Despite U.S. airstrikes, ISIS is killing more people than ever in Iraq

American fighter jets have been launching airstrikes on ISIS since August. But a new report from NBC News' Cassandra Vinograd suggests those strikes have "failed to slow the number of ISIS attacks, and its defiant militants are now racking up a higher body count than ever before."

NBC obtained data from IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Center that shows a clear increase in ISIS killings in Iraq.

"The airstrikes certainly aren't impairing their ability to intensify their attacks or carry out their campaign," the head of JTIC told NBC. "They're not cowed by them, they're not afraid."

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