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Tracking Jihadist Movements in 2019: The Islamic State
Jan 23, 2019 | 11:00 GMT
![A picture taken on April 29, 2018, during a government guided tour in Damascus' southern al-Qadam neighborhood shows Syrian army sniper taking aim at Islamic State positions in Yarmuk, a Palestinian refugee camp on the edge of the capital.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/display-islamic-state-jihadist-forecast-gettyimages-952668782.jpg%20.jpg?itok=BovVLnt-)
A picture taken on April 29, 2018, during a government guided tour in Damascus' southern al-Qadam neighborhood shows Syrian army sniper taking aim at Islamic State positions in Yarmuk, a Palestinian refugee camp on the edge of the capital. The Islamic State poses a stark challenge to security services around the world.
(LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)