Romain Caillet (@RomainCaillet) is a historian specialising in contemporary Salafism and currently working as a researcher and consultant on Islamist issues. His research has also focused on the Syrian civil war, and specifically on jihadi groups in the conflict. Romain has lived for the past several years in Beirut and previously lived in Cairo for three years and in Amman for two years.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Governorate of Homs: the Islamic State’s new fiefdom?
The Islamic State (IS), has been able to assert its dominance over wide areas of Iraq and Syria. The Province of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA lasting presence for IS in Iraq and Syria: interview with Romain Caillet
On 29 June, after the spectacular takeover of Mosul and other Iraqi cities, the Islamic State (IS) declared a...