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However, even in this extremity, it maintains a hostile attitude to old enemy Islamic State (IS). In Yemen, the other regional country where the two come into close contact, the…
Ideological divisions between Islamic State group and al-Qaida.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200396
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The last major rebel-held area in Syria, Idlib province is under the military control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a salafi-jihadist rebel alliance. Jaysh al-Ahrar, the largest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224468
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The main assault from the south is led by the national army, with US air support. However, Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Units (PMUs) are also participating to the east and…
LIBYA: New attack shows security situation will worsen
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES238351
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SYRIA: Powers may seek new solutions in the north
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES253942
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MIDDLE EAST: Kurdish referendum will fuel ambitions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES224677
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Short-term reunification of the PFG, which split as a result of the national power struggle, could help streamline current operations, but it is only the first step towards the…
The evolution of Islamic State's 'provinces'.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244822
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The timing is broadly in line with the terms of the September 17 Sochi agreement between Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which averted a…