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Outside observers are keen to declare the Syrian conflict almost over. It is anything but.
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In this first of two podcasts, listen in to hear about the rebooting of a Syrian rebel group, an old drug and your computer.
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The US seems stuck in War-on-Terror mode even though reality has moved on.
Jabat Al-Nusra goes its own way.
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When it comes to the Syrian opposition, it’s practically impossible to separate ‘moderates’ from ‘extremists’.
Without the perfect-storm conditions of post-invasion insurgency, this most potent expression of al-Qaedaism yet would never have risen to dominate both the Middle East and the world in the way that it does.
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The final article of our series on the historical roots of Islamic State examines the role recent Western intervention in the Middle East played in the group’s inexorable rise.