ISIL attacks against government forces in Iraq have been on the rise since April compared with previous months this year [File: Achilleas Zavallis/AFP]
Daily Mail: ISIS takes advantage of Covid crisis to launch attacks on military positions in Iraq and oil fields and civilians in Syria
* Intelligence officials estimate 2,500 to 3,000 ISIS fighters remain in Iraq alone
* An additional 500 escaped from prisons in Syria last month, fuelling violence
* Attacks have been recorded within 60 miles of Baghdad and inside Syria
Iraq and Syria are battling a resurgence in attacks from ISIS as the terror group takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.
There are between 2,500 to 3,000 Islamic state fighters in Iraq, security officials estimate, and a further 500 have escaped from prisons in Syria, fuelling a spike in violence in the region.
Three security guards were killed outside a government building in Kirkuk, Iraq, after a suicide bomber blew himself up in the first week of Ramadan.
And yesterday ten Iraqi military fighters were killed in a three-pronged co-ordinated attack in Salahaddin province, just 54 miles from the capital Baghdad.
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More News On Islamic State Attacks Surging In The Middle East
IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus -- AP
ISIS attacks surge as region deals with coronavirus -- The National
Islamic State militants kill ten Iraqis in 'fierce clashes' -- BBC
Isis mounts deadly assault on Iraqi militia members near Samarra -- The Guardian/AP
ISIL attack kills Hashd al-Shaabi forces in Iraq -- Al Jazeera
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