Islamic State fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of a northern Raqqa province in Syria. (Reuters)
Stratfor: Is the Islamic State in Its Death Throes or Deadlier Than Ever?
On Feb. 28, the Islamic State launched a complex attack involving three vehicle bombs and an armed assault against an Iraqi security forces barracks in Abu Ghraib, a suburb of Baghdad only about 29 kilometers (18 miles) from the center of the Iraqi capital. Since the attack, many journalists have questioned whether the Islamic State is really being damaged by coalition airstrikes, and some have even suggested that the group may be stronger than ever.
These viewpoints stand in stark contrast to an article published by the Daily Beast last week, in which a Defense Department official was quoted as saying the Islamic State was "entering its death throes." But neither of these takes on the Islamic State is correct. It is true that coalition airstrikes and coordinated movement by ground forces in Iraq and Syria have diminished the group's manpower, finances, supply of equipment and territorial control. But it will be a long time before the Islamic State is defeated.
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WNU Editor: This Stratfor analysis says no .... that the Islamic State is not in its death throes.
1 comment:
The rainy season is over more or less.
I thought they should have driven up to Mosul after Tikrit was taken.
They either had no will or could not coordinate the logistics of POL and the like.
If the Islamic State is defeated in 2 years, 3 years or 5 years, there will be those that claim victory. They have no time table to be measured against.
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