August 26, 2017, 1:54 PM (IDT)
The Islamic State summer offensive is in full spate on three fronts – two in Syria and a third in European cities – thus pricking the prevailing view of Western experts on Islamic terror that the caliphate’s territorial shrinkage in Syria and Iraq heralds its approaching demise. A surprise assault this week gave the jihadists the chance to snatch several villages southeast of Raqqa as well as Syrian camps and positions. Around 100 Syrian troops were left dead.
Source: New feed
