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Destroyed vehicles and damaged buildings in the village of Baghouz in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province near the Iraqi border a day after the Islamic State group's "caliphate" was declared defeated by the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on March 24, 2029. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images)
The Islamic State in Dera’a: History and Present Situation
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Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Arabic translator, Editor at Castlereagh Associates
Charlie Winter
Director of Research, Extrac
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi & Charlie Winter
Commentary
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A mural of Mahsa Amini showing support for the people of Iran is presented by artist Scott Marsh, on November 4, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. (Saverio Marfia via Getty Images)
The Mahsa Amini Protests and the Defeat of Islamism in Iran
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Saeid Golkar
UC Foundation Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Saeid Golkar
Commentary
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Islamic militants belonging to banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group are escorted by the Pakistani police before leaving the court on June 16, 2003, in Karachi, Pakistan. (Syed Zargham via Getty Images)
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s Role in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Militant Infrastructure
Abdul Sayed
Independent Researcher
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Abdul Sayed
Amira Jadoon
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science at Clemson University, South Carolina.
Abdul Sayed & Amira Jadoon
Commentary
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Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov attends a ceremony to confer the 'City of Military Glory' title to five Russian towns, at the Kremlin on June 22, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov attends a ceremony to confer the "City of Military Glory" title to five Russian towns at the Kremlin on June 22, 2015, in Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
Examining Theological Justifications for Kadyrovite Chechens Fighting in Ukraine
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Muhammad Haniff Hassan
Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
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Nodirbek Soliev
PhD Student, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
Muhammad Haniff Hassan & Nodirbek Soliev
Commentary
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Qasem Soleimani with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at a 2017 ceremony commemorating the father of Soleimani, in Musalla, Tehran. (Fars Media Corporation via Wikimedia Commons)
Qasem Soleimani with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at a 2017 ceremony commemorating the father of Soleimani, in Musalla, Tehran. (Fars Media Corporation via Wikimedia Commons)
Post-Election Iraq and Intra-Shiite War
Ranj Alaaldin
Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Center, Director of the Proxy Wars Initiative, Carnegie Corporation
Ranj Alaaldin
Reports
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Members of Taliban led government, as well as many Afghan men participate in celebrations marking the 1st anniversary of the US-led troops' withdrawal from the country in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Bilal Guler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Members of Taliban led government, as well as many Afghan men, participate in celebrations marking the first anniversary of the US-led troops' withdrawal from the country in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2022. (Photo by Bilal Guler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The Taliban’s Amir on the “Victory” in Afghanistan
Sara Hakimi
MA Candidate, Georgetown University and former diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Afghanistan
Christine
Christine
C. Christine Fair
Professor of Security Studies
Sara Hakimi & C. Christine Fair
Commentary
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Cover photo for an article published by al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) magazine Hitteen on China, Pakistan, and the Uyghurs. (Riccardo Valle and Lucas Webber)
Cover photo for an article published by al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) magazine Hitteen on China, Pakistan, and the Uyghurs. (Riccardo Valle and Lucas Webber)
The Historical Evolution of al-Qaeda’s Positions on China
Riccardo Valle
Researcher focused on jihadism, armed groups, and politics in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
Lucas Webber
Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, Tech Against Terrorism
Riccardo Valle & Lucas Webber
Commentary
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Egyptian university students gather on November 26, 2013, in Alexandria, Egypt, to protest the anti-demonstration law, which bans protests without prior police approval. (Ibrahim Ramadan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Egyptian university students gather on November 26, 2013, in Alexandria, Egypt, to protest the anti-demonstration law, which bans protests without prior police approval. (Ibrahim Ramadan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
America and the "Problem" of Islam
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Shadi Hamid
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Shadi Hamid
Commentary
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The China-donated Gwadar Technical and Vocational Institute in southwest Pakistan's Gwadar on October 1, 2021, just after the building's completion. (Photo by Str/Xinhua via Getty Images)
The China-donated Gwadar Technical and Vocational Institute in southwest Pakistan's Gwadar on October 1, 2021, just after the building's completion. (Photo by Str/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Lashkar-e-Tayyaba: China’s Handmaid in Balochistan
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Christine
C. Christine Fair
Professor of Security Studies
C. Christine Fair
Commentary
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