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The Explanation: Understanding the Islamic State group

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Understanding the Islamic State group

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Quentin Sommerville on the rise, fall and potential re-emergence of IS

Anu Anand talks to Quentin Sommerville about the rise, fall and potential re-emergence of the Islamic State group.

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