A year after ISIS defeat, Iraq continues battling insurgency
In the year since Iraq declared victory over ISIS, the country’s security forces have struggled to dislodge a lingering insurgency while across the border the militant group remain locked in a death struggle with Kurdish-led Syrian forces. Former Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi celebrated victory over ISIS with a military parade through Baghdad last December […]Campbell MacDiarmid writes for The National:
In the year since Iraq declared victory over ISIS, the country’s security forces have struggled to dislodge a lingering insurgency while across the border the militant group remain locked in a death struggle with Kurdish-led Syrian forces.
Former Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi celebrated victory over ISIS with a military parade through Baghdad last December 10, which was declared a national holiday. But in comments ahead of the parade, he cautioned against complacency.
Observers warn the difficult task of rebuilding remains incomplete.
