Terrorism

Islamic fighters from the Al-Nusra Front carry a banner of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock mosque with the Arabic slogan: 'We fight in Syria... and our eyes are on Jerusalem' on July 28, 2014. (RAMI AL-SAYED/AFP/Getty Images)
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Islamic fighters from the Al-Nusra Front carry a banner of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock mosque with the Arabic slogan: 'We fight in Syria... and our eyes are on Jerusalem' on July 28, 2014. (RAMI AL-SAYED/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom
4 Min Read
Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the western city of Ramadi on March 15, 2013. (AZHAR SHALLAL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the western city of Ramadi on March 15, 2013. (AZHAR SHALLAL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Eric B. Brown
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
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husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
Hassan Mneimneh
Scholar; Middle East Institute, Washington, DC
Eric B. Brown, Hillel Fradkin, Husain Haqqani & Hassan Mneimneh
1 Min Read
A Peshmerga fighter next to the remains of a car bearing the Islamic State's trademark jihadist flag after an American air strike in the village of Baqufa, north of Mosul, on August 18, 2014. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Peshmerga fighter next to the remains of a car bearing the Islamic State's trademark jihadist flag after an American air strike in the village of Baqufa, north of Mosul, on August 18, 2014. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Visiting Fellow, Chatham House, London
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Hussain Abdul-Hussain & Lee Smith
12 Min Read
Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the western city of Ramadi on March 15, 2013. (AZHAR SHALLAL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the western city of Ramadi on March 15, 2013. (AZHAR SHALLAL/AFP/Getty Images)
New York Times Photographer Tyler Hicks (2ndR) takes pictures of Palestinians in Gaza City on July 16, 2014. (THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
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New York Times Photographer Tyler Hicks (2ndR) takes pictures of Palestinians in Gaza City on July 16, 2014. (THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
4 Min Read
Peshmerga fighters inspect the remains of a car bearing an image of the trademark jihadist flag, north of Mosul, August 18, 2014. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Peshmerga fighters inspect the remains of a car bearing an image of the trademark jihadist flag, north of Mosul, August 18, 2014. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Lee Smith
Former Senior Fellow
Lee Smith
3 Min Read
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