Al Jazeera gains unprecedented access to ISIL’s central leadership and explores the threat it poses to the Taliban.
From: UpFront
How can ISIL be defeated?
In this special episode, we ask four leading authorities on ISIL to explain the brutal group’s strategy and future.
19 Feb 2016
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