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SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - A senior Kurdish official has said there are growing indications that Islamic State is trying to make a comeback after an uptick in attacks in Iraq.
Lahur Talabany, co-leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, is seen during an interview with Reuters in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq May 3, 2021. Picture taken May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Amina Ismail
At least 19 members of Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdish security forces have been killed in recent days across the country, according to military statements and security officials, prompting calls from Iraq’s president to remain vigilant to the threat of a resurgent Islamic State.
Kurdish leader Lahur Talabany says he fears Islamic State comeback in Iraq
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 04:14 PM IST
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Originally an offshoot of al Qaeda, Islamic State took large swathes of Iraq and Syria from 2014, imposing a reign of terror with public beheadings and attacks by supporters abroad.
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A boy walks past the rubble of destroyed houses in the war-ravaged old part of Iraq s northern city Mosul, a site heavily damaged by Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the 2017 battle for the city, on April 21, 2021
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A senior Kurdish official has said there are growing indications that Islamic State is trying to make a comeback after an uptick in attacks in Iraq.
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A firefighter inspects the site of a car bomb attack in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq April 15, 2021. (Reuters) Asharq Al-Awsat
A senior Kurdish official has said there are growing indications that ISIS is trying to make a comeback after an uptick in attacks in Iraq.
At least 19 members of Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdish security forces have been killed in recent days across the country, according to military statements and security officials, prompting calls from Iraq s president to remain vigilant to the threat of a resurgent ISIS.
The attacks come after Baghdad s deadliest suicide bombing in three years, claimed in January by the ultra-hardline group, and amid fears that a reduction of US-led forces could upset stability.