What options do jihadists have after they lose territory? In the short term, they can regroup and rebuild. But what then? Since 2011, jihadists have found numerous opportunities to take territory — but they have also learned they cannot hold that territory for long. Any jihadist “proto-state” will attract attention from a superior military power, […]
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