It may not be infighting or military setbacks that ultimately result in ISIS’s demise. Fighters of the terrorist organization have been succumbing to leishmaniasis, a flesh-eating parasitic skin disease, in recent days.
The anti-ISIS activist group, Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently—which monitors the situation on the ground in the terrorist group’s Syrian stronghold in Raqqa—said that around 3,000 people are suffering from the disease, including ISIS members.
Leishmaniasis, also called the “Rose of Jericho,” is caused by a parasite primarily spread via the bite of certain types of sandflies, and it affects millions of people each year across the world. The disease, which causes skin lesions, is usually easy to treat. However, it can be fatal if it goes untreated.
