ISIS returns to Syria: How terror group is making a revival in war-torn country with deadly attacks on the rise after US forces withdrawal

 ISIS attacks in Syria are surging following the withdrawal of American forces from the war-torn country. 

The nation is still picking itself off the ground following the fall of the Assad regime last year, leaving it in a position to be exploited by extremist groups that have long had a foothold. 

ISIS, in particular, has been capitalising on the weak presence of both external military forces and the new government on the ground. 

The Wall Street Journal reported that ISIS has so far staged 117 attacks in northeast Syria from January to the end of August. This is already significantly higher than the 73 attacks that took place across the whole of 2024. 

Goran Tel Tamir, a commander in the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, told the newspaper: ''The withdrawal of American forces is inspiring Daesh. 'We see them launching more attacks on us. We are getting more complaints from people. This is putting us in a difficult position.'

Since April, the Americans have pulled out roughly 500 of their 2,000 troops in Syria and shut down several bases, or handed them over to the SDF. 

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