Would A U.S. Withdrawal From Iraq Mean An ISIS Resurgence?

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The Hill: Pentagon watchdog: US withdrawal from Iraq would 'likely' mean ISIS resurgence

A U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq would “likely” lead to an ISIS resurgence, according to an intelligence assessment revealed in an inspector general report Tuesday.

“The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)’s analysis for the DoD OIG [Department of Defense Office of Inspector General] indicates that without a U.S. troop presence in Iraq, ISIS would likely resurge in Iraq,” Pentagon Inspector General Glenn Fine wrote in an introduction to the report.

The latest quarterly report from the lead inspector general for Operation Inherent Resolve comes as U.S.-Iraqi relations continue to reel from the fallout over the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani at the Baghdad International Airport.

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WNU Editor: ISIS is already re-surging, even with the US presence .... UN: ISIS mounting increasingly bold attacks in Iraq and Syria (The National). More here .... Islamic State stepping up attacks in Syria and Iraq: UN (Sydney Morning Herald).