•Just released State Dept’s Country Reports on Terrorism:

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•Just released State Dept’s Country Reports on Terrorism:
https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2017/index.htm

https://twitter.com/StateDeptCT/status/1042447347278639104

One can take the full time to look at the lengthy reports at link above.

NRO article.

State Department: Islamist Militants’ Tactics Evolving after U.S. Victories
By Mairead McArdle
September 19, 2018 5:08 PM

The State Department cautioned Wednesday that Islamic militants have “adjusted” their tactics after U.S. forces and allies secured significant victories against them last year.

In an annual report on America’s global war on terror, analysts also noted that militant attacks decreased 23 percent and fatalities decreased 27 percent worldwide from 2016 to 2017 as the U.S. made “major strides” against terrorist groups. U.S.-backed forces together with Iraqi troops have freed the vast majority of the territory in Iraq and Syria that had been in the grip of the Islamic State, including the strongholds of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria.

Despite those successes, ISIS, al-Qaeda, and their partners “have proven to be resilient, determined and adaptable, and they have adjusted to heightened counterterrorism pressure in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and elsewhere,” the report says:

Read more at: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/state-department-report-islamist-militant-tactics-evolving/