Iraq claimed victory over Islamic State on Saturday after retaking the last pockets of territory in the country, more than three years after the insurgents overran about a third of Iraq and threw the wider region into chaos. Military commanders said Iraqi forces had finished clearing a vast but sparsely populated desert area in the west of the country on Saturday, taking control of the border with Syria and marking the end of Islamic State’s occupation.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 09, 2017 15:45 UTC