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IS’s losses of territory, resources and key leaders have dented the group’s ambitions and operating budget. However, while those setbacks have affected morale on the ground, they…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225011
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Five years after its collapse, IS has a declining presence in Iraq. However, the question of how to deal with the many displaced people perceived as being associated with the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281480
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The attack on a Hezbollah convoy in the Golan Heights is one of the most serious incidents in the Syrian-Lebanese border region with Israel since the beginning of Syria's civil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197174
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Although resistance will likely be fiercer in the centre of the city, particularly from ISG snipers and booby traps, the spokesman was confident that they would take control of…
Effect of Libya on North Africa
The growing problem of the informal economy in the Maghreb.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197136
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Islamic State group (ISG) claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed 44 people, making it the largest terrorist attack in Lebanon since 1990 and the first of its kind…
The pilot had been in captivity since his plane crashed near the ISG stronghold of Raqqa in Syria on December 24 while taking part in international coalition airstrikes against…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197469
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Weakened and dispersed since it was driven from its stronghold in Sirte in late 2016, IS has struggled to reassert itself, though it remains capable of carrying out attacks.
The softer approach, evident also in HTS’s tolerance of Sufis and suppression of its erstwhile jihadi allies, reflects a desire for acceptance domestically and internationally…