Is Islamic State Facing Defeat, Or Starting A Deadly New Phase? – OpEd

By Baria Alamuddin*

After repeated misleading boasts since 2017 that Daesh had been eradicated in Iraq and Syria, there are indications that this happy scenario may finally be coming to pass.

Daesh activity in these two countries has been relentlessly falling, confined to an ever-narrowing list of localities. According to...