Losing On Some Fronts And Gaining On Others, What Is The State Of ISIS?

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Updated June 19, 2017

Philippine Army troopers prepare to display an ISIS flag and 11 kilograms of the illegal drug "shabu," which were recovered from an Islamist militants position, prior to a press conference at the provincial capitol in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 19, 2017. (Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images)

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ISIS is losing ground in Iraq and Syria, but just captured some territory in Afghanistan and is also active in the Philippines.

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with security analyst Seth Jones (@SethGJones) of RAND Corp. about some of the recent terror attacks in the West, and how they speak to an ISIS desire for a "clash of civilizations."

This article was originally published on June 19, 2017.

This segment aired on June 19, 2017.

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