Here’s a look at some of the major sites destroyed by IS in Iraq and Syria.
Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press
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Bloody attacks with suspected IS links mark end of Ramadan
In addition to the violence in Baghdad, the final week of Ramadan saw suicide attackers strike near one of Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, in an upscale neighborhood of the capital of Bangladesh, and at the international airport in Turkey’s commercial hub of Istanbul.
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Islamic State bombing of Shiite area in Baghdad kills 63
Despite the territorial defeats the Islamic State suffered over the past year, the Sunni extremist group is still capable of launching significant attacks across the country.