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Afghanistan arrests regional ISIS leader

Jerusalem Post The ongoing violence underscored the challenges to securing lasting peace in Afghanistan even after the United States signed a troop withdrawal agreement with the militant Taliban in February. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/afghanistan-arrests-regional-isis-leader-627647

ISIS is on track to double its attacks in Iraq and Syria

Jerusalem Post With US-Iran tensions rising and the US-led Coalition withdrawing from around six military posts in Iraq, ISIS appears to be on the offensive. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/isis-is-on-track-to-double-its-attacks-in-iraq-and-syria-626617

ISIS and coronavirus: Will terrorists exploit COVID-19?

Jerusalem Post BEHIND THE LINES: ‘Ghost caliphate’ stirs in Syria and Iraq. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/behind-the-lines-isis-and-the-virus-624913

Is ISIS planning a comeback? Latest fighting shows it may be on the ropes

Jerusalem Post Pentagon IG: US withdrawal has enabled ISIS to strengthen its ability to plan attacks abroad. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/is-isis-planning-a-comeback-latest-fighting-shows-it-may-be-on-the-ropes-608382

Islamic State confirms leader al-Baghdadi is dead, vows revenge

Jerusalem Post As successor, ISIS appointed someone the group’s news agency Amaq only identified as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/islamic-state-confirms-its-leader-baghdadi-is-dead-606452

ISIS ‘Resurging’ in Syria and ‘Consolidating’ in Iraq

Jerusalem Post Islamic State organization isn’t defeated after all https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/isis-resurging-in-syria-and-consolidating-in-iraq-598177

Largely Defeated in Middle East, ISIS Creates Presence in South Asia

Jerusalem Post ISIS announced the formation of bases in nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, two arch-rivals that fought three wars since their independence from Britain in 1947. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/largely-defeated-in-middle-east-isis-creates-presence-in-south-asia-590664

Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries seek to clear ISIS from Syrian border – report

Jerusalem Post Iraq recently launched another major operation in Hamreen mountains. But ISIS has struck where it can. It murdered a Kurdish member of the local security forces earlier this week. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/iraqi-shiite-paramilitaries-seek-to-clear-isis-from-syrian-border-report-588494

U.S. air force strikes ISIS fighters in Somalia, killing three

Jerusalem Post A witness said missiles struck two wells on the outskirts of Timirshe village, some 60km southeast of Puntland’s commercial capital Bosaso. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/us-air-force-strikes-isis-fighters-in-somalia-killing-three-588004

German woman on trial for ISIS crimes is terror group’s face in Europe

Jerusalem Post Case will likely enable Yazidi victim to testify, conjuring up memories of Holocaust survivors confronting Nazi war criminals at trial. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/german-woman-on-trial-for-isis-crimes-is-face-of-europes-isis-586355