US deputy secretary: Suicide attacks prove US Is weakening Daesh

The spate of "indiscriminate" terror attacks in the Middle East is a sign that the United States' fight to bring the Islamic State under control is producing a measure of success, Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Tuesday.

"What we're seeing is Daesh actually lashing out, because every way we measure this - the territory they control, the number of foreign fighters and fighters overall, money, propaganda - they are down on every single measure," Blinken told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.

"Unfortunately one of the things they do in response is to lash out with these indiscriminate terrorist attacks, suicide bombers, car bombs, you name it, going back to the more traditional model of terrorism. It's horrific." he added.

And with the attacks occurring at the end of the Muslim holy season of Ramadan, the already growing backlash against Daesh is having a "real impact" as more Muslims are being killed, he said.

"We're already seeing it online," said Blinken, adding that "We're seeing from a year ago to today, a year ago the online traffic is running 80 percent, 90 percent in favor of Daesh in messaging. Now for every single positive message about Daesh, there are six or seven negative ones."

Source: MENA