Military Defeat 'Will Not Eliminate' ISIS as a Force, Ambassador Warns Congress

Homeland Security Today: While the Islamic State teeters on the brink of military defeat in Iraq and Syria, the terrorist group still poses significant threats around the world, according to former Ambassador Ryan Crocker and other experts who testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Thursday.

“ISIS may be on the verge of a military defeat, but that will not eliminate them as a future force,” said Crocker, who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and other posts and is now a diplomat in residence at Princeton University. “We saw the same thing in Iraq a decade ago. In Syria as well as in Iraq, we can expect ISIS to go to ground and wait for more favorable circumstances. And in the chaos that is Syria there will be plenty of places to hide.”

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