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Iraq & Syria: ISIS’ Fall Will Change the Game, But How?
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August 24, 2017
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29:23Now PlayingU.S.-backed military offensives, at Mosul in Iraq and at Raqqa in Syria, are squeezing the Islamic State (ISIS) from its last territorial strongholds. But what will replace ISIS rule? Persistent conflicts in both countries, including new ones fueled by ISIS’ brutal rise, continue to undermine stability. Can Iraq steady itself, even as ethnic Kurds have called a referendum on independence? In eastern Syria, what groups might fill the post-ISIS power vacuum? Will ISIS even be truly eliminated? On June 30, experts from the U.S. Institute of Peace held a Facebook Live discussion on the rising challenges.
For more information about this event, visit
Speakers:
Elie Abouaoun
Director, Middle East and North Africa Programs
Mona Yacoubian
Senior Policy Scholar, Middle East and Africa
Robin Wright
Distinguished Scholar
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