fromThe Atlantic
8 hours agoISIS Never Really Went Away
In late 2014, the jihadist group made its medieval views infamous using modern methods of propaganda. The organization had recently captured significant territory in Syria and Iraq, and claimed religious authority over all Muslims. The internet educated the world on the harsh, simple rules of a caliphate, and the surreal brutality of the beheading video. When the Islamic State lost control of its Middle Eastern territories some five years later, the group largely dropped out of the headlines.
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