Experts warn of persistent ISIS threat after suicide bombing

The suicide bombing in Syria this past week at a restaurant said to be popular among U.S. service members put into focus the persistent threat from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), experts said.

The town in northern Syria where the bombing took place was considered a success story for stabilization after it was retaken from ISIS in 2016. As recently as July, U.S. senators toured the area without body armor.

But Wednesday's blast in Manbij’s bustling city center shattered that perception at a time when President Trump has been touting the decimation of ISIS and plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.

“I don’t think anybody who knows anything about Syria thinks that ISIS is annihilated,” said Stephen Biddle, an adjunct senior fellow for defense policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. “And if they’re not annihilated, then they’re going to be able to pull off occasional attacks and kill people, including Americans.”

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/426117-experts-warn-of-persistent-isis-threat-after-suicide-bombing

You mean Trump lied?