Sleeper cells, prisons teeming with militants, camps crammed with their wives and children — perils abound in Syria, nearly a month after the Daesh “caliphate” was declared defeated.  The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced victory over the Daesh proto-state on March 23, after a nearly five-year battle against the militant group.  The elimination of the physical … Continue reading A month after Daesh ‘caliphate’ defeated, challenges aplenty