September 29, 2014 | Quote

ISIS Baghdad March: Is Islamic State Targeting The Iraqi Capital?

But ISIS' goal of taking most of western and central Iraq hasn't changed since the airstrikes, said Bill Roggio, a senior fellow at the nonprofit Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington who focuses on Iraq and also serves as editor of the Long War Journal. While Baghdad might be out of their reach, other territories remain vulnerable, Roggio said. 

“They are just continuing their operations,” he said in a telephone interview. “The airstrikes haven't stopped them from continuing to do what they have been doing all along, which is take control of territory. 

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