WorldNews Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/aee3e63b9576b1cd8042e722cca93362.jpgThe jihadist assault on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk is typical of the kind of attacks the Islamic State group is likely to carry out after its "caliphate" falls apart, analysts said. Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces backed by a 60-nation US-led coalition and other powers are closing in on Mosul, the IS group's last stronghold in Iraq. The "caliphate" that IS supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed there in 2014 straddling Iraq and Syria has shrunk steadily, however, and the loss of Mosul could end the group's days as a land-holding force in Iraq. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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