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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/world/middleeast/isis-syria-kurds-islamic-state.html
ISIS Still Carrying Out Deadly Attacks in Syria
(New York Times) Ben Hubbard - Cities and towns across eastern Syria are overwhelmed by rubble. The militias that fought the Islamic State are digging tunnels to prepare for a possible battle against Turkey. Thousands of Islamic State fighters have gone underground to launch attacks and plot their comeback. "We are talking about a secret organization that is still operating," said Redur Xelil, a senior official with the Syrian Democratic Forces, the Kurdish-led militia that the U.S. backed to fight the jihadists. "It has a network, means of communication and a central command."