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Mario Abou Zeid
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‘Islamic Caliphate’ or Dirty Intelligence Trick?
The Islamic State has ambitions in exporting its ideology outside the Middle East. What kind of threat does this pose to the global community?
Published on Aug 30, 2014
Source: Press TV
As Muslims around the world were celebrating the Holy Month of Ramadan, the leader of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group announced himself the ‘Caliph.’ The ISIL terrorist group, which currently controls parts of eastern Syria and Iraq’s northern and western regions, continues to commit acts of violence against the people of Iraq and Syria. According to reports, around 80 Kurds were massacred and hundreds of women kidnapped as slaves when the terrorist group swept into the northern Iraqi town of Kocho.
U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized military strikes on ISIL positions in Iraq. The United Nations has announced sanctions on individuals with links to the ISIL. The ISIL Takfiri militants took control of Iraq’s Mosul on June 10. They also took over the city of Tikrit but it was later liberated by the Iraqi army.
To discuss the global impact of ISIL and the threat it poses to countries outside the Middle East, Press TV’s Middle East Files spoke with Carnegie’s Mario Abou Zeid.
About the Author
Mario Abou Zeid
Former Research Analyst, Middle East Center
Abou Zeid was a research analyst at the Carnegie Middle East Center, where his work focuses on political developments in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
- Lebanese Presidential Elections
- The Emerging Jihadist Threat in LebanonArticle
Mario Abou Zeid
Recent Work
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