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.

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Ben Frumin

Ben Frumin is the former editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com.