List of Islamic State articles
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Breaking_Wheel Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Jihadi Factory
Why a suburb of Tunis has become a breeding ground for Islamic State foot soldiers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Yemen on the Edge
Sunni attacks on Iraqi Shiites sent the country spiraling into civil war. Will the new bombings in Yemen send it down the same bloody path?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Tikrit, no matter who wins, we lose
In the 1981 movie, “Zorro the Gay Blade,” Zorro’s brother tells a peasant: “There is no shame in being poor, only in dressing poorly.” There is a corollary to that in war: There’s no shame in fighting, only in fighting poorly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Happens When the Fighting Stops?
A new report from Human Rights Watch about Sunni-targeted attacks carried out by Shiite militias in Amerli portends badly for Tikrit.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Today, Tunisia Is Tested
Can the country that has been the Arab Spring’s success story maintain national unity and avoid repression after today’s deadly attack?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Win Friends and Influence Iraqis
The United States has taken a back seat to Shiite militias and Iranian commanders in the battle for Tikrit. Does that make Washington all but irrelevant in Baghdad going forward?
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PALESTINIAN-FBL-AFC-REACTION Longform’s Picks of the Week
The best stories from around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 CIA Director Paints a Gloomy Picture of the World, but a Rosy One of His Spy Agency
John Brennan said fighting terrorism today requires close relationships with foreign spies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Real War on Christianity
In the Middle East, the Islamic State is crucifying Christians and demolishing ancient churches. Why is this being met with silence from the halls of Congress to Sunday sermons?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why the 2016 Campaigners’ Cliff’s Notes Should Include ISIS, Ukraine, and the Middle East
It might seem like the U.S. public doesn’t care about foreign policy, but it would be a big mistake for presidential hopefuls to ignore foreign policy. Huge.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fighting ISIS Here, There, and Everywhere
Many in Congress worry that the Obama administration wants the right to hit potential Islamic State targets around the world and far from the battlefields of Iraq and Syria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Let Me Make This as Unclear as Possible
Why the Obama administration’s authorization for the use of military force against the Islamic State is intentionally an open-ended ticket to forever war … again.
