The Islamic State (IS) is active again and strives for a return to Syria and Iraq. The radical-Islamic organization reactivates fighters, distributors weapons and propaganda, identifies goals and intensification The recruitment of supporters, warning security circles from all over the world.
“Elements started to return after years of restraint, encouraged by chaos in Syria,” explains Abdul Ameer Al-Bayati of the Iraqi army.
In the past, responsible persons in the middle and West had warned that the radical Islamist organization could benefit from the fall of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria to try a comeback. The IS now does exactly that, more than 20 people from safety circles and politics in Syria, Iraq, the US and Europe, say the Reuters news agency.
Militant activities on the internet
In the first five months of 2025, 38 attacks will be in Syria. Not -broken down, 90 of these cases would occur for the year, about a third of the number of the previous year, as shown data from Site Intelligence Group. The organization observes militant activities on the internet. In Iraq, the country of origin of IS, the data so far only existed in 2025 only four attacks compared to 61 during the previous year. “The decrease in IS -attacks in Syria is not a sign of weakness. It is much more likely that the group has entered into a phase of recovering,” Rita Katz, director of the Intelligence Group site, analyzes.
Major challenges in Syria
After 13 years of civil war, the new Syrian government tries to control a torn country among Islamist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. At the same time, she has to deal with attacks by alleged Assad -Loyalists and Israeli air strikes.
US President Donald Trump surprisingly lifted the sanctions against Syria last month. A step that was seen as a success for Al-Sharaa. He once led a department of the Islamic organization Al Qaida, who had been fought for years.
At the peak between 2014 and 2017, about a third of Syria and Iraq will be checked. There he forced his extreme interpretation of the Islamic legal system Sharia and received a reputation for shocking brutality. None of the officials who spoke with Reuters saw the risk of repeating this situation. However, they warned against underestimating the group because it turned out to be a resistant opponent who could smartly benefit from a vacuum.
Many threats
The United Nations appreciates the number -hunters in Syria and in Iraq up to 1500 to 3000. About 9,000 is hunters and their families in prisons and camps are particularly concerned. They are monitored by the democratic armed forces of Syria (SDF), a Kurdish group and supported by the US. The SDF has reported at least two attempts to break out since the fall of Assad. Moreover, Iraqi officials fear that the large arms of Assad’s forces have seized and could possibly smuggle to Iraq.
Local and European officials are also worried: they fear that foreign hunters can travel to Syria to become a member of jihadist groups. According to the information from two European officials, a small number of suspected foreign hunters who traveled from Europe to Syria for the first time in years.
Source: Krone
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