CNN: US intelligence chief contradicts Trump on ISIS defeat
Washington (CNN)Despite repeated claims by the Trump administration that ISIS has been defeated, US intelligence assesses that the terror group "very likely will continue to pursue external attacks from Iraq and Syria against regional and Western adversaries, including the United States."
The Worldwide Threat Assessment, released by Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Tuesday, also states that with the recent loss of territory, "ISIS will seek to exploit Sunni grievances, societal instability, and stretched security forces to regain territory in Iraq and Syria in the long term."
Coats told members of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday that ISIS "has returned to its guerrilla warfare roots while continuing to plot attacks and direct its supporters worldwide."
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Update: Islamic State still has 'thousands' of fighters: US intel chief Dan Coats (Times Now)
WNU Editor: I do not think anyone is arguing that ISIS still has thousands (if not more) supporters in the Middle East and elsewhere. I also do not think anyone is saying that ISIS is no longer dangerous. These groups have always been a threat, and they will probably continue to launch terror strikes for years to come. But three years ago they were in control of territory that had millions of people, had access to millions of dollars, and were able to train and plan in a safe zone. That was then, today that safe zone is just a few square kilometres .... Islamic State pinned in tiny eastern Syria enclave with families, U.S. backed force says (Reuters).
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