ISIS Attacks in Syria, Iraq Might Double in 2024, Suggesting Attempted Resurgence: US Military

An Iraqi boy rides his bicycle across a building destroyed during the battles to defeat the Islamic State group, in the old city of Mosu, Iraq, on May 20, 2024. Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP

The ISIS terrorist group is on track to double the total number of attacks it claimed in 2023, with 153 incidents in Iraq and Syria through June, compared to only 121 last year, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a July 16 statement.

The U.S. military stated that the increase in attacks could be an indication that the group is attempting a resurgence after several years of degraded capabilities.