Hoshyar Zebari, who was foreign minister when Isis seized parts of Iraq in 2014, warned that there was a 'viable environment' for the terror group to return
Hoshyar Zebari, who was foreign minister when Isis seized parts of Iraq in 2014, warned that there was a 'viable environment' for the terror group to return
“I don’t think it will be the same type of Isis. I think they recognise now that with superior technology, no matter how determined their fighters are, its impossible to have a caliphate state. They thought they could spread , but then the world responded. I don’t think they will make that same mistake. But they may try to control pockets of territory,” he said., arguing that their presence is destabilising, but Mr Zebari warned that Isis would “try to capitalise” on a US withdrawal.
“So whether it’s called Islamic State or something else, just following the patterns of this history, this is something that will inevitably rise and adopt a new form, and will be able to appeal to a new generation.”“I think the answer, honestly, is, that people don’t really know what happened to all of the fighters,” Mr Comerford said. “It does seem that this has not gone away, but instead is reforming and reformulating.
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