According to a Reuters report, ISIS is actively attempting to reorganize its operations in Syria and Iraq following the collapse of the Assad regime. The group is working to reactivate dormant cells, assign new terror targets, distribute weapons and explosives, and step up recruitment and propaganda campaigns.
So far, however, their efforts appear to be only marginally successful. In recent months, authorities in Syria and Iraq have reportedly thwarted at least a dozen planned attacks.
The report reveals that shortly before Assad's fall, ISIS commanders in Syria sent two emissaries to Iraq to coordinate with local operatives and instruct them to resume and escalate attacks. Within days, both emissaries were captured by Iraqi security forces in the north of the country.
Just 11 days later, Iraqi security forces managed to eliminate an ISIS suicide bomber in the city of Daquq, moments before he could detonate himself in a crowded restaurant. The successful interception was based on intelligence extracted from the captured emissaries.