ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's (pictured) has seen his terror group become a greater threat to Afghanistan than the Taliban despite this year losing its caliphate in Syria and Iraq
Washington Examiner: Al Qaeda ‘as strong as it has ever been’ and ISIS spreading, top US counterterrorism official warns
Al Qaeda and the Islamic State gained strength globally as world powers prioritized the destruction of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, a top U.S. counterterrorism official warns.
“Al Qaeda has been strategic and patient over the past several years. It’s let ISIS absorb the brunt of the world’s counterterrorism efforts while patiently reconstituting itself,” Ambassador Nathan Sales, the State Department’s counterterrorism coordinator, told reporters Thursday.
“And so what we see today is an al Qaeda that is as strong as it has ever been.”
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WNU Editor: Bottom line. The war against Al Qaeda and ISIS continues.
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US officials say Islamic State still poses global threat -- AP
US signals shift to Africa in counter-ISIS Coalition campaign -- Defence Post
ISIS shares shocking video of beheading as children cheer -- Washington Times
ISIS shares disturbing footage of fighters beheading a Taliban member in front of cheering children -- Daily Mail
American captured in Syria charged with joining ISIS -- ABC News
ISIS fighters have reverted to 'shadow warriors' fighting an endless war -- Brian Glyn Williams, The Hill
