The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization) | RAND
Jul 1, 2022 · The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization) ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a …
The Role of U.S. Airpower in Defeating ISIS | RAND
Feb 12, 2021 · The United States used airpower in Syria and Iraq to halt ISIS's momentum and help defeat the organization, without committing a large number of ground forces.
What Life Under ISIS Looked Like from Space | RAND
Jan 9, 2018 · Satellite images show how ISIS attempted to govern in Iraq and Syria, the economic damage the group left behind, and what it will take to rebuild.
Oil, Extortion Still Paying Off for ISIS | RAND
Oct 27, 2017 · ISIS has generated significant revenue from a variety of sources including oil, antiquities trading and the taxation of local populations to name a few. But with ISIS rapidly …
ISIS's Use of Social Media Still Poses a Threat to Stability in the ...
Dec 11, 2018 · The importance of social media in projecting violent extremist propaganda and recruiting foreign fighters is well documented. As ISIS attempts to regroup and recuperate, …
ISIS Is So Desperate It's Turning to the Drug Trade | RAND
Jul 25, 2017 · As the Islamic State loses territory, it is forced to seek new revenue streams to exploit, including drug trafficking. Proceeds garnered from peddling narcotics affords jihadis in …
Does ISIL Represent a Threat to the United States? | RAND
Oct 3, 2014 · The answer to this question is rather straightforward. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, know as ISIL or ISIS, is a threat to the United States not just because it is a …
Experts React to ISIS's Gruesome Execution of Jordanian Pilot
Feb 4, 2015 · A grisly video released yesterday by ISIS appears to show Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh burned alive in a cage. Why the shift away from beheadings? What does the …
Four Models of Iran’s Nonstate Client Partnerships onstate clients became one of the key pillars of Iran’s national security strategy and its gray zone activities following the creation of the …
ISIS’s declared objective of establishing a caliphate was precisely the kind of extremist religious vision that resonated with some of Russia’s disenchanted Muslim popu-lation and those in …