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Archives: Terrorism
![Freeing Fayza: A Journey to War-Torn Iraq to Rescue a Yazidi ISIL Slave Girl](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/freeing-fayza-a-journey-to-war-t-187x137.jpg)
![Was ISIL’s destruction of Mosul’s Grand Mosque Grand Strategy?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/was-isils-destruction-of-mosuls-187x137.jpg)
Was ISIL’s destruction of Mosul’s Nuri Mosque Grand Strategy?
By Benjamin Isakhan and Jose Antonio Gonzalez Zarandona | (The Conversation) | - - On June 29 2014 – nearly three years ago to the day – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took the…![In Apocalyptic Vandalism, ISIL blows up 800-year-old Nuri Mosque in Mosul](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/in-apocalyptic-vandalism-isil-bl-187x137.jpg)
In Apocalyptic Vandalism, ISIL blows up 800-year-old Nuri Mosque in Mosul
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - al-Hayat (Life) reports that on Wednesday evening around 9:30 pm local time, Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) blew up the Nuri Mosque in Mosul. The…![Aerospace Campaign in Syria: Did Putin kill ISIL’s so-called ‘caliph’?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/aerospace-campaign-in-syria-did-187x137.jpg)
Aerospace Campaign in Syria: Did Putin kill ISIL’s so-called ‘caliph’?
TeleSur | - - The statement came a day after Russia said it killed several senior leaders, 30 field commanders and up to 300 of their personal guards in an airstrike last…![The top 4 Challenges facing the Arab World](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-top-4-challenges-facing-the-187x137.jpg)
The top 4 Challenges facing the Arab World
By Tarek Osman | (Project Syndicate) | - - LONDON – Fifty years after the Six Days War, the Middle East remains a region in seemingly perpetual crisis. So it is no…![Obama’s last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/obamas-last-victory-syrian-democ-187x137.jpg)
Obama’s last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with…![GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/gop-rep-urges-us-terror-alliance-187x137.jpg)
GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians
NIAC | (Video News Clip) | - - NIAC Action: "Shocking: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Suggests Tehran ISIS Attack Was "Positive"![Could ISIL attacks in Tehran plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/could-isil-attacks-in-tehran-plu-187x137.jpg)
Could ISIL attacks in Tehran plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil?
By Mohammadbagher Forough | (The Conversation) | - - Iran experienced its first major ISIL attack on June 7, as armed men and suicide bombers targeted two symbols of the Islamic Republic…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/Sadiq_Khan_and_Trump-800x509-750x477-1-187x137.jpg)
How Trump Used the London Attacks to Further His Agenda (Cole Rising Up Interview)
Rising Up with Sonali | Sonali Kolhatkar | (Audio and Video Interview) | "Just days before the UK elections, US president Donald Trump has wielded his Twitter account as a weapon once…![Muslims less likely to Commit Terrorism & other Reality-Based Statistics](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/muslims-less-likely-to-commit-te-187x137.jpg)
Muslims less likely to Commit Terrorism & other Reality-Based Statistics
By Michael Jetter | (The Conversation) | - - Recent events in London, Manchester and elsewhere highlight that Western societies are vulnerable to terrorist attacks – and political decision-makers need to find…![London Mayor Sadiq Khan uninvites Trump as opposed to Humane British Values](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-uninvite-187x137.jpg)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan uninvites Trump as opposed to Humane British Values
By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | - - Trump's shameful and out of context attacks on Sadiq Khan, the popular mayor of London, have only reminded us of what a boor…![Ariana Grande One Love Manchester Benefit: Response to Terror](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/ariana-grande-one-love-mancheste-187x137.jpg)
Ariana Grande One Love Manchester Benefit: Response to Terror
Ariana Grande One Love Concert | Manchester | (Video Clip) | - - Ariana Grande returned to Manchester with some special guests to remember the victims of the attack which took place…![How Trump should have responded to London Attacks if he were Normal](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/how-trump-should-have-responded-187x137.jpg)
How Trump should have responded to London Attacks if he were Normal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/ Mar-a-Lago Florida (Golf Course) Dear Prime Minister May and Mayor Khan: I was devastated to learn that…![The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won’t see on Corporate News](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/the-jeremy-corbyn-response-to-tr-187x137.jpg)
The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won’t see on Corporate News
Jeremy Corbyn | (Video Clip) | - - Jeremy Corbyn | Terrorist Attack in London | criticism of May and Trump![hat’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/hats-the-most-effective-way-to-f-187x137.jpg)
What’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS
Reena Ninan | CBS News | (Video Clip) | - - "A new article in The Nation suggests Ariana Grande has a better approach to fighting terrorism than Defense Secretary James Mattis.…![Baghdad and Manchester: Let’s Commemorate ISIL Victims in Both](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/baghdad-and-manchester-lets-comm-187x137.jpg)
Baghdad and Manchester: Let’s Commemorate ISIL Victims in Both
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - ISIL (ISIS, Daesh) lashed out at the civilian population in Iraq on Tuesday with three bombings and over 60 casualties. With its signature…![Anger and youth fan flames of terror – not race and religion](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/anger-and-youth-fan-flames-of-te-187x137.jpg)
Anger and youth fan flames of terror – not race and religion
Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) | - - The bombing of Manchester Arena on May 22 struck the very heart of British society. It was a horrific, direct assault on the innocent…![Mosul curses ISIL corpses: “Beguiled by promises of Virgins, you’re Garbage now”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/mosul-curses-isil-corpses-beguil-187x137.jpg)
Mosul curses ISIL corpses: “Beguiled by promises of Virgins, you’re Garbage now”
Special Correspondent | (Mosul) | (Niqash.org) | - - NIQASH’s Mosul correspondent left the city shortly after the extremist Islamic State group took over. But most of his family remained. After 34…![Who are Egypt’s Coptic Christians, ISIL’s latest Victims?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/who-are-egypts-coptic-christians-187x137.jpg)
Who are Egypt’s Coptic Christians, ISIL’s latest Victims?
By Paul Rowe | (The Conversation) | - - Coptic Christians in Egypt have been attacked while traveling on pilgrimages and bombed while praying on Palm Sunday, amid an accelerating series of…![US Reputation under Trump Tanking, Costing Economy Billions](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055355im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/us-reputation-under-trump-tankin-187x137.jpg)