Less than 1000 Islamic State terrorists left in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition

Baghdad, December 6: Less than 1,000 terrorists belonged to Islamic State terror organizations are left in Iraq and Syria. Notably, the Islamic State terrorist organization is witnessing historic fall in both Iraq and Syria as the US-led coalition armed forces continue to eradicate them from the two countries.

 

The United States-led international coalition fighting Islamic State on Wednesday estimated that less than 1,000 terrorists belonging to the hardline Sunni militant group remain in Iraq and Syria. The US-led international coalition also said that due to the commitment of the forces only 1000 ISIS terrorists are left but they still remain a threat. However, troops will continue to support our partner forces to defeat them.

In a statement, the U.S.-led coalition said, “Due to the commitment of the Coalition and the demonstrated competence of our partners in Iraq and Syria, there are estimated to be less than 1,000 ISIS terrorists in our combined joint area of operations, most of whom are being hunted down in the desert regions in eastern Syria and Western Iraq.”

Earlier in the month of December this year, US Army Colonel Ryan Dillon said that there are less than 3,000 Daesh fighters left bit troops will continue to support our partner forces to defeat them. While the Pentagon said that the US military mission in Syria would continue until areas reclaimed from ISIS are stabilized, adding that US troops would only withdraw when conditions on the ground allowed.

Syria is affected by the civil war since many years due to which thousands of civilians lost their lives while millions were displaced. While Iraq is affected due to self-proclaimed caliphate ISIS captured many important governorates. Over 80,000 foreigners from countries such as Tunisia, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France and the Caucasus have been recruited and traveled to Syria and Iraq between 2013 and 2016 to fight alongside ISIS.