However, new enemies such as the Islamic State (IS) were spawned. It also created the governance and security vacuum that was filled by the violent Islamic State, which announced a caliphate in northern Iraq and Syria. The Iraqi forces are slowly gaining ground but the country is a shell of its former self, contsntly facing suicide attacks and car bombings. In police raids across Brussels, authorities later found a nail-filled bomb, chemical products and an Islamic State flag in a house in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood. “America and Russia stop bombing the Islamic state,” Mateen allegedly posted on Facebook.

Source: The Hindu September 11, 2016 09:45 UTC