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ISIS supporters have about 46,000 accounts on Twitter
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 6, 2015
According to a paper from the Brookings Institution, there are about 46,000 Twitter accounts out there being used by ISIS supporters. And they’re pretty active, too. Those accounts had an average of a thousand followers each, which is way higher than your average non-ISIS-related Twitter user.
What it takes to get a soldier's boots on the ground
Feb 11, 2015
A military-led operation against ISIS would require significant civilian support.
John Nagl says the U.S. isn't finished in Iraq
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 15, 2014
Retired Lt. Cl. John Nagl reflects on his time in the "first two" Iraq wars.
Airstrikes hit ISIS-controlled oil refineries
by
Noel King
Sep 25, 2014
The targets are believed to be helping ISIS finance its operations.
AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images
What can the U.S. do to attack ISIS financially?
Sep 12, 2014
Can America effectively damage the fund-raising efforts of a non-state actor?
What a $6 billion anti-terrorist campaign amounts to
by
Scott Tong
Sep 10, 2014
In the larger scheme, a $6 billion investment against ISIS is war on the cheap
What $500 million buys for the Syrian opposition
Sep 8, 2014
What does that money buy, and how do you know you're not equipping the wrong people?
For public good, not for profit.
What to do when terrorists claim your company's name
by
Stan Alcorn
Sep 5, 2014
The sudden notoriety of ISIS is not welcome by businesses named, well, Isis.
ISIL gets rich in attack on Iraq's cities
Jun 13, 2014
The Iraqi Sunni insurgents have seized hundreds of millions from Mosul's banks.