Alia Brahimi, Al Jazeera: ISIL may be in crisis, but so is the coalition
The group's current battlefield losses will not automatically translate into meaningful victories for the coalition.
The battle to recapture Fallujah from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has gathered momentum, with thousands of government-linked forces encircling the strategic town, supported from the air and advised on the ground by the United States-led anti-ISIL coalition.
It is worth recalling that Fallujah was the first Iraqi city to fall to ISIL (also known as ISIS) in January 2014 - a defeat that starkly reflected political failure in Iraq, more than anything else.
In the year leading up to the ISIL takeover, Anbar province was engulfed by popular demonstrations against the marginalisation and brutalisation of Sunnis.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 1, 2016
The Hidden Dangers Of The Fight Against Islamic State -- James Miller, RFE
The Battle for Fallujah Matters. Again. -- Tobin Harshaw, Bloomberg
How a Victory Over ISIS in Fallujah Could Actually Hurt Iraq -- Jared Malsin
Battle for Fallujah could be a long haul as IS gains ground elsewhere -- Paul Rogers, The Conversation
Does It Really Matter What People Call the So-Called Islamic State? -- Uri Friedman, The Atlantic
Turkey's Next Military Coup: How Empowering the Generals Could Backfire -- Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs
Can Obama’s Successor Sort Out His Middle East Mess? -- Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times
How to Bridge the Divide Over the South China Sea -- Cui Tiankai, Bloomberg
How an ancient Chinese town survived the tumultuous Cultural Revolution -- Stuart Leavenworth, CSM
The African surge into Europe -- Margaret Wente, The Globe and Mail
Nationalism Is Rising, Not Fascism -- George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
Canadians Are Better than Other People -- Jonathan Kay, The Walrus
Whose side are you on? Alliance credibility in the Middle East and Japan -- Natan Sachs, Brookings
Intelligence Briefings for the Presidential Nominees -- Michael Morell, Cipher Brief
Renewable Energy Isn't About to Doom Oil -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
Oil’s ‘new normal’ may be lower than you think -- Katy Barnato, CNBC
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