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Islamic State Ramps Up Attacks in Syria and Iraq in Apparent Effort to “Reconstitute”

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – In seeking to “reconstitute,” the Islamic State jihadist terror organization has intensified its attacks in Syria and Iraq to the extent that these war-torn Muslim-majority countries may see twice as many IS attacks this year as they suffered last year, the US Central Command warned Wednesday.

Originally known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, the Salafi jihadist group exploded onto the world stage when it declared a terrifying, brutal Salafi caliphate in Syria and Iraq in 2014.

A coalition of international forces largely subdued the organization but sleeper cells intent on establishing a global caliphate under Islamic law have remained active worldwide.

Islamic State has now ramped up its efforts considerably. In a statement Wednesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said: “From January to June 2024, ISIS has claimed 153 attacks in Iraq and Syria. At this rate, ISIS is on pace to more than double the total number of attacks they claimed in 2023. The increase in attacks indicates ISIS is attempting to reconstitute following several years of decreased capability.”

“The global enduring defeat of ISIS relies on combined efforts of the Coalition and partners to remove key leaders from the battlefield…” Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM said in the statement. “We continue to focus our efforts on specifically targeting those members of ISIS who are seeking to conduct external operations outside of Iraq and Syria and those ISIS members attempting to break out ISIS members in detention in an attempt to reconstitute their forces.”