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Modern Oil Economics and Jihad Converge in IS's Expanding Caliphate
October 19, 2015
Crucial to the success of the Islamic State ("IS") in expanding the territory of their Islamist caliphate has been the jihadis' control and meticulous management of sizable oil resources in Syria and Iraq, demonstrating the IS leadership's application of modern oil economics toward the goal of building state institutions and a war machine premised on medieval Islamist norms and practices.
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US Expert Report Warns of Rights Violations Due to Malaysia's Creeping Islamization
October 19, 2015
Human rights conditions in Malaysia are being adversely affected by the creeping Islamization of the country's judiciary, police system, and private and public religious practices, with the expansion of sharia law and culture identified as a red flag by a new expert report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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Iraqi Escapees Describe Totalitarianism of Islamic State
October 19, 2015
Iraq citizens escaping the country from the area around Mosul, which is under full control of the Islamic State ("IS"), describe conditions defined by Islamist totalitarianism and a brutal extractive state, with suffocating taxes and oppressive religious laws applied with impunity, at penalty of amputations, executions, and a culture of terror.
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UN Group Raises Red Flags About Belgium's Jihadis
October 19, 2015
A UN expert Working Group is urging the government of Belgium to move expeditiously to develop a national action plan, with specific focus on preventive programs and post-conflict rehabilitation, to address the causes and consequences of the country's comparatively high levels of jihadis fighting in Syria.
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Islamist Civil War Will Determine Future of Iraq
October 19, 2015
The Islamist civil war in Iraq between Shiite and Sunni factions reflects a complex political struggle that will determine the viability of a unified Iraq, with geopolitical implications extending well beyond the Middle East.
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