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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel
Smoke billows in Egypt's North Sinai on July 2, 2015. At least 70 people, mostly Egyptian soldiers but also civilians, were killed in attacks and ongoing clashes with Islamic State group jihadists.(SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Smoke billows in Egypt's North Sinai on July 2, 2015. At least 70 people, mostly Egyptian soldiers but also civilians, were killed in attacks and ongoing clashes with Islamic State group jihadists.(SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
Reports
Mokhtar Awad
Research Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism
Samuel Tadros
Former Senior Fellow
Mokhtar Awad & Samuel Tadros
Long Read
Members of the Egyptian Muslim brotherhood gather in front the party's headquarters in Cairo on March 22, 2013. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Members of the Egyptian Muslim brotherhood gather in front the party's headquarters in Cairo on March 22, 2013. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Samuel Tadros
Former Senior Fellow
Samuel Tadros
Long Read
Iran President Hassan Rouhani (C) attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, September 12, 2014. (Kyrgyzstan Presidential Office Press Center/Pool/Dosaliev Sultan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Iran President Hassan Rouhani (C) attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, September 12, 2014. (Kyrgyzstan Presidential Office Press Center/Pool/Dosaliev Sultan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Commentary
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
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