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End of america's fight against terror. it is clear on syria's front line the battle against isis as a territoryial entity is down, but the war on isis is far from over. >> reporter: fighters are loading up for the final battle against what's left of this so-called islamic state. now, holed up in a tiny corner of land in eastern syria. with coalition air support, the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces have driven isis out of all but a sliver of territory along the euphrates river. it's easy to see plenty of movement inside the enclave a half mile away, as gunfire echoes across no man's land.

broker a ceasefire. meantime, a bombshell in the business world to tell you about. steve jobs steps aside as apple's ceo. we'll hear who's in line to replace the long-time leader. and hurricane irene batters the dominican republic, is over the bahamas and is heading towards the united states. full coverage of all these stories is straight ahead. -- captions by vitac -- battles, bounty and an offer to broker a ceasefire. we begin this hour with developments from libya. fighting continues to rage in the capital as rebels take on pockets of resistance. gunfire can be heard in the ...

International debate over what to do next. distant gunfire echoes through daraa, the city where the anti-government uprising began weeks ago. this morning there are horrific details of widespread killing after thousands of soldiers converged on the city. witnesses say government forces fired randomly on civilians, even shooting into homes when people were sleeping. so now the united states is lobbying the united nations to address syria's human rights abuses. the u.n. security council is expected to take up the issue today. cnn's zain vergee in london is monitoring newspaper accounts from arou...