ISIS remains active in Syria, attacking security forces and complicating foreign policy

ISIS carried out an attack in Syria that killed four internal security personnel west of Raqqa. This shows the group remains a threat years after its territorial defeat.

Several countries are dealing with the consequences of citizens who traveled to join ISIS. Australia has issued an exclusion order to temporarily block an Australian with ISIS links from returning home. Germany is also trying to locate its citizens who were members of the group. Analysts say these cases reveal policy failures in handling the aftermath of the ISIS conflict.