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Islamic State Militancy a Magnet for Extremist Splinter Groups

The global response to the Islamic State is playing directly into the hands of militants.

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By Lina Khatib
Published on Sep 24, 2014

Source: ABC News 24

The United States and its Gulf allies continue to conduct air strikes in Syria against Islamic State militants. In a separate mission, they have also targeted an al-Qaeda affiliate that Washington said was plotting attacks on America and Europe.

Lina Khatib is director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, and specializes in Islamist groups and foreign policy. She tells Beverley O'Connor the global response is playing directly into the hands of the militants.

This interview orginally broadcasted on ABC News 24.

About the Author

Lina Khatib

Former Director, Middle East Center

Khatib was director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Previously, she was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law.

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Lina Khatib
Former Director, Middle East Center
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