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The Defeat and Survival of the Islamic State
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Dec 7, 2017 | 08:00 GMT
![Iraqi fighters enter the city of Qaim on Nov. 3 near a wall bearing an image of the Islamic State flag.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/isis.jpg?itok=oaA7hIJ3)
Iraqi fighters enter the city of Qaim on Nov. 3 near a wall bearing an image of the Islamic State flag. The Islamic State has lost most of the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria, but it is far from becoming merely a virtual organization.
(AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
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