Are we losing the war against ISIS?

CBC Radio | Posted: May 23, 2015 1:41 AM | Last Updated: May 23, 2015

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Caption: A car is engulfed by flames during clashes in the city of Ramadi on Saturday. ISIS militants drove security forces from a key military base in western Iraq on Sunday and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi authorized the deployment of Shia paramilitaries to wrest back control of the mainly Sunni province. (Reuters)

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The Caliphate strikes back. First Ramadi. Now Palmyra...

The fall this week of these two critical cities -- Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's largest province, and Palmyra, an ancient town in central Syria -- to ISIS forces has punctured any sense of optimism that the terrorist group was on its way out.

Are the new gains for ISIS simply a "set back" for Canada and the rest of the coalition? Part of the expected ebb and flow of warfare -- or are we losing the war? Parliamentary Secretary to the Defence Minister James Bezan argues that we shouldn't dismiss the efforts of Iraqi and coalition forces because of a "bad week."

Media Video | (not specified) : ISIS in control of Syria's Palmyra ruins: activists

Caption: UNESCO-recognized ruins called the 'Venice of Sands' are at serious risk because ISIS forces destroy pre-Islamic dated sites

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Are we losing the war against ISIS?

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