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April 21, 2020

Only Partially Defeated, Islamic State Staggers On

For the terrorist group, the coronavirus is an opportunity.

Although it has lost all of its territorial strongholds in its former Iraqi and Syrian heartland, Islamic State (IS) still maintains cells and continues its activities in this area. Jonathan Spyer notes that there has even been “a sharp uptick” in the jihadist group’s attacks in recent weeks, perhaps as it seeks to take advantage of the general distraction caused by the coronavirus:

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April 21, 2020

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