| Autor: |
Trofimov, Yaroslav (AUTHOR), Shishkin, Philip (AUTHOR), Al Akraa, Mohammed Nour (AUTHOR), Adnan, Ghassan (AUTHOR) |
| Předmět: |
ISLAMIC State (Organization), ASSAD, Bashar, 1965-, TURKISH politics & government, SAUDI Arabian politics & government, SYRIAN Civil War, 2011-, UNITED States politics & government, 2009-2017, RUSSIAN politics & government, 1991-, TWENTY-first century
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| Zdroj: |
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 10/17/2015, Vol. 266 Issue 92, pA1-A6. 2p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Map. |
| Abstrakt: |
The article discusses how the Sunni Muslim extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, took advantage of complex regional rivalries in the Middle East to retain territory in Syria and Iraq as of mid-October 2015. It details the interests of Turkey and Saudi Arabia in deposing Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Iran's goals of a Shiite Muslim government in Iraq and supporting Assad along with Russia, and the U.S. goals of defeating Islamic State, removing Assad, and solidifying the Iraqi government. It also discusses fighting in Yemen between a Saudi-led coalition. |
| Databáze: |
Regional Business News |
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