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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Ben Makuch

Islamic State is primed to be thorn in the side of incoming Trump administration

A member of the Islamic State waves the group’s flag and an assault riflr
A member of the Islamic State waves the group’s flag in Raqqa, Syria, in 2014. Photograph: Reuters

Amid a presidential campaign with foreign policy discussions more focused on the wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the Islamic State stayed under the radar while calling on supporters and operatives to attack Americans on election day.

The FBI thwarted a serious plot in Oklahoma City only weeks before the vote, prompting a similar public reaction to news involving the terror group that has become customary of late: is the Islamic State a renewed threat?

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