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Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq

FILE - Syrian Democratic Forces soldier talks on a radio in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File) FILE - Syrian Democratic Forces fighters walk in a field in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File) FILE - This photo provided by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces shows the flag and bags of Islamic State group fighters who were arrested by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after they attacked Gweiran Prison, in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, via AP, File) FILE - This photo provided by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces shows some Islamic State group fighters, who were arrested by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces after they attacked Gweiran Prison, in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, via AP, File) FILE - Children gather outside their tents, at al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in Hasakeh province, Syria, May 1, 2021. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File) FILE - Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces man a checkpoint in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File) FILE - US soldiers stand guard in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File) FILE - Syrian Democratic Forces soldiers hold a position in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File) FILE - US attack helicopter shoots flares in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three years ago but continues to be waged away from view. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)