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1 day ago · In its report on ISIS for the fourth quarter of 2023, the US Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General described ISIS as “largely contained.” “In Iraq, due to counter-terrorism pressure, the ISIS threat was largely contained, though ISIS continued to exploit security gaps between federal Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and conducted sporadic attacks, mostly in Shia communities,” read the report.
1 day ago · An Iraqi commanding officer and four soldiers were killed and five others injured on Monday in an attack by suspected Islamic State militants on an army post in eastern Iraq, two security sources ...
1 day ago · When announcing the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in April 2021, President Joe Biden identified counterterrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan as an enduring and critical US national security interest. This priority became even more pronounced after the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, the discovery of al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul less than a year later, and the increasing threat of the Islamic State of Khorasan (ISIS-K) from Afghanistan. However, owing to the ...
An Iraqi commanding officer and four soldiers were killed and five others injured on Monday in an attack by suspected Islamic State militants on an army post in eastern Iraq, two security sources ...
1 day ago · Despite defeat, ISIS sleeper cells launch deadly attack on SDF checkpoint. Syria's Kurdish-led forces, backed by the US, handed over two ISIS suspects to Iraq. These suspects are believed to be ...
12 hours ago · by Jason Ditz May 14, 2024 at 2:24 pm ET News. An ISIS attack Monday in eastern Iraq, between Diyala and Salahuddin Provinces, sparked a protracted battle and left at least five Iraqi troops dead ...
2 days ago · USIP published a summary of the study on its website, noting that ISIS-K poses “a rising threat with reach beyond the immediate region, greater than during the pre-withdrawal period,” and the ...
