Though U.S. last year had claimed that ISIS had been defeated in totality in Syria, the extremist group is reportedly regrouping in the Middle East and Afghanistan already exploiting the current COVID-19.
ISIS and other extremist groups are expected to take advantage of the pandemic to stage a spate of attacks at a time security from almost every country is overstretched.
ISIS continue to spread propaganda posters terming COVID-19 ‘Soldier of Allah’. The posters are also calling on their jihadist to strike the city of Chicago and Tower Bridge in London when least expected. The propaganda poster, featuring an image of downtown Chicago, lays bare how ISIS intends to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.
ISIS and its extremist ideas has not been defeated yet. Indeed, ISIS threat remains rife as was again witnessed last Friday when jihadist’s linked to ISIs attacked London Bridge. At least two people were killed and five more injured in a terrorist attack on London Bridge carried out by a 28-year old knife-wielding man, Usman Khan. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.
It is evident that despite, U.S. have announced the death of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and President Donald Trump alleging “ISIS has been 100 percent defeated”, the terrorist group is re-surging at a time the global security attention is focused on COVID-19 thus they could find loopholes and strike anywhere.
