Canadian forces engaged in direct combat with ISIS forces in Iraq this week. This was not supposed to happen. However in the words of Field
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Managing a Sectarian Conflict -Various
The Shi’a political elite in both Iraq and Iran realize they need to manage the intensity of Iraq’s sectarian conflict very carefully. Both understand they
Fighting Fire With Fire: Jordan’s Risky Strategy Against the Islamic State -Carnegie Foundation
“Support for terrorist groups inside Jordan is already worrying. According to a late-September survey, only 62 percent of the population believed the Islamic State is
Islamic State crisis: Jordan’s battle on two fronts -BBC
Jordan has largely been forgotten in the IS crisis. Historically, Jordan has often found itself surrounded by instability. It has been stuck in the geopolitical
U.S. considers opening new front against Islamic State to create a safe zone in Syria -Washington Post
“The Obama administration is weighing the opening of a new front in the air war against the Islamic State in Syria, part of an offensive
“White Saviors” & a “Secular Jihad”: Why Westerners are drawn to fight in Middle Eastern conflicts -al Jazeera
The following two articles both place a lot of emphasis on a romantic attraction to war as an adventure, as captured by a reference to
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