A-10s still flying in Iraq and Syria even as ‘Warthog’ units get put out to pasture
A-10s are loved by ground troops for their ability to fly “danger close” missions against enemy forces, but the aircraft will ...
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US continues to target the Islamic State’s network in Iraq and Syria
The US military conducted a series of operations with “partner forces” in Iraq and Syria over the past week, part of a ...
What is the Islamic State and what attacks has it inspired?
The FBI says it recovered the stark black flag of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from ...
The quiet financier: Islamic State's elusive strongman
His orange henna-dyed beard and striking eyewear would make him easy to pick out in a crowd, but Abdul Qadir Mumin has ...
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Here’s a list of ISIS-inspired attacks in the US
While most ISIS-linked attacks have occurred in the Middle East and Europe, individuals connected to the militant Islamic ...
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Resurgence of Global Militancy: The Islamic State's Evolving Threat
The Islamic State, once a formidable force in Syria and Iraq, remains a global threat despite setbacks. Recent attacks in the ...
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Islamic State release highlights the foreign-fighter nature of its recent assault in Somalia
The Islamic State released images of 12 men who took part in its recent suicide assault in northern Somalia. All of them were ...
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The Persistent Threat of Lone Wolf Terrorism: Islamic State's Enduring Influence
Despite territorial losses, the Islamic State remains a global threat, inspiring lone wolf attacks like the deadly New ...
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The rise and fall of the Islamic State group: The long and short story
IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was last seen at Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri in 2014 In 2013, ISI began seizing territory in Syria and changed its name to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ...
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Economic effects of the Syrian war and the spread of the Islamic state on the Levant
This paper quantifies the direct and indirect economic effects of the Syrian war and the advance of the Islamic State on six Levant countries -- the Arab Republic of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the ...