Western-aligned Syria-based milita reminds world of Islamic State threat

• Published date: 24 March 2024
• Author: THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

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The Islamic State, which once controlled a massive swath of territory along the Iraqi-Syrian border, largely had its territorial ambitions destroyed with the loss of its last formal geographic territory at the hands of the SDF in 2019. The Kurdish-led force recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Islamic State's formal defeat following the extremist group's routing from the village of Baghouz in Syria.

"The terrorist organization still poses a great danger to our regions and the world," the SDF said, adding that "it seeks to rebuild itself through its sleeper cells and tries to revive its dreams of regaining geographical control over some areas."

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