U.S. and allies declare military victory, but is it really the end of the ISIS 'caliphate'?

[rangerrebew]

U.S. and allies declare military victory, but is it really the end of the ISIS 'caliphate'?
 
The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 23, 2019 6:31 AM ET | Last Updated: March 23
 

The announcement of victory over the group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in eastern Syria marks the end of the extremists' self-styled caliphate, a proto-state in which they held millions hostage to their dark and brutal vision.

But ISIS, which traces its roots back to the bloody emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, has survived past defeats and is already waging a low-level insurgency in areas it was driven from months or even years ago.

The gruelling 4½-year campaign to drive ISIS from the territories it once held has left entire towns and neighbourhoods in ruins, in both war-torn Syria and Iraq. If the long-standing grievances of Sunni Muslims in both countries continue to fester, the extremists could rise again.

https://military.einnews.com/article/480153934?lcf=CKB8l5pHx9dZI5qU_idkwDPp5IW9uAvxanT8QGlqqJA%3D

[Fishrrman]

"...is it really the end of the ISIS 'caliphate'?"

No, of course not.

It's "hudna" time.

isis was only the "fingers of a larger hand", that itself is only directed by a greater force.

The "leader" has been dead for 1,400 years, but lives on by virtue of his manual of instructions and indoctrination.

Today, isis.
Tomorrow -- someone else.
It's inevitable.

Just more "bad apples" from a very old tree.
Each new season will bring more bad apples.

If we don't want to deal with the apples any more, what must we do?

[bigheadfred]

"...is it really the end of the ISIS 'caliphate'?"

No, of course not.

It's "hudna" time.

isis was only the "fingers of a larger hand", that itself is only directed by a greater force.

The "leader" has been dead for 1,400 years, but lives on by virtue of his manual of instructions and indoctrination.

Today, isis.
Tomorrow -- someone else.
It's inevitable.

Just more "bad apples" from a very old tree.
Each new season will bring more bad apples.

If we don't want to deal with the apples any more, what must we do?

Go bananas.