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Ancient Christians Will Remain Targets in Post-IS Mosul
October 31, 2016
The communal squabbling of Sunni and Shia Iraqis and Kurds regarding a post-Islamic State Mosul bodes poorly for a return of the ancient Iraqi Christian communities that have been targeted for religious cleansing by various Islamist groups in Iraqi violence since 2003.
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States Debate Islamist Alternatives to Saudi Wahhabism
October 31, 2016
The exploration by Chechnya, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates of the Sufi Islamic tradition as an alternative to the Wahhabi extremist version of Islam practiced and exported by Saudi Arabia suggests the ongoing, global impact of competing, violent Islamist movements.
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Coalition Readies Offensive Against IS Capital in Syria
October 27, 2016
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State is preparing a massive offensive to capture Raqqa, the IS caliphate capital in Syria, following credible reports that IS forces in Raqqa are planning terror attacks on targets in the West.
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Islamic State Justifies Territorial Contraction by Reference to Koran
October 26, 2016
Islamic State leaders are using Koranic passages to justify the impending loss of Mosul and the contraction of the caliphate's territory, aiming to maintain long-term popular support via a strategy of endurance and resilience.
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OSCE Conference Seeks Action Against "Intolerance"
October 26, 2016
At a recent Conference on Tolerance and Diversity hosted by the German leadership of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Berlin, national leaders and international officials highlighted the lingering tensions in a global agenda committed both to tolerating opposing viewpoints as well as combating "hate speech" and "intolerance."
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