Islamic State fighter’s death in Syria is psychological boost for anti-Isis forces,but the capture of Sinjar from Isis in Iraq may be more significantFighting Islamic State has been a precedence for the US and Britain ever since it began beheading western hostages while rampaging across Iraq and Syria in 2014. Recent days have seen both a marked intensification of that campaign and vicious reminders that even under pressure the jihadis are alive and kicking.whether confirmed, the targeted killing of Mohammed Emwazi will be a tactical and psychological achievement for the anti-Isis coalition, and though it will have a greater impact in London and Washington than in the Arab world. “It shows we have killed one of their champions,” said one Whitehall official. But it is hard to see much practical effect on the group’s operations.
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Source: theguardian.com