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One Year later, ISIS stalemate

One Year later, ISIS stalemate

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Written by Ken Dilanian, Zeina Karam and Bassem Mroue WASHINGTON (AP) — After billions of dollars spent and more than 10,000 extremist fighters killed, the Islamic State group is fundamentally no weaker than it was when the U.S.-led bombing campaign began a year ago, American intelligence agencies have concluded.

Written by Ken Dilanian, Zeina Karam and Bassem Mroue WASHINGTON (AP) — After billions of dollars spent and more than 10,000 extremist fighters killed, the Islamic State group is fundamentally no weaker than it was when the U.S.-led bombing campaign began a year ago, American intelligence agencies have concluded.…