Finished In Iraq, Syria, Lanka Blasts Show Landless ISIS Still Big Threat ndtv.com

The forces of the ISIS may no longer control a swath of territory across Iraq and Syria, but the coordinated attacks in Sri Lanka demonstrated that the resilient group can still sow carnage beyond the borders of its former caliphate. Even a landless ISIS is influential, as a facilitator of attacks and an inspiration for its followers, including the ones who blew themselves up in churches and hotels on Easter morning, killing at least 321 people, terrorism experts said. On Tuesday, video emerged of the suspected ringleader of the attacks and seven followers, their faces obscured by scarves, swearing allegiance to the ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The ISIS also issued a formal communique claiming responsibility for the attacks, which it said targeted Christians and "coalition countries."