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A Hollow Victory over the Islamic State in Syria? The High Risk of Jihadi Revival in Deir ez-Zor’s Euphrates River Valley

Abstract: As a result of military offensives on opposite sides of the Euphrates River by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and...

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The Hardline Stream of Global Jihad: Revisiting the Ideological Origin of the Islamic State

Abstract: The Islamic State has lost almost all its territorial control in Syria and Iraq and thus a central part of...

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The Islamic State Inside Iraq: Losing Power or Preserving Strength?

Abstract: In addition to losing control of Iraqi cities and oilfields, the Islamic State has clearly lost much of the capability...

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Allied and Lethal: Islamic State Khorasan’s Network and Organizational Capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan

In the years following its official formation in January 2015, the Islamic State Khorasan (ISK) has conducted some of the...

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