The operation to take Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria looks close to an end, with no sign of clashes as US-backed fighters comb the area for hidden jihadists.
Spanish police have shot dead an Islamist militant who killed 13 people with a van in Barcelona last week, ending a five-day manhunt for the perpetrator of Spain’s deadliest attack in over a decade.
UPDATED | A sweeping anti-terror operation is underway in Spain after a suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds in Barcelona, killing 13 people before fleeing, in what police suspect was one of multiple planned attacks.
Iraq’s prime minister has declared victory over Islamic State in Mosul, three years after the militants seized the city and made it the stronghold of a “caliphate”.