The Jihadis Return: Isis and the New Sunni Uprising

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Though capable of staging spectacular attacks like 9/11, jihadist organizations were not a significant force on the ground when they first achieved notoriety in the shape of al-Qa‘ida at the turn of century. The West’s initial successes in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan weakened their support still further.