Vulnerabilities Exposed, Islamic State is Evolving Again

Once bent on advancing at all costs to establish its self-declared caliphate, the terror group known as the Islamic State has increasingly been willing to cede territory in battles with Kurdish forces and Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias, raising questions about how and where it would draw its line in the sand and fight unconditionally. On the surface, IS appears to be losing momentum. U.S. defense officials say its recent losses in northern Syria - specifically in Tal Abyad, a key hub for...

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