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The Iraqi government declared the extremists defeated in late 2017, but the jihadists retain sleeper cells which continue to strike security forces with hit-and-run attacks. ISIS seized swathes of Iraq in a lightning offensive in 2014, before being beaten back by a counter-insurgency campaign supported by a US-led military coalition. The last major attack claimed by ISIS was a July bombing in the Baghdad Shia district of Sadr City, which killed 30 people. It quickly took control of large parts of Iraq and Syria, raising its black flag in victory. 10 Steps for Combating ISIS Terrorism in Iraq and Syria ISIS photo: 'Baghdad we are coming' As the Obama administration continues its assessment of the military situation in Iraq, the so-called Islamic State (formerly ISIS or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) consolidates its hold over newly seized territory in Iraq. The last major attack blamed on ISIS in Iraq was an assault on a checkpoint south of Kirkuk that killed 13 policemen in September. ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent. The Islamic State, or ISIS, is a militant organization that emerged as an offshoot of al Qaeda in 2014. “We have warned time and again about the dangers posed by the terrorists,” Barzani said. The region’s peshmerga ministry said the slain fighters who were hit had been on their way to reinforce comrades who had come under attack by ISIS fighters. Law enforcement is increasing security in Northern Virginia as it warns of a potential terror threat against malls and shopping centers in the area. The Saturday evening bombing south of the city of Sulaimaniyah underlined the “serious threat” ISIS still poses to the Kurdistan region four years after the Iraqi government declared victory over the extremists, the region’s prime minister Masrour Barzani said. ISIS terror warning issued for Virginia malls.