Daesh is responsible for unimaginable global suffering, said British MP Andrew Murrison in an op-ed for Al-Sharq Al-Awsat. He said that the threat of terrorism comes from the far-right and Islamist extremists alike and concluded that governments’ greatest tribute to terror victims would be to work tirelessly to prevent future attacks and reject extremist ideologies.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged that Daesh has regained strength in some areas of Syria and Iraq, while adding that their ability to carry out external attacks is greatly diminished since their territorial defeat. According to the The Hill, Pompeo said that a significant risk has been reduced, though keen watchfulness against Daesh resurgence will be vital.

China’s Syria envoy warned that terrorist organisations like Daesh are being revived in Syria, urging the international community to pay attention. According to Al-Arabiya, the Chinese minister described the issue in Northern Syria as very complicated, stating that the fight against terrorism is not finished yet.

UK national Jack Letts, aka Jihadi Jack, has been reportedly stripped of his British citizenship for fighting with Daesh in Iraq and Syria. Evening Standard reported that a Home Office spokesman stated that the dual UK-Canadian national was deprived of citizenship based on substantial advice from officials, lawyers and intelligence agencies.

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A Daesh suicide bomber killed at least 63 when he blew himself in a crowd at a wedding feast in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. The Telegraph reported that the Afghan branch of Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack which the United States described as “an act of extreme depravity” and the Taliban said it was barbaric.