The Islamic State (IS), although defeated militarily, still poses a great danger around the world - the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an opposition military alliance led by the Kurds with the support of the United States of America (USA), announced today.
The warning was issued on the fifth anniversary of the defeat of IS in Syria and just hours after a terrorist attack in Moscow that left more than 270 dead and wounded, for which IS claimed responsibility.
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The SDF statement stated that IS as a "terrorist organization continues to pose a great danger to our region and the world" and "seeks to rebuild itself through 'sleeper cells' trying to revive its dreams of regaining control over some areas."
Despite being defeated militarily, the "cells and sleepers of IS", as well as its allies in Africa and Asia, continue to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and neighboring Iraq.
The SDF says that in order to completely eradicate IS, "its ideological breeding ground" must be eradicated.
The SDF is seeking international help to resolve the fate of 10.000 captured IS fighters held in dozens of detention centers in northeastern Syria, including about 2.000 foreign fighters whose home countries have refused to take them back.
The SDF monitors 45.000 family members of IS fighters, mostly women and children, in the large al-Hol camp. A large number of them are staunch supporters of the ID and that is why there is occasional violence in the camp, and he says that the camp is a "security time bomb".
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