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- The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization) | RAND
ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all Muslims It was inspired by al Qaida but later publicly expelled from it RAND terrorism experts have analyzed the group's financing, management, and organization
- Defining and Understanding the Next Generation of Salafi-Jihadis
However, ISIS has modified its caliphate-oriented narrative, propagating themes of nostalgia and juxtapos-ing scenes of idyllic existence in the ISIS umma with the destruction wrought by the global coalition against ISIS 27 Blaming the United States and its allies, ISIS is aiming to ignite Sunni resentment and violence toward the group’s
- What Life Under ISIS Looked Like from Space | RAND
Satellite images show how ISIS attempted to govern in Iraq and Syria, the economic damage the group left behind, and what it will take to rebuild
- Airpower Was Indispensable to Defeating ISIS
Some argue that airpower could have been applied more vigorously in Operation Inherent Resolve to have more quickly defeated ISIS Airpower was essential, but ground forces led by Iraqi and Syrian partners were needed to destroy the Islamic State as a territorial entity
- The Role of U. S. Airpower in Defeating ISIS | RAND
The United States used airpower in Syria and Iraq to halt ISIS's momentum and help defeat the organization, without committing a large number of ground forces
- How ISIS Is Transforming | RAND
The campaign to counter ISIS has made significant progress, but predictions of the group's demise are premature It is transitioning from an insurgent organization with a fixed headquarters to a clandestine terrorist network dispersed throughout the globe
- Whats in a Name? The Rebranding of the Nusra Front | RAND
There is true hostility between the leadership of the Nusra Front and ISIS, although the two organizations have in the past cooperated in some areas, but loyalties among the lower-level commanders and rank and file have been more fluid A name change could lessen the humiliation involved in a loyalty switch
- ISISs Use of Social Media Still Poses a Threat to Stability in the . . .
The importance of social media in projecting violent extremist propaganda and recruiting foreign fighters is well documented As ISIS attempts to regroup and recuperate, investigating its use of information and communication technologies could be important to understanding the group's plans to regain territorial control
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