Report: ISIS Repositions Itself in Syria Amid Transitional Uncertainty

The Islamic State (ISIS) has begun to reassert its presence in Syria, capitalizing on the power vacuum left by the sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in late 2024. According to a new analysis by the Soufan Center, a leading global security think tank, the group is exploiting the transitional period and the resulting security fragmentation among local and international actors to quietly regroup.