Islamic State in I̶r̶a̶q̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ Syria: Iraqi forces retake last town under IS control

[Bob The Knob]

[url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/iraqi-forces-retake-last-town-under-isis-control/2017/11/17/f78af80a-cb84-11e7-8321-481fd63f174d_story.html[/url]
[quote]Government forces wrested back the final piece of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate in Iraq, the country’s military said Friday, reclaiming the small town of Rawa near the border with Syria.

The Islamic State extremist group, which at its peak in 2014 held about one-third of Iraq, including large cities such as Mosul, Tikrit and Fallujah, is now scattered and severely diminished. With the loss of Rawa, the militants can no longer claim to hold territory in Iraq and are quickly ceding ground in Syria as well.

Still, Iraqi officials warn, the Islamic State poses a threat as it turns to more traditional terrorist tactics. Since losing its de facto capital of Mosul in July, the group has been able to stage deadly suicide bombings and its gunmen have struck civilians throughout Iraq.[/quote]

Say hello to ISS

[Nahash]

So are people going to ignore that ISIS controls territory in Libya, Niger, is leading an insurgency in the Sinai, and is a threat in the Philippines? They are still a threat.

[Pseudonym]

ISS is already taken, sorry.

[Mr. Someguy]

[QUOTE=Aredbomb;52900622]ISS is already taken, sorry.[/QUOTE]

Did stop them from taking Isis / ISIS.

[editline]17th November 2017[/editline]

[QUOTE=Svinnik;52900585]So are people going to ignore that ISIS controls territory in Libya, Niger, is leading an insurgency in the Sinai, and is a threat in the Philippines? They are still a threat.[/QUOTE]

He's making a joke by removing "Iraq" from their name because they lost their strongholds in Iraq, so instead of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, it's just Islamic State of Syria.