The jihadi group feels threatened in its self-declared capital of Raqqa in Syria and is moving troops to prepare for a possible invasion, according to Colonel Steven Warren.
The US military official said it was monitoring the terror group’s declaration to attempt to better understand what it meant.
Speaking in a Pentagon briefing over the phone from Baghdad, Iraq, Col Warren said: “We have seen this declaration of emergency in Raqqa, whatever that means.
"We know this enemy feels threatened, as they should. They see the Syrian Democratic Forces along with the Syrian Arab Coalition manoeuvre both to their east and to their west."
Col Warren added: "We've had reports of ISIL repositioning both their combat capabilities, I guess what they think may be coming next.
"And we've seen reports of them repositioning personnel - either within the city or even out of the city.
"So, rightfully, ISIL understands that their days are increasingly numbered.
"We are going to continue to keep this pressure on them and we expect to see them collapse eventually."
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Tajir Kobani announced this week commanders affiliated with the northern Syrian group have been planning a final operation to liberate Raqqa from ISIS.
Raqqa has been occupied by the deadly terror group since January 2014.
ISIS has since established its brutal reign of terror in Syrian city, with public beheadings and lashings. Militants have reportedly forcibly removed televisions from civilian homes in an attempt to crackdown on “corrupt” foreign news.
ISIS has also surrounded Raqqa with road blocks and is searching anyone arriving or leaving, killing and arresting those who try to flee.
Officials are yet to confirm whether ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is still in the city but say they are monitoring intelligence suggesting he could be in other locations.
A US defence official told CNN: "Baghdadi remains extremely careful [about his personal security]."
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