GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

In the Wake of Its Military Defeat, Prepare for Daesh 2.0

Nov 10, 2017 | 10:30 GMT

A tunnel in a village outside Mosul bears a depiction of the flag the Islamic State brandishes.

The Islamic State has suffered staggering blows to its territorial holdings and manpower, but it has proved adept at reinventing itself.

(AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Islamic State, also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, revolutionized the world of global terrorism. Even after a military defeat, the prominence of the group's model and the harsh reality on the ground will make the return of the Islamic State, or a similar group, a distinct possibility....

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