TERRORISME
“Verslagen” Islamitische Staat bereidt comeback voor
January 30, 2019 - Ondanks de claim van president Donald Trump dat Islamitische Staat verslagen zou zijn, moet de militante groepering in Syrië en Irak nog worden uitgewist, en geliëerde groeperingen blijven een dreiging over heel de wereld.
Even though IS has lost virtually all of its former territory, the group is thought capable of sustaining an insurgency in Iraq and Syria as well as sporadic terrorist attacks abroad for years.
Estimates of IS strength range from several thousand to 30,000 fighters. The organisation’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and several top deputies are believed to be still alive, according to Bloomberg News.