Iraq/Syria: ISIS Takes Advantage of Covid Crisis to Launch Attacks on Military Positions in Iraq and Oil Fields and Civilians in Syria

May 3, 2020 | Luke Andrews, MailOnline
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Iraq and Syria are battling a resurgence in attacks from ISIS as the terror group takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. There are between 2,500 to 3,000 Islamic state fighters in Iraq, security officials estimate, and a further 500 have escaped from prisons in Syria, fuelling a spike in violence in the region.