ISIS regrouping as US prepares to get its troops out of Iraq
Tuesday 24/November/2020 - 08:17 PM
Fatma Abdelghani
Talk of the threat of ISIS is back on the surface again, with the first withdrawal of the American vanguard forces from Iraq in the context of reducing the number of forces.
However, this danger is no longer a security concern. It is becoming a reality in some Iraqi cities.
ISIS launched a surprise attack in Saladin province late on November 21. It left several people dead and injure.
ISIS terrorists staged an ambush near the Makhoul Mountain which is located 200 kilometers north of Baghdad, according to police sources.
This attack coincides with the international coalition led by the United States, reducing the number of its forces that have supported Iraq in fighting ISIS since 2014.
Washington announced last week that it would soon withdraw 500 soldiers from Iraq by mid-January, leaving only 2,500 soldiers in the country.
The task of the remaining forces in Iraq will focus on training security forces, carrying out airstrikes to support their operations, and manage and control drones over the country.
The Commander in Chief of US forces in the Middle East, General Kenneth Mackenzie, said that the advances made by the Iraqi security forces in recent years had allowed the withdrawal of American forces.
According to press reports, since the end of liberation battles, ISIS has not been able to extend its control over any Iraqi region, forcing it to depend on lone wolves, an indication of a decline in the organization's capabilities.
In conjunction with the partial withdrawal of American forces, ISIS is trying to exploit what is known as soft areas for security after losing its ability to control certain territories.
