BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying 'to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double those of the previous year.
BAGHDAD — The U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying"to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double those of the previous year.
“The increase in attacks indicates ISIS is attempting to reconstitute following several years of decreased capability,” CENTCOM said. Militants also killed thousands of members of the Yazidi religious minority and kidnapped thousands of women and children, many of whom were subjected to sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Iraqi officials say that they can keep the IS threat under control with their own forces and have entered into talks with the U.S. aimed at winding down the mission of the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq.From October to February, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq launched regular drone attacks on bases housing U.S.
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