Islamic State Archives

March 27, 2017Middle East

Defeating the Islamic State group: A war mired in contradictions

NOVANEWS By James M. Dorsey US President Donald J. Trump’s vow to defeat what he terms radical Islamic terrorism forces the United States to manoeuvre the Middle East’s and North Africa’s murky world of ever […]

January 9, 2017Middle East, Turkey

Islamic State violence fuels culture wars and widens generation gaps

NOVANEWS By James M. Dorsey The Islamic State (IS) group’s New Year’s Eve attack in an upmarket luxury nightclub in Istanbul has fuelled culture wars in Turkey and Israel and laid bare aspirations among youth […]