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Archives: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
![As ISIL dwindles, Iraq fears extremists fleeing Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/as-isil-dwindles-iraq-fears-extr-187x137.jpg)
![Mosul Youth rescue Books and Music in wake of ISIL Defeat](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/mosul-youth-rescue-books-and-mus-187x137.jpg)
Mosul Youth rescue Books and Music in wake of ISIL Defeat
Special Correspondent | Mosul | (Niqash.org) | - - Two projects in Mouls show a different side to the devastated northern Iraqi city, as younger people there celebrate the end of the…![Hezbollah and Syrian Army Liberate Large ISIL Enclave: Nasrallah](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/hezbollah-and-syrian-army-libera-187x137.jpg)
Hezbollah and Syrian Army Liberate Large ISIL Enclave: Nasrallah
By TeleSur | - - Following the joint offensive, the Islamic State group only controls 40 square kilometers on the Syrian side, and 20 on the Lebanese side. A joint offensive between…![Can Iraq save Tal Afar from ISIL without Destroying the City?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/can-iraq-save-tal-afar-from-isil-187x137.jpg)
Can Iraq save Tal Afar from ISIL without Destroying the City?
By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | - - [N.B. The offensive against ISIL (Daesh) in Tal Afar began on Sunday. - JC] Intensive air raids, secret political talks and military forces gathering…![ISIL in Afghanistan Resilient despite Kabul Offensive](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/isil-in-afghanistan-resilient-de-187x137.jpg)
ISIL in Afghanistan Resilient despite Kabul Offensive
By Frud Bezhan. | ( RFE/RL) | - - A relentless air-and-ground campaign against the [so-called] Islamic State [group] (IS) affiliate in Afghanistan does not appear to have radically diminished that militant…![Trump Pledged to Carpet Bomb ISIL, but Little Lebanon is Taking them On](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trump-pledged-to-carpet-bomb-isi-187x137.jpg)
Trump Pledged to Carpet Bomb ISIL, but Little Lebanon is Taking them On
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Lebanese Army has mobilized to clean out an ISIL enclave in a mountainous region on the border with Syria, Jurud al-Qaa and…![Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/are-isil-recruits-more-street-ga-187x137.jpg)
Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?
By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | - - The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland once again compel us to ask: Who joins the [so-called] Islamic State [group], and…![Who defeated ISIL? Obama’s Quiet Strategy, not Trump’s Bluster](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/who-defeated-isil-obamas-quiet-s-187x137.jpg)
Who defeated ISIL? Obama’s Quiet Strategy, not Trump’s Bluster
Bryan G. Williams | (Informed Comment) | - - Book excerpt from the just-published Counter Jihad: America's Military Experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria [CLICK]: At the time of the writing of…![Losing Cities, can ISIL strike Iraq, West from Mountain Bases?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/losing-cities-can-isil-strike-ir-187x137.jpg)
Losing Cities, can ISIL strike Iraq, West from Mountain Bases?
By Dashty Ali | Sulaymaniyah | (Niqash.org) | - - Having been driven out of Mosul, the extremist Islamic State group is doing what Al Qaeda did before them: setting up new…![Syria: The American War on Civilians](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/syria-the-american-war-on-civili-187x137.jpg)
Syria: The American War on Civilians
By Laura Gottesdiener | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - It was midday on Sunday, May 7th, when the U.S.-led coalition warplanes again began bombing the neighborhood of Wassim Abdo’s family. They…![After ISIL Defeat in Mosul, Camps or Rehabilitation for Families?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/after-isil-defeat-in-mosul-camps-187x137.jpg)
After ISIL Defeat in Mosul, Camps or Rehabilitation for Families?
Nawzat Shamdeen | (Mosul) | (Niqash.org) | - - Locals in Mosul are divided on whether to rehabilitate, reconcile or punish the families of Islamic State members. Meanwhile rumour has it that…![Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/trump-macron-consult-on-syria-ce-187x137.jpg)
Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - French President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart Donald J. Trump consulted on a number of bilateral issues on Wednesday, including cooperation in…![Rolex “Caliph” of ISIL Dead: Syrian Observatory](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/rolex-caliph-of-isil-dead-syrian-187x137.jpg)
Rolex “Caliph” of ISIL Dead: Syrian Observatory
TeleSur | - - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death has been widely speculated for months. Reports from the United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, SOHR, claim that ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…![Iraq united to defeat ISIL, but can it avoid Break-up Afterwards?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/iraq-united-to-defeat-isil-but-c-187x137.jpg)
Iraq united to defeat ISIL, but can it avoid Break-up Afterwards?
By Dylan O’Driscoll | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | - - Multiple segments of the population, including at elite level, have come together in the fight against IS and now the time has…![Freeing Fayza: A Journey to War-Torn Iraq to Rescue a Yazidi ISIL Slave Girl](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/freeing-fayza-a-journey-to-war-t-187x137.jpg)
Freeing Fayza: A Journey to War-Torn Iraq to Rescue a Yazidi ISIL Slave Girl
By: Brian Glyn Williams and Christopher Natola | (Informed Comment) | - - It began with an electrifying text message from a Yazidi member of a network dedicated to freeing Yazidis (an…![Was ISIL’s destruction of Mosul’s Grand Mosque Grand Strategy?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/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/20171011032111im_/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/20171011032111im_/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…![Obama’s last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011032111im_/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/20171011032111im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/gop-rep-urges-us-terror-alliance-187x137.jpg)