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Feb 11, 2022

Lisa Ferdinando/US Department of Defense via Getty Images — In this handout provided by the US Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley (2R) appear in the National Military Command Center of the Pentagon as they oversee the raid against IS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi on Feb. 2, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. — Lisa Ferdinando/US Department of Defense via Getty Images

Islamic State ‘entrenched’ in Iraq and Syria

According to the latest Pentagon Inspector General report, the Islamic State "claimed fewer attacks in Iraq and Syria but remained entrenched in remote, rugged areas."

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Andrew Parasiliti

Andrew Parasiliti

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, national security