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Source: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/jihadi-movements-2021-isis-al-qaeda-and-hayat-tahrir-al-sham
Jihadi Movements 2021: ISIS, al-Qaeda and Hayat Tahrir al Sham
(Wilson Center) Aaron Y. Zelin - As of early 2021, al-Qaeda had six core branches stretching from the Sahel to the Indian Subcontinent. The Pentagon estimated that ISIS still had at least 10,000 fighters. In 2020, in Iraq, ISIS carried out operations throughout the country. In Syria, ISIS attacks were more concentrated in the eastern side of the Euphrates River Valley. The ISIS province in West Africa also ramped up attacks. Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) is focused on consolidating political and physical control in northwest Syria. The writer is a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.