Opinion: Don’t believe the hype, Isis has not yet been defeated – here’s why

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Opinion: Don’t believe the hype, Isis has not yet been defeated – here’s why
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If the Americans are in fact leaving at last, the Kurds are still going to be betrayed and left to the mercy of their enemies – be this Turkey or Syria

ISIS began as a group by the merging of extremist organisations ISI and al-Nusra in 2013. Following clashes, Syrian rebels captured the ISIS headquarters in Aleppo in January 2014 Isis conquered the Kurdish towns of Sinjar and Zumar in August 2014, forcing thousands of civilians to flee their homes. Pictured are a group of Yazidi Kurds who have fledOn September 2 2014 Isis released a video depicting the beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff.

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