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The returning jihad: ISIL in Southeast Asia

As ISIL loses territory in Iraq and Syria, the nature of the threat in Southeast Asia is set to change. Until recently much of the violence caused by extremists in Southeast Asia has been as much about local conditions as Islamist ideology. The return of […]

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Why the U.S. Military Can’t Fix Syria

The State Department “dissent channel” memo on the United States’ policy in Syria, leaked last month, is just the latest expression of a widespread belief in and out of government that American intervention in Syria is necessary and would be successful. After five years of […]

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Islamic State Gains ‘Symbolic Victories

People claiming to represent the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks in the past two weeks. The attacks came shortly after Islamic State forces lost territory in both Iraq and Syria. They are evidence of the group’s plans to remain the world’s leading […]

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Lebanon Rules Out Joining Any International Coalition in Syria

Lebanon will not join any international coalitions operating in Syria, limiting cooperation to intelligence sharing, Lebanese Ambassador to Russia Chawki Bou Nassar told Sputnik. “Lebanon will never interfere officially. Of course, as we said, some political parties are interfering, Hezbollah and the others, but the […]