Understanding ISIS in Syria

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Why we should oppose British air strikes against ISIL in Syria

Published on: 27 November 2015

Written by: Rim Turkmani All articles by Rim Turkmani

Written by: Mary Kaldor All articles by Mary Kaldor

Britain’s Prime Minister says we should not undertake air strikes lightly – he is right: we need to think about...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Social resistance to IS in Syria: the case of Daraa

Published on: 19 November 2015

Written by: Rim Turkmani All articles by Rim Turkmani

Areas that maintained a strong sense of social cohesion despite the 'new war' situation, such as Daraa, are far more...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Countering the logic of the war economy in Syria

Published on: 19 November 2015

Written by: Rim Turkmani All articles by Rim Turkmani

Written by: Ali A. K. Ali All articles by Ali A. K. Ali

Written by: Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic All articles by Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic

Written by: Mary Kaldor All articles by Mary Kaldor

The country has entered a vicious circle where Syria’s own resources are being used to destroy it, and where...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

ISIL, JAN, and the war economy in Syria

Published on: 19 November 2015

Written by: Rim Turkmani All articles by Rim Turkmani

The nature of ISIL and its ability to recruit based on economic needs is not something that can be countered by...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

ISIL and governance

Published on: 19 November 2015

Written by: Rim Turkmani All articles by Rim Turkmani

ISIL enters areas afflicted by weak governance, an active war economy, and ongoing conflict with the intention of...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

When it comes to ‘Islamic State,’ the west just doesn’t get it

Published on: 9 July 2015

Written by: Abdel Bari Atwan All articles by Abdel Bari Atwan

There is much the west does not understand about its latest enemy, in which it faces more than 'just' extremists.

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Kobane: the struggle of Kurdish women against Islamic State

Published on: 22 October 2014

Written by: Necla Acik All articles by Necla Acik

The international community should support a secular, multi-religious and multi-ethnic Rojava with democratic...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

The Islamic State and the global Great Game

Published on: 25 September 2014

Written by: Asad Zaidi All articles by Asad Zaidi

The unravelling of Iraqi society set the context for the emergence of the Islamic State-led insurgency in Iraq. But...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

Why we can’t trust current analysis of the Islamic State

Published on: 11 September 2014

Written by: Richard McNeil Willson All articles by Richard McNeil Willson

The rise of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has taken everyone in the west by surprise, resulting in a frenzy of...

Published in: North Africa, West Asia

A lasting presence for IS in Iraq and Syria: interview with Romain Caillet

Published on: 13 August 2014

Written by: Romain Caillet All articles by Romain Caillet

Written by: Christelle Gence All articles by Christelle Gence

On 29 June, after the spectacular takeover of Mosul and other Iraqi cities, the Islamic State (IS) declared a...

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