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How ISIS Sprung Up in Libya

By Vivienne Walt

"We are in a state of 'my enemy's enemy' is my friend.' So that will allow these groups to thrive"

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How ISIS Unites Lebanon’s Divided Factions

By Rebecca Collard/Beirut

"It’s sort of making the Lebanese state a bit more organized...which is not typical of Lebanon"

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Why Iran Believes ISIS is a U.S. Creation

By Kay Armin Serjoie/Tehran

"We believe that the West has been influential in the creation of ISIS"

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ISIS Executioner Was Radicalized by Harassment of Security Agencies, Claims Organization

By Megan Gibson

Mohammed Emwazi complained about his treatment to an advocacy group before he travelled to Syria

Iran Blows Up Replica U.S. Warship During Defense Drill

By Nolan Feeney

"It seems they've attempted to destroy the equivalent of a Hollywood movie set," says U.S. Navy spokesperson

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Photo Essays

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Veterans’ Good Luck Charms Haunt the Frame of War

We wanted to cover the daily lives of soldiers in Iraq’s most dangerous area, so we chose Mosul, referred to then as “al-Qaeda’s last urban stronghold.” On one...

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7 Striking Portraits of “Unknown Soldiers”

The Unknown Soldier is a collection of images by photographer David Jay, who, in 2012, set out to illustrate the consequences of decisions to go to war through...

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Time.com Specials

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Do Muslim Women Need Saving?

By Lila Abu-Lughod

A moral crusade to rescue oppressed Muslim women from their cultures and their religion has swept the public sphere, dissolving distinctions between...

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The Divided World of the Middle East

While Lebanon is inflamed once more by old hatreds, elsewhere in the Middle East a new Arab world is emerging, with powerhouses like Qatar and Dubai leading the...

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