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245			_aHow the Current Conflicts Are Shaping the Future of Syria and Iraq _h[Recurso electrónico] PDF
260			_bRand Corporation _c2015 _a1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407- 2138
300			_aRecurso online, 27 p. _g0.6 MB
490			_aRand Review _vSeptember 2015
520			_aContinued fighting has seen the diminishing strength of Syria's secular rebels and the ascent of its most extreme jihadist component, represented by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Despite open warfare with other rebel formations in Syria, ISIL was able to seize control of much of eastern Syria and western Iraq, which prompted American bombing. This soon expanded into a broader bombing campaign by a coalition of Western and Middle Eastern nations. As a result, ISIL has suffered some military setbacks and lost territory, but it also has been able to capture several more key cities in Iraq and Syria, and it continues to attract a large number of foreign fighters. The threat they pose, along with ISIL's continued exhortations to its supporters abroad to carry out terrorist attacks, has increased pressure on the United States to deploy American ground combat forces. This essay examines how the dynamics of continuing conflicts will shape the future of Syria, Iraq, and the broader region. The conclusions point to a substantial gap between American national objectives and a realistic appreciation of the situation.
650		0	_94440 _aDiplomacia
650		0	_912594 _aOperaciones militares
650		0	_91172 _aConflictos armados
650		0	_91183 _aProspectiva
650		0	_91049 _aOrganismos internacionales
651		0	_91493 _aSiria
651		0	_91852 _aIrak
856	4		_uhttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/perspectives/PE100/PE163/RAND_PE163.pdf _qPDF
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