While some progress has been made, the coalition forces abjectly failed to achieve their central goals. But Australia has an opportunity now to make good on its promises.
Members of the Iraqi police forces sit outside a building in the city of Fallujah on June 30, 2016 after they’ve recaptured the city from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.
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Was the early conception of IS a branching-out of the old Baath party? Or was it, as some argue, completely separate with no connection at all? Reality is probably a bit of a mix of both.
Lessons in military manliness and how to respect it have been a part of Syrian education for decades.
The remains of the University of Mosul destroyed during a battle with Islamic State militants, in April 2017. South Africa offers lessons in rebuilding.
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Responsable du Département Relations internationales & Diplomatie / Schiller International University - Professeure / Institut libre d'étude des relations internationales et des sciences politiques (ILERI), IÉSEG School of Management