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The Arab World and the Security Crisis in Syria and Iraq
July 29, 2014 26 min. read

Karen Elliot House, Bessma Momani, Kamran Bokhari and Ayham Kamel joined Reza Akhlaghi of the Foreign Policy Association to discuss the growing regional instability, Arab policy, and the breakdown of security structure in Iraq and Syria.

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Method to the Madness: The Lessons of Iraq and the Rejection of the ISIS
February 7, 2014 12 min. read

This past Sunday al-Qaeda Central (AQC) released a statement disowning its Iraqi-Syrian affiliate, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The declaration—which spread across jihadi online forums and eventually published by the BCC—proclaimed: “[Al-Qaeda] has no connection with the group called the ISIS, as it was not informed or consulted about its establishment. It […]

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Al Qaeda in Iraq Threatens America
July 26, 2012 4 min. read

“You will soon witness how attacks will resound in the heart of your land, because our war with you has now started…” – Abu Bakr Baghdadi Presaging the latest wave of violence in Iraq, al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) released a recorded message, heralding the start of Ramadan. The speaker, believed to be Abu Bakr […]

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