An unprecedented onslaught from the US hasn’t destroyed the terrorist organization. What is the secret of its resilience?
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What happens to the Islamic State if it loses the battle for territory in Iraq and Syria? Here’s a list of ways it might go down.
The final article of our series on the historical roots of Islamic State examines the role recent Western intervention in the Middle East played in the group’s inexorable rise.
Why there’s a slender – a very slender – chance for working out a settlement at upcoming talks in New York.
Twelve years after George W Bush proclaimed a new era of peace and stability in Iraq, the Middle East is more unstable and dangerous than ever before.
Downing of the Russian Metrojet airliner shows how a hitherto little-known terror group and its Islamic State parent may be adapting their tactics.
Russia has started bombing some of the groups machinating against Bashar al-Assad’s forces. Who are they, and what do they want?
At first glance it appears that the Arab uprisings have strengthened Al-Qaeda and similar groups that fly the black banner. With the possible exception of Tunisia, the rest of the “Arab Spring” countries…
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