ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, known by its Arabic acronym "Da'esh" is a Salafi jihadist militant group following a fundamentalist doctrine of Sunni Islam and has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations. Established in 1999, by December 2015 the self-proclaimed Caliphate ISIS held large parts Syria and Iraq.
This represents a shift from recent assessments, which suggested that international pressure was restraining Iran from launching a direct attack against Israel.
Allegedly taking shelter in the rural town, IS fighters emerged from hiding and attacked law enforcement, leading to the deadly clash, according to police.
The woman disclosed that she endured rape and forced marriage to IS fighters before being transported to al-Hol in 2019.
The US also seeks to deter Iran. Iran has backed proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack US forces.
Abu Zaila, 20, was indicted on Friday after being arrested in July on suspicion of being involved with ISIS.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS militants attacked Syrian army checkpoints around the village of Maadan.
Turkey claimed to have killed an ISIS leader that it said it was hunting for for a while.
The US appears to be increasing the tempo of operations against ISIS in Syria with its partners on the ground.
The US' fight against ISIS in Syria is made complex by Iran, Turkey and Russia among other forces.
Recruiters target vulnerable individuals and relocate cells created in Africa.
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