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Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the global coalition against ISIS, claims “terrorist combat units” intent on wreaking havoc are no longer able to leave the group’s de facto Syrian capital Raqqa via Turkey, for fear of being recognised and captured. Via: Sofia Petkar   He said: “Not too long ago, what they [ISIS] would do is plan a terrorist attack ...

Islamic State fighters are in disarray and struggling to fend off a rapid offensive by Iraqi forces to recapture Mosul and expel the militants from their last major stronghold in the country, a top US military official said. Via: AP “They’re lacking purpose, motivation and direction,” Army Major General Joseph Martin said in a phone interview from Baghdad. “I’ve never ...