria October 20, 2018.

Islamic State Releases Six Syrian Hostages Who Were Kidnapped in July

Two Syrian women and four children who had been held along with 21 other hostages are released as part of a deal between the Syrian regime and ISIS

General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a ceremony in Washington D.C., September 11, 2017

Top U.S. Military General: Islamist Terror Still Major Threat

Despite military gains, Marine General Joseph Dunford says 'little progress has been made in addressing the underlying conditions that lead to violent extremism'

Still image taken from video of a man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in Mosul.

Islamic State Releases New Recording Purportedly Carrying Message From Leader al-Baghdadi

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's whereabouts are unknown, and he has not been heard from in almost a year ■ Recording in which he allegedly calls on followers to 'persevere' could not be authenticated

'Jihadi John' threatening to kill two Japanese hostages in a video posted by ISIS in 2015.

Analysis The Rise and Fall of ISIS: From Organization to State

The 'Islamic State' helped strengthen the sense of nationalism in Middle Eastern states, and the organization's disintegration has dealt a historic blow to the idea of an Islamic State without quotation marks

Kurdish fighters with an Islamic State prisoner in Kobani, Syria, July 2017.

Analysis ISIS' Defeat Brings Al-Qaida Back to the Center of the Terror Scene

Al-Qaida appears to be a leader among terror groups in Syria and Egypt that compete for manpower, money and influence. Unlike ISIS, Al-Qaida is capable of mobilizing popular support

Egyptians attend the funeral of Fethy Ismail, the muezzin of Al-Rawdah Mosque who died in Friday's attack, in the village of Saud, November 26, 2017.

Egypt Attack: ISIS Threatened Village Elders Prior to Mosque Massacre

Militants had publicly identified the Sinai mosque, which also served as a Sufi center, as a target months ago

FILE PHOTO: Syrian government forces wait next to a damaged building in a northeastern district of Deir Ezzor on November 5, 2017, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.

Syria Declares Victory Over ISIS, Hailing 'The Fall of the Terrorists'

The fall of Boukamal means remaining ISIS militants are currently holed up in small towns and villages along in Syrian desert

Iraqi members of the Hashed al-Shaabi victoriously carry an upside-down Islamic State (IS) group flag in the city of al-Qaim on November 3, 2017.

Reduced to Just Two Villages, Islamic State on the Verge of Final Defeat

Iraqi and Syrian officials, however, still fear ISIS will reconstitute as a guerrilla force, capable of waging attacks without territory to defend

ISIS fighters are seen in Raqqa in this undated file image, posted on June 30, 2014 by a Syrian opposition group

Analysis After ISIS Loses Its Capital, Focus Turns to Strengthening Global Terror Network

Islamic State will continue to thrive, even without territory, as long as the anarchy and resentment that nourished it continues

Members of Syrian Democratic Forces escort a blindfolded civilian detainee suspected to be a member of Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria October 12, 2017.

ISIS on Verge of Collapse: The Rise and Fall of an Islamic 'Caliphate'

After the fall of its de facto capital of Raqqa, few expect ISIS to completely go away, or for the bloodshed in the two countries and the region to end quickly

Kurdish Peshmerga forces detain men suspected of being Islamic State militants southwest of Kirkuk, Iraq October 9, 2017

ISIS Used Promise of Rape to Lure Recruits With History of Sexual Violence, Report Says

British think-tank finds 'relationship between committing terrorist attacks and having a history of physical and/or sexual violence,' Guardian reports