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Two civilians carry belongings they collected from their damaged house in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. The Islamic State controlled the northern Iraqi city for three years before being driven out last year. ISIS no longer controls any cities, but small groups of fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, and are still considered a threat. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Where Did The Islamic State Fighters Go?

The extremist group has lost all its strongholds in its core areas in Iraq and Syria. But some militants are still on the loose and plan to regroup and cause more mayhem.

Two civilians carry belongings they collected from their damaged house in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. The Islamic State controlled the northern Iraqi city for three years before being driven out last year. ISIS no longer controls any cities, but small groups of fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, and are still considered a threat. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Where Did The Islamic State Fighters Go?

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Where Did The Islamic State Fighters Go?

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Suleiman Ibrahim Osman, from Syria, sits outside his tent in the Kawergosk refugee camp in northern Iraq in April. He's one of millions of people worldwide who have recently been forced out of their homes from war. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption

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The Year The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program Unraveled

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A customer buys marijuana at Harborside dispensary in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. Mathew Sumner/AP hide caption

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What's New In 2018? Here's A Brief Tour Of State Laws Now In Effect

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Will Gersch teaches a class as part of a Colorado Kaiser Permanente pain management clinic. John Daley / Colorado Public Radio hide caption

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Pain Management Program Offers An Alternative To Opioids

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Pain Management Program Offers An Alternative To Opioids

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