MIDDLE EAST SECURITY REPORT 23
K
IMBERLY
K
AGAN
, F
REDERICK
W. K
AGAN
, & J
ESSICA
D. L
EWIS
S
EPTEMBER
2014
A STRATEGY TO DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE
Cover: Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, June 11, 2014. Picture taken June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer Reproduced with permission.
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MIDDLE EAST SECURITY REPORT 23
K
IMBERLY
K
AGAN
, F
REDERICK
W. K
AGAN
, & J
ESSICA
D. L
EWIS
A STRATEGY TO DEFEAT THE ISLAMIC STATE
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