ISIS on the Decline

ISIS on the Decline

In the summer of 2014 a band of terrorists and assassins bounded onto the stage of history and announced plans to conquer the world. Naming themselves the Islamic State, but often called ISIS or ISIL or Daesh, they proclaimed themselves a caliphate, an ancient form of Islamic government. For a while, they seemed unstoppable. They stormed into two pitifully crippled states, Iraq and Syria, killing and enslaving wherever they went, pausing now and then to vandalize a precious historic site because it symbolized a heresy. Disciplined and unscrupulous, they set a terrifying pace. But at the moment they seem on a downward curve. Within Iraq, they have lost about 40 per cent of the territory they once controlled and have acquired nothing since last May. In Syria they have lost a fifth of what they had. The defeat of ISIL forces in Ramadi last month was not an isolated event. They have surrendered the cities of Sinjar and Tikrit as well.

Read Full Article »
Comment
Show commentsHide Comments

Related Articles