ISIS is collapsing in Iraq. The Iraqi army, the Shiite militias and the Kurdish peshmerga just took the last city of any size held by ISIS fighters. According to reports, something like 1000 ISIS fighters surrendered to the Kurds as the ISIS lines collapsed. These are the same ISIS fighters who promised that for them the only outcome was victory or death. These people found a third alternative.
The lost of its last city means that ISIS is reduced to groups roaming in the western countryside at most. These remnants are still able to plant bombs and booby traps, but the days of ISIS terrifying Iraqis across the country are over.
Great credit goes to all who fought against ISIS. There are Americans who flew air missions and many special operations forces on the ground. There are also the Kurds who have carried the main burden of the fight against ISIS on the ground for 3 years. There are also the Iraqi army troops, the militias and even some Iranian forces that have been on the attack as of late.
There is still much more fighting to be done against ISIS around the world, but as a group, it is inevitably finished. Now that is has lost the ability to even keep its fighters from surrender, ISIS is just a lost cause. And it's really hard to get new recruits for a lost cause.
The lost of its last city means that ISIS is reduced to groups roaming in the western countryside at most. These remnants are still able to plant bombs and booby traps, but the days of ISIS terrifying Iraqis across the country are over.
Great credit goes to all who fought against ISIS. There are Americans who flew air missions and many special operations forces on the ground. There are also the Kurds who have carried the main burden of the fight against ISIS on the ground for 3 years. There are also the Iraqi army troops, the militias and even some Iranian forces that have been on the attack as of late.
There is still much more fighting to be done against ISIS around the world, but as a group, it is inevitably finished. Now that is has lost the ability to even keep its fighters from surrender, ISIS is just a lost cause. And it's really hard to get new recruits for a lost cause.
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