ISIS is Growing Rapidly
According to the CIA, ISIS has nearly doubled in size. Originally, U.S. officials estimated as many as 10,000. Now there are between 20,000 and 31,500 fighters throughout Iraq and Syria according to a CIA agent. "This new total reflects an increase in members because of stronger recruitment since June following battlefield successes and the declaration of a caliphate, greater battlefield activity and additional intelligence," said the spokesman. This news came following President Barack Obama's plan to dismantle and ultimately destroy ISIS. This included launching airstrikes. Murders of 2 American Journalists have led to the push for this plan to be executed. ISIS soldiers come from over 80 different countries. The increased number is certainly a cause for concern,
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