Terrorism

Rebel fighters inspecting the wreckage of a Syrian army helicopter after Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)'s fighters allegedly destroyed it when they left the Meng Military Airport, Aleppo, March 1, 2014 (MOHAMMED AL-KHATIEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Rebel fighters inspecting the wreckage of a Syrian army helicopter after Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)'s fighters allegedly destroyed it when they left the Meng Military Airport, Aleppo, March 1, 2014 (MOHAMMED AL-KHATIEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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Aymenn Jaweed al-Tamimi
Shillman-Ginsburg Fellow, Middle East Forum
Aymenn Jaweed al-Tamimi
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Egyptian soldiers are seen standing guard in military vehicles in Cairo's Tahrir square on January 26, 2014 the day after thousands of demonstrators protested in the square. (AHMED TARANH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Egyptian soldiers are seen standing guard in military vehicles in Cairo's Tahrir square on January 26, 2014 the day after thousands of demonstrators protested in the square. (AHMED TARANH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Samuel Tadros
Former Senior Fellow
Samuel Tadros
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Rally in Support of Chibok Schoolgirls Abducted by Boko Haram, Lagos, Nigeria, May 5, 2014 (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images).
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Rally in Support of Chibok Schoolgirls Abducted by Boko Haram, Lagos, Nigeria, May 5, 2014 (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images).
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Jacob Zenn
Research Analyst, The Jamestown Foundation, and Research Fellow, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Jacob Zenn
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Timbuktu, Mali, January 31, 2013 (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty)
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Timbuktu, Mali, January 31, 2013 (Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty)
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Jean-Pierre Filiu
Professor of Middle East Studies, Sciences Po, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA)
Jean-Pierre Filiu
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