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Thousands of ISIL fighters and their families flee or surrender to the Syrian Democratic Forces, pushing back ISIL control to a square mile in the last ISIL stronghold of Baghuz. It is expected that ISIL still holds several hostages, including British Journalist John Cantlie.
2019-02-14

The United Kingdom Minister for Security, Ben Wallace, says he has reason to believe British photojournalist John Cantlie is still alive and is being held hostage by surviving Islamic State militants.
2019-02-5

Jack Letts, a British-Canadian Islamic State fighter held in Syria, faces deportion from Syria to Canada instead of the United Kingdom.
2018-10-6

"The Sun" reports that the CIA informed UK intelligence agencies that British-born ISIL activist and recruiter Sally Jones was killed in a U.S. drone strike in June along with her 12-year-old son while they were fleeing Raqqa in Syria.
2017-10-11

A car bomb explodes in a Shi'ite neighbourhood in Baghdad, killing at least 48 people. ISIL claimed responsibility for the bombing.
2017-02-16

A U.S. drone strike in Syria kills Junaid Hussain, dubbed "Mr. Terror" - a British hacker for the Islamic State.
2015-08-26

Islamic State releases a video purporting to show the beheading of British aid worker David Haines.
2014-09-13

The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the rapid progress of an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant offensive towards Baghdad.
2014-06-12

A coroner finds that the death of British soul singer Amy Winehouse in July was caused by alcohol poisoning.
2011-10-26