The elimination of top- and mid-level cadres in US-led coalition airstrikes comes at a time when the group is also suffering serious battlefield losses. The strikes raise questions about the resilience of the group's organisational structure and its ability to withstand sustained damage.
Improving coalition intelligence on ISG's internal workings will facilitate targeting of other key ISG cadres.
Military pressure will impede ISG's internal communications and movement, potentially fragmenting its holdings in Iraq and Syria.
The relative autonomy of local ISG units will complicate ISG's efforts to coordinate defence of its territory.
ISG will invest further in its overseas territories, for example in Libya, as a fallback as conditions in Iraq and Syria worsen.
