here are news from Dec 2016 – ISIS weakened but a long road ahead …
In recent days Islamic State also claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least 10 people in Jordan, and authorities in Australia said they disrupted an Islamic State Christmas plot.
U.S. and Iraqi officials say Islamic State’s turn toward terrorism and departure from once hopeful calls for migration to the caliphate is a signal of a weakening organization.
To governments that have supported the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, however, a weakened insurgency poses great danger.
“That is still a serious problem for intelligence and law enforcement,” a senior American official said. “Making sure that we are protecting our homelands and citizens.”