Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Establishment Of The 'Islamic State'

Isis: What Will Militant Group Do Next? -- Charles Lister, BBC

Since capturing Iraq's second city of Mosul on 10 June, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has marched south towards Baghdad, seizing a number of towns, military bases, and resource-rich assets on the way. But what is the group's long-term game plan?

It is the wealthiest militant organisation in the world; it controls large swathes of territory - stretching from al-Bab in eastern Aleppo province in Syria to as far as Suleiman Bek 415 miles (670km) away in Iraq's Salahuddin province - and it explicitly wants to establish an Islamic state.

In the immediate term, Isis will seek to sustain momentum in Iraq through further acquisitions of territory and finance-earning assets.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Establishment Of The 'Islamic State'

Explainer: What Is The Islamic Caliphate? -- Frud Bezhan, RFE
Viewpoint: Isis caliphate a dangerous development -- Charlie Cooper, BBC
How ISIS is overshadowing al Qaeda -- Tim Lister, CNN
The new Islamic caliphate and its war against history -- Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post
ISIS Is Literally Crucifying Its Enemies -- Jeff Neumann, Vocativ
ISIS Caliphate has Baghdad worried because it will appeal to angry young Sunnis -- Patrick Cockburn, The Independent
In caliphate declaration, Sunni extremists reach for mantle of Islam's prophet -- AP
Isis Q&A: why ‘caliphate’ declaration is an effort to topple al-Qaeda -- Sam Jones, Financial Times
Iran wrestles with tough choices in Iraq -- Parisa Hafezi and Arshad Mohammed, Reuters
Terrorists are overconfident in declaring Islamic state, experts say -- Christopher Snyder, FOX News
Iraq Battle Rages as World Reacts to ISIS Islamic Caliphate -- John Beck, Vice
Taking the Fight to ISIL -- Bloomberg editorial
Iraq: from jihadist onslaught to caliphate -- AFP
Jihadis in Iraq and Syria declare a caliphate? Why that's good. -- Dan Murphy, CSM
Iraq crisis: Republicans see ISIS as threat to America, Dems not as much -- Howard La Franchi, CSM
History of Caliphates -- Today
The rise of the new caliph, ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- Paul Crompton, Al Arabiya News