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5 June 202001086 Neville Teller

Islamic State Is Still Alive and Kicking

During its heyday in 2014-2015, Islamic State (IS) conquered great tracts of Iraq and Syria and ruled over some 11 million people. It took four yea

11 June 201901083 Hakim Khatib

While the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) has lost control of its statelet in Iraq and Syria, the war against the remnants of the organization is not

8 March 201901973 Hakim Khatib

The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, persists to propagate its ideas to the Indonesian and Malay speaking communities through its supporters in th

8 December 201801909 Hawre Hasan Hama

The collapse of the bipolar international order of the Cold War period and the start of the unipolar international order under the United States has

15 April 201701176 Hakim Khatib

British author Robert Fisk has criticized Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s declaration of a state of emergency even without returning to his

14 March 201701119 Hakim Khatib

A link between Bashar Assad regime and the rise of the so-called Islamic State does not come as a surprise to many Syrians. Unlike the image the r

7 December 201601071 Hakim Khatib

In his first interview after winning the presidency, Donald Trump hinted that he will shift policy in the Syria conflict from one of support for th

14 October 201621499 Hakim Khatib

It is estimated that a number between 27,000 and 31,000 foreign fighters have been flocking to Iraq and Syria since the breakout of the war in 2011.

14 September 20160994 Neville Teller

The grandiose dreams of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder of Islamic State (IS) who envisioned a jihadist caliphate encompassing the entire globe und

11 April 201621441 Hakim Khatib

Given the current Middle Eastern scenario, one may reasonably hold the argument that the on-going turmoil in Middle East owes its burden equally to t