Daraa

This is a developing story

Daraa province was the cradle of Syria's 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and has been wracked by violence for years

'This group is battered. They are more of a nuisance rather than a potent fighting force'

Al-Iraqi had been the military chief of the extremist group in the country's south

Power plays between allies come rivals, Russia and Iran, are fueling conflict in the rebel hold out