Islamic State is regaining strength in Iraq and Syria | World News, The Indian Express

Islamic State is regaining strength in Iraq and Syria | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Washington |Published: August 20, 2019 9:36:13 am

Islamic State is regaining strength in Iraq and Syria

Though President Donald Trump hailed a total defeat of the Islamic State earlier this year, defense officials in the region see things differently, acknowledging that what remains of the terror group is here to stay

U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces speed toward the frontline in the fight for the last Islamic State territory in Baghouz, Syria (File/Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)

By Eric Schmitt, Alissa J. Rubin and Thomas Gibbons-Neff