Terror group ISIS could be plotting a blood-soaked comeback by exploiting the chaos in the Middle East.
Experts have been left fearing that the terror group could be “coming back to life” after they claimed to have been behind a deadly bombing in Iran that killed 103 people.
Across the Middle East, tensions are running high as Lebanon‘s feared terrorist group Hezbollah and powerful Iran have made it clear they will support Hamas at all costs against Israel.
With threats between the three powerful groups continue – plus Hamas and Israel still battling in the battered Gaza strip – it could be the ideal time for ISIS to strike again.
At the height of its wicked ways, the Islamic State militant group held a terrifying reputation after causing terror for millions of people.
They had control over parts of Iraq and Syria and were in fierce fights with countries across the world including the US, Britain and Turkey.
But after multiple deaths to the group’s leaders and setbacks in Middle Eastern territories their power dwindled as almost the whole world came together to push them back.
After several more countries unleashed airstrikes in ISIS hotspots and fighting ramped up in 2016 and 2017, ISIS were being slowly contained.
It was reported that by the start of 2018 less than 1,000 ISIS fighters remained in Iraq and Syria.
For the years since they have remained quiet and been seen as a neutralised threat by world leaders only for the latest attacks in the Middle East to spark up big concerns yet again.
ISIS, known for the unprecedented attacks on civilians, launched their latest heinous strike during a tense few days in the Middle East that was left many worried about the potential escalation of war.
Colonel Richard Kemp spoke to The Sun about why he thinks ISIS claimed the horrific bombings.
He said: “I would imagine it’s to rally support for themselves, if they can appear to seem more active than they are at the moment it’s a way of gaining global support and any type of terror success works that way.”
“It may be that they sense the opportunity with conflicts going on elsewhere to jump in themselves.”
In a recent post on X, Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society, Alan Mendoza, described ISIS as “rearing its ugly head once more,” and voiced his concerns over what the terror group might do next.
He also told The Sun: “ISIS claiming responsibility for this bombing reminds us that ideological terrorist groups like this never truly disappear.
Iran and Israel have been battling against each other ever since Iran declared their loyalty to Hamas.
The pair have long been working together including Iran funding operations and providing intelligence to the terrorist group for decades, according to reports.
