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While in the past weeks there’s been an uptick in reports that suggest ISIS might be seeking to stage a major\u00a0comeback in the region, the carrier presence could also in reality be aimed at thwarting things like the below…<\/p>\n
ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n
Long after the demise of the ‘Islamic State’ and its short-lived territorial caliphate in eastern Syria and western Iraq, the US continues now\u00a0to seek operations in the Levant ostensibly to “counter ISIS”. Of course, this is but the excuse given to maintain a muscular stance in the region as US pressure continues and the sanctions choke-hold against Assad and the Iranians deepens the regional crisis, also as Russia is more deeply entrenched in Syria.<\/p>\n
And now in 2021 we are still witnessing headlines like this:\u00a0“Eisenhower Strike Group Joins Anti-ISIS Effort”<\/a>. The Pentagon this week announced that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group has initiated flight operations in the Eastern Mediterranean\u00a0“to support the continuing campaign against Islamic State remnants in Syria and Iraq.”<\/strong><\/p>\n While in the past weeks there’s been an uptick in reports that suggest ISIS might be seeking to stage a major\u00a0comeback in the region, the carrier presence could also in reality be aimed at thwarting things like the below…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n