To the Point

Can a defeated ISIS keep its brand alive?

ISIS may have been defeated in Iraq and Syria, but the ideology that motivated the Islamic State isn't dead yet. We hear about ISIS "provinces" around the world… and about fighters who've returned to their home countries.

By Warren Olney • Oct 26, 2017 • 51m Listen

Photo: A woman cries after she was rescued by fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces at the stadium after Raqqa was liberated from the Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, Syria October 17, 2017. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Yael Even Or
Producer, 'Press Play'
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
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To the Point

Can a defeated ISIS keep its brand alive?

ISIS may have been defeated in Iraq and Syria, but the ideology that motivated the Islamic State isn't dead yet. We hear about ISIS "provinces" around the world… and about fighters who've returned to their home countries.

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To the Point

Can a defeated ISIS keep its brand alive?

ISIS may have been defeated in Iraq and Syria, but the ideology that motivated the Islamic State isn't dead yet. We hear about ISIS "provinces" around the world… and about fighters who've returned to their home countries.

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