The latest Western "victories" over the Islamic State – the U.S. killing of the number two man in the heinous group and the Russian supported retaking of the ancient town of Palmyra, Syria by the Syrian government – should not mask the long-term difficulties of eradicating the Islamist insurgency. Examining these two "achievements" may, however, […]
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