Articles by Bouthaina Shaaban
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The Rise of ISIS and Other Extremist Groups: The Role of the West and Regional Powers
Bouthaina Shaaban - CounterPunch,
8 Feb 2016
This essay examines the attempts to break up Syria’s civilian and military institutions, the delegitimization of the Syrian government, the attempts to procure a UN mandate for a military intervention in Syria, the imposition of suffocating economic sanctions on Syria, and most importantly the support that Western and regional powers gave to a plethora of armed groups, including al-Qaeda and ISIS, to fight the Syrian government.
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