The sick ambitions of a caliphate bent on carnage: Chilling map predicts where ISIS will seize new land, strike the West with 'lone wolf attacks' and awaken 'sleeper cells'... all before the end of Ramadan

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ISIS will mark the holy month of Ramadan and the first anniversary of its self-imposed caliphate by launching bloody terror attacks on the West and activating 'terror cells' in countries as far as the Philippines, respected terrorism analysts have predicted.

It already controls large swathes of land across Iraq, Syria and Libya - where over eight million people live under the terror group's brutal regime - and has formed partnerships with other extremist groups across the Middle East and north Africa.

Now the terror group will capitalise on religious tension and war to plunge as much of the world into chaos as it can by July 18, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says.

In its report, 'ISIS Military Operations during Ramadan' which was published on June 7, it correctly predicted ISIS would execute a 'mass casualty attack' in Tunisia, which has become a 'breeding ground' for the extremists in recent years. 

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Terror: Respected counter-terrorism experts have predicted ISIS will carry out bloody terror attacks on Western nations and awaken 'sleeper cells' in south-east Asia by the end of the holy month of Ramadan on August 18

Expansion: As well as carrying out deadly attacks on Western countries, ISIS will also awaken its 'terror cells' in south-east Asian countries like the Philippines and Indonesia (pictured), ISW has predicted 

Massacre: The counter-terrorism experts correctly predicted that ISIS would launch a 'mass casualty attack' on Tunisia, where hotel staff are seen mopping up blood after an ISIS gunman killed 38 innocent tourists on a nearby beach

Bloody: A suicide bomb attack which killed 27 innocent worshipers at a Shia mosque in Kuwait came after ISW's chilling prophecy that ISIS would target Shia holy sites in the Middle East

It also said Islamic State - which is a Sunni Muslim extremist group - would target Shia mosques in the Middle East.

As 38 people were being gunned down on a Tunisian beach on Friday, a suicide bomb attack massacred 27 innocent worshipers and injured 200 others at a Shia mosque in Kuwait.

'These attacks came days after ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani urged its followers to launch attacks during Ramadan, as death this month is considered more valuable than in other months,' an ISW counter-terrorism analyst told MailOnline.

Harleen Ghambir added: 'We have been watching ISIS increasingly gain support among followers in Tunisia over the past few months, and that attack confirms that ISIS intends to use that support to encourage attacks against tourists and Western targets.' 

As many as 2,400 Tunisians have joined ISIS on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria since 2011 and worryingly, 400 of them have since returned to the country, its Interior Ministry has said.

The country is almost entirely Muslim, but ISW also predicts that ISIS will mastermind 'lone wolf attacks' on countries with smaller Muslim populations like the UK, United States, Canada and Australia. 

Its experts claim the countries ISIS has announced as targets are England, France, Italy, Spain, the United States, the Caucuses region of southern Russia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Iran, Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Meanwhile dozens of other nations including Greece, Romania and Australia are at risk of deadly 'surprise attacks'.

Predator: For ISIS fighters like Seifeddine Rezgui (pictured) who gunned down 38 people in Tunisia on Friday 'death this month is considered more valuable than in other months,' an ISW analyst has said

Radicalised: Over 2,000 Tunisians like Rezgui (pictured) have joined ISIS on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria since 2011 and worryingly, 400 of them have since returned to the country, its Interior Ministry said

Only last month, the UK's most senior counter-terrorism officer warned that half of the 700 British extremists who had gone to fight alongside Islamic State are now back in the country.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said: 'Islamic State and other terrorist groups are trying to direct attacks in the UK... They are seeking, through propaganda, to provoke individuals in the UK to carry out violent attacks here.'

Islamic State's deadly network of jihadi groups in West Africa will 'continue efforts to plan explosive or mass casualty attacks... within Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria or southern Europe,' ISW says.

These ISIS-linked extremists 'may take advantage of refugee flows from Libya into Italy as a means for launching such an attack'.

There are fears the group could repeat a Tunisia-style attack, where gunman Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on a beach packed with holiday makers, in the popular tourist country of Morocco.

Late last year, ISIS combatant Mohammed Hamdouch sent a message of terror to his native country by posing next to a crucified man - and threatening the Moroccan King and its government for supporting Saudi Arabia and Libya.

The man who goes by the nom de guerre Abu Jandal Al-Maghribi also threatened that Morocco 'will soon host training camps for ISIS combatants'.

The north African nation, which greeted more than 10million foreign visitors in 2013, has seen over 1,000 of its countrymen join ISIS in Syria, according to Middle East analysts Al Monitor. 

It added: 'A major fighting brigade consisting almost entirely of Moroccans has participated in the intense and fierce battles in Syria, and its popularity keeps growing.

'The participation of fighters in Syria puts them at risk for bloody deaths and raises concerns about their return after having participated in a civil war.'

ISW also said Islamic State's partners would take advantage of the ongoing war between the Yemeni government and the Iranian-backed Houthi militia to carry out 'brutal attacks' in the country.

Last night a car bombing in the country's capital Sana'a injured 35 people, including women and children, the Houthi-run Defence Ministry said. Islamic State today claimed responsibility for the blast which reportedly targeted a group of mourners near the city's military hospital.

Warning: ISIS militant Mohammed Hamdouch (pictured) threatened the King of Morocco after posing with a picture of crucified corpse and even warned the group would open up 'terror camps' in his native country

Exocus: ISIS-linked extremists 'may take advantage of refugee flows from Libya (pictured) into Italy as a means for launching such an attack' on southern Europe, ISW predicts

Onslaught: ISW predicted Islamic State's partners would take carry out 'brutal attacks' in Yemen, where last night a car bomb injured 35 people - including women and children

Destruction: Islamic State today claimed responsibility for the blast in Yemen's capital Sana'a (pictured) which reportedly targeted a group of mourners near the city's military hospital

In March, ISIS expanded its tentacles into Africa after Nigerian terror group Boko Haram pledged its loyalty to Islamic State. The extremists command as many as 10,000 fighters who have slaughtered hundreds since its formation in 2002. 

And ISW predicted that ISIS's next move would be to expand into Europe by creating a new 'wilayat' - or province - in the Caucuses region of southern Russia, which includes Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia.

The terror group spread its tentacles further around Europe after the Caucuses Emirate - a major terrorist group which commands 'as many as 15,000' in the region of southern Russia - pledged its allegiance to ISIS this month.

The leader of the group, which has carried out over 900 terrorist attacks on Russian soil since its formation in 2007, personally declared his loyalty to ISIS commander-in-chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. 

'ISIS will likely also release propaganda messages aimed at China, Turkey, and Southeast Asian countries to gain recruits and to intimidate foreign governments... ISIS may even send emissaries to active jihadist groups in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines,' the report adds.

It says Islamic State will also awaken 'terror cells' inside relatively-untouched countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines - which have 'sizeable Muslim populations' - and order them to carry out bloody attacks within the next month.

More than 500 Indonesians have already joined ISIS on the battlefield in the Middle East and experts believe the 'history of extremism' in the country, home to 200 million Muslims, makes it a 'ripe location' for further recruitment.

Shockingly, a survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre discovered 72 per cent of Muslim Indonesians want shariah law to be implemented in the country. 

Prophecy: Just weeks after ISW predicted that Islamic State would expand into the Caucuses region of southern Russia, the leader of the deadly Caucuses Emirate group (right) pledged his allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

Insurgents: The group, which operates in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan, has carried out over 900 terrorist attacks on Russian soil since its formation in 2007

Alliance: Abubakar Shekau (left), the leader of Nigerian terror group Boko Haram, pledged his loyalty to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi (right) in March

Territory: Islamic State's deadly network of jihadi groups in West Africa, which includes Boko Haram, will 'continue efforts to plan explosive or mass casualty attacks' on the continent, ISW predicts

Spread: ISW also says Islamic State will also awaken 'terror cells' inside relatively-untouched countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines (pictured) - where militants have posed alongside jihadi flags

Its leaders became so worried about the rise of extremism that they banned verbal support for ISIS, clamped down on overseas travel to support terror groups and revoked citizenship of those suspected of doing so.

The threat of extremism in nearby Malaysia became just as real following the release of a harrowing ISIS propaganda video in March, featuring young Malay boys brandishing weapons in front of the notorious black flag.

Almost 150 Malaysians have joined Islamic State in the Middle East and more than 100 individuals linked to the extremists have been arrested inside the country, according to a report by the Overseas Security Advisory Council.

Only in April, police foiled a deadly bomb attack in its capital Kuala Lumpur by arresting 12 people linked to the extremist group.

Among the explosive materials they seized were 20kg of ammonium nitrate, 20kg of potassium nitrate and two litres of kerosene, two remote controls, batteries and two remote controls.

The Prime Minister of neighbouring Singapore has said 'it is not so far-fetched that ISIS could establish a base somewhere in the region'. 

He gave the shocking example of a 19-year-old who was detained after threatening to assassinate government leaders if he was not given permission to join ISIS in Syria.

Speaking late last month, he added: 'This is why Singapore takes terrorism, and in particular ISIS, very seriously.' 

And the Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary believes Islamic State's threat to his country through the brutal Black Flag Movement - which declared its loyalty to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi - is 'real rather than imagined', PhilStar reported in April. 

In September last year, vile Islamists in the country threatened to kill two German hostages if their nation did not pay ransom and withdraw its support for the United-States' operation in targeting ISIS in Syria and Iraq. 

The Abu Sayyaf terror group released images of 71-year-old man known as Stefan O and 55-year-old Henrike D on their knees in a jungle area of the Philippines while masked extremists held a knife to Stefan's neck. 

Cubs: ISIS released a harrowing propaganda video in March which featured young Malaysian boys brandishing weapons in front of the notorious black flag

Bomb plot: In April, the country's police foiled a deadly bomb attack in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur by arresting 12 people (pictured) linked to the extremist group.

Explosives: Among the explosive materials they seized were 20kg of ammonium nitrate, 20kg of potassium nitrate and two litres of kerosene, two remote controls, batteries and two remote controls (pictured)

Execution: The Abu Sayyaf terror group released images of 71-year-old man known as Stefan O and 55-year-old Henrike D on their knees in a jungle area of the Philippines (pictured) and threatened to kill the Germans if their country did not withdraw support for the United States' operations against ISIS

Fanatics: The Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary believes Islamic State's threat to his country through the brutal Black Flag Movement - which declared its loyalty to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

It later claimed to have released the pair, who were reportedly missing in April 2014 after their yacht was found empty in the Palawan province in western Philippines.

ISIS is currently being pinned back in Syria, where Kurdish forces recently seized the town of Tal Abyad - just 50 miles north of its stronghold of Raqqa - and held off an insurgency on the Kurdish-controlled city of Kobane.

Meanwhile the United States and its allies continue to batter ISIS locations in Iraq - conducting dozens of airstrikes near the oil-rich city of Baiji, Haditha, Sinjar and Tel Afar in the last week.

The terror group has also suffered 'significant losses' in its two major strongholds of Sirte and Derna in Libya, where local militia groups have reportedly inflicted 'a high number of casualties' in the coastal cities.

But ISIS will still attempt to spark bloody sectarian wars in these countries by continuing to attack Shia holy sites.

'When Islamic State's predecessor Al Qaeda in Iraq attacked and destroyed the al-Askari mosque in Samarra in February 2006, it sparked a sectarian war in Iraq - a precedent that ISIS likely desires to repeat,' the chilling ISW report says.

ISIS is also trying to break free from its long-held land through its offshoots in unstable countries like Afghanistan - where it recently executed three defectors to the Taliban - and Egypt's embattled Sinai province.

'ISIS's affiliates may attempt to administer governance or claim territorial control within the Sinai and Afghanistan, both as a means of proclaiming caliphate expansion,' the ISW report said. 

Its deadly branch in Sinai was widely blamed for the deadly assassination of several high-profile judges yesterday - just hours after a car bomb killed one of its top prosecutors, Hisham Barakat.