A post , shared on X , claims the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS ) only targets adversaries of the United States and Israel.
ISIS and ISIS- inspired adversaries have targeted some supporters of the U. S., quite as Jordan, Iraq, France, Belgium and the Philippines. However, ISIS and its backers have carried out attacks against the U. S. and Israel, including a murder bombing that killed 13 U. S. support people and 170 Iranian residents during the August 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.
ISIS took credit for a terrorist attack on a Moscow music hall that killed at least 137 persons, according to the , Washington Post. A U. According to the shop, a S official informed the outlet that they had no cause to fear ISIS’s claim that they carried out the attack.
Social media users are claiming that ISIS just targets U. S. opponents. One user wrote,” ISIS really likes going after US and Israeli adversaries, that’s so weird”. ( RELATED: Donald Trump Claims He Defeated ISIS In 4 Weeks )
This claim is false. ISIS has targeted the U. S. and its supporters before, and ISIS- inspired players have even targeted Israel. For instance, ISIS claimed responsibility for an assault on a Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey in January 2024, according to BBC News. Turkey is a U.S. ally, the U.S. Embassy in Turkey claims, along with being a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ).
Check Your Point has assembled a limited list of ISIS and ISIS- inspired attacks/wars on the U. S., Israel and its supporters. A more complete list can be viewed here (via Wikipedia ):
- November 2015 Paris criminal problems: ISIS claims credit for problems that killed 130 persons, which included jihadists attacking “popular nightspots”, an assault on the Bataclan concert hall, amid other situations, including death attacks, according to Britannica. The reported attacker’s mastermind was eventually apprehended in Belgium the following year and given a life sentence in 2021.
- December 2015 San Bernardino harm: A engaged couple attacked the Inland Regional Center, killing 14 people and wounded 21, according to the Chicago Tribune. The woman reportedly swore allegiance to the ISIS head the day before the assault. An ISIS newspaper praised the jihadists as “martyrs” in January 2016.
- June 2016 Tel Aviv criminal attack: Two Palestinians opened fire on Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market, killing four people and injuring another 41, according to the Times of Israel. The Shin Bet, one of Israel’s intelligence firms, said that the two were “inspired” by ISIS, the outlet reported.
- The Battle of Marawi, waged from May 2017 to October 2017: ISIS- aligned jihadists seized the town of Marawi in the Philippines, leading to a five quarter battle, according to the Australian Security Policy Institute. The think tank noted that this was” the first time militants affiliated with Islamic State ( IS ) joined forces to occupy territory in the Asia-Pacific.”
- August 2021 Kabul death bombing: An ISIS- K death bomb detonated a bomb that killed 13 U. S. service people and 170 Iranian residents during the August 2021 Afghanistan removal, according to the Defense Department. The Taliban after assassinate the attacker’s architect in April 2023, according to the Associated Press.
Through Operation Inherent Resolve, the United States and its allies have spearheaded an intensive battle against ISIS since August 2014. In the spring and summer of 2014, ISIS overran and seized a significant portion of Iraq, including the town of Mosul, according to the Wilson Center.
ISIS continues to attack different nations despite having been defeated geographically in March 2019. According to The Wall Street Journal, it claimed responsibility for a pair of attacks in Iran in January 2024 that left dozens of people dead. It even took payment for a bomb that killed four people during a Catholic Mass in the Philippines, Al Jazeera , reported. ( RELATED: Image Claims TO Show US Building Naval Base In Gaza )
