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As the size of the self-declared ISIS caliphate, which used to stretch across large swaths of Iraq and Syria, shrunk to approximately the size of a potato chip, and now is completely eradicated [1], it’s time to start talking about what comes next. Don’t harbor any illusions, the Syrian Democratic Forces’ victory in taking back land does not spell the end of the extremist group; just look at how ISIS-affiliated fighters have taken over a city in the Philippines [2]. Rather, the fight in the Levant leaves behind scores of surrendered fighters, former “ISIS brides,” many of whom were also full-fledged members of ISIS, and a lot of questions.
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This article is part of a series on Individuals and Global Diplomacy. Look for the next article in next month’s issue of the Political Review.
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“We have won against ISIS. We’ve beaten them, and we’ve beaten them badly. We’ve taken back the land, and now it’s time for our troops to come home.”
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In mid-September, Turkish and Russian delegates met in Sochi and emerged with an agreement forestalling what might have been the greatest humanitarian crisis of the Syrian war. Or, as the UN put it, the “humanitarian crisis of the century.” Which is saying something, considering the myriad humanitarian crises trailing in the wake of pretty much every party involved in this war. And there are many involved parties—they aren’t calling this a proxy war for nothing. Just look to the aforementioned agreement: Syria itself isn’t even represented. But I digress.
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