According to this article, ISIS needs to keep expanding to maintain the political support of its followers, but is reaching the natural limits to its
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How the Islamic State evolved in an American prison -Washington Post
“It’s a scenario that has long confounded law enforcement: How do you crack down on extremism without creating more of it? From the radicalization of
Lebanon army steps up Tripoli battle against militants -BBC
Since the fighting first broke out in Syria, the fear has been that it would spread into Lebanon, where Shi’a-Sunni tensions already run very high.
Saudi War With Islamic State Echoes Kingdom’s Own Past -bloomberg.com
Interesting article on the irony of Saudi Arabia participating in anti-ISIS military operations. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-22/saudis-at-war-with-islamic-state-confront-echo-of-kingdom-s-past.html
Gender and the IS Crisis: The Strange, Complex Story of Women and ISIS Militants -AltNet
“Amid the rumors and lurid headlines, it’s hard to get the truth.” A brief, but thoughtful discussion of how gender issues play into the current
New Freedoms in Tunisia Drive Support for ISIS -New York Times
This article addresses one of the the issues raised in an earlier post which provided a statistical breakdown of the foreign fighters in Iraq and
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