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U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo says ISIS strong in some areas: CBSWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged on Tuesday that Islamic State militants are gaining strength in some areas but said the militant group’s capacity to conduct attacks has been greatly diminished.“It’s complicated. There are certainly places where ISIS is more powerful today than they were three or four years ago,†Pompeo said in an interview with CBS “This Morning.†But he said the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate is gone and its attack capability has been made much more difficult.Pompeo was asked about a New York Times report that the Islamic militant group was gaining new strength in Iraq and Syria. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-islamic-state-idUSKCN1VA196
