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ISIS’ Deadly Global Reach

Posted: July 5th, 2016

The deadly spate of terrorist attacks that have been connected to ISIS over the last week and throughout the holy month of Ramadan demonstrate the group’s deadly global reach even as it loses territory in Iraq and Syria.

As Ramadan draws to a close, attacks seemingly directed or inspired by ISIS have left hundreds dead as terrorists have brought violence and bloodshed into urban centers around the world. In May, ISIS had called for its followers to make Ramadan “a month of calamity everywhere for the non-believers.” Over the last week alone, five countries — Turkey, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and Iraq — have been hit by terrorist attacks either claimed by or linked to ISIS.

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