WHAT THREAT DOES ISLAMIC STATE STILL POSE IN IRAQ AND SYRIA? Iraq is putting on trial, imprisoning and often executing Islamic State detainees. More than 2,000 Islamic State wives and children are in its hands too. As Islamic State clung to its last scrap of land, the head of Britain’s spy agency MI6 warned that the group would return to “asymmetric” attacks. In early 2018 the head of U.S. military central command said Islamic State was resilient and remained capable of “inspiring attacks throughout the region and outside of the Middle East”.

Source: bd News24 February 20, 2019 10:41 UTC