{"id":112816,"date":"2024-04-02T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T10:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=112816"},"modified":"2026-06-21T11:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T11:22:36","slug":"former-head-of-centcom-says-isis-threat-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/112816\/","title":{"rendered":"Former head of CENTCOM says ISIS threat growing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>The former head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) warned on Sunday that the Islamic State (ISIS) has a &#8220;strong desire&#8221; to attack the U.S. and other foreign powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Gen. 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