The group's rapid capture of large swaths of Iraq and Syria in 2014 shocked the world. And while it lost its control of this territory in the years that followed, the latest assault is a grim reminder of the ability of the group and its offshoots to carry out attacks in the Middle East and abroad.
Islamic State later lost control of its territory in Syria and Iraq, but militants have continued to carry out attacks both there and abroad.
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