Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "total victory" in Mosul on Monday, after a nearly nine-month-long battle with IS fighters. Lebanon has battled pockets of the Islamic State group within its own borders. Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared "total victory" in Mosul on Monday, after a nearly nine-month-long battle with IS fighters. ISIL is an alternative acronym for the Islamic State group. Sporadic clashes are continuing in Mosul, even after Iraq declared a "total victory" over the Islamic State group in the city.

Source: Fox News July 11, 2017 08:57 UTC