A decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in Iraq and Syria, they no longer control any land, have lost leaders, and are less prominent in the news. However, ISIS is expanding in Africa and other regions, posing a significant threat.
Ten years after its inception, IS finds new sanctuary in Africa. Ten years ago, jihadist militants were on the rampage in Syria and Iraq. With territory the size of the United Kingdom under his control, the leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, made a… https://t.co/lIpjuHoatM
Associated Press: "Decade after Islamic State group declared caliphate, it's defeated but remains lethal..." https://t.co/ozCc8oZtat
From #Afghanistan, #ISIS's Khorasan branch has grown into a transnational network, with reach into Central Asia, #Russia & #Europe -- a fact complemented by #ISIS's parallel 'internationalization', with command/control diversifying & covert networks spreading dangerously. https://t.co/Qutkj0KbeI
In multiple swathes of #Africa, #ISIS is on the march, expanding into new regions, controlling territory, imposing its brutal rule & more. And nobody has a meaningful response, with the US [& France] pulling away, #Russia stepping in & #ISIS proceeding apace. https://t.co/Qutkj0KbeI
10yrs ago today, #ISIS proclaimed its 'Caliphate' & in the years since, policy & attention has drifted away. In my new @AlMajallaEN cover piece, I look at the state of #ISIS today -- which is much more dangerous than most would know. https://t.co/5ILVPYCT6W
🧵Today, 29 Jun, marks the 10th anniversary of IS’s “caliphate” declaration. The group’s leadership celebrated the date in Mar (that’s where it fell in Hijri calendar), boasting that despite past setbacks, today IS was “growing stronger and expanding”, and called for recruits to…
A decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria, the extremists no longer control any land, have lost many prominent leaders and are mostly out of the world news headlines. https://t.co/4RObH3kGtA