We made a desert and called it peace
The quotation is from Tacitus, a Roman Senator and appears in a short article by Professor Paul Rogers - who asks will ISIS reappear as Iraq struggles to rebuild cities like Mosul and have enough force to counter a guerilla campaign.
Link:https://www.opendemocracy.net/paul-r...isis-comeback?
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The hunt for Baghdadi
From The Daily Beast a short article of note:In part based on interviews with ISIS prisoners in Iraqi custody and concludes:Wanted Dead or Alive: The Frustrating, Failing Hunt for ISIS Leader Baghdadi; Americans and Russians have converged on the Euphrates valley where the ISIS "caliphate" is making a last stand. They "think" Baghdadi's alive there. But he could be long gone.Link:https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fr...ptured-or-die?Clearly no government or intelligence service has enough information to kill al Baghdadi.
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