Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Volume 143

Introduction

A. U.S. POLICY FOR DEALING WITH THE ISLAMIC STATE

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.

DOCUMENT NO. 1: The "Islamic State" Crisis and U.S. Policy, CRS Report No. R43612, Christopher M. Blanchard et al., June 11, 2015

DOCUMENT NO. 2: The Islamic State and U.S. Policy, CRS Report No. R43612, Christopher Blanchard and Carla E. Humud, February 9, 2016

DOCUMENT NO. 3: Islamic State Financing and U.S. Policy Approaches, CRS Report No. R43980, Carla E. Humud et al., April 10, 2015

B. COMBATTING THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.

DOCUMENT NO. 4: U.S. Military Action Against the Islamic State: Answers to Frequently Asked Legal Questions, CRS Report No. R43720, Michael John Garcia and Jennifer K. Elsea, September 9, 2014

DOCUMENT NO. 5: Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response, CRS Report No. RL33487, Christopher M. Blanchard et al., October 9, 2015

DOCUMENT NO. 6: Iraq's Shia Warlords and Their Militias: Political and Security Challenges and Options, Norman Cigar, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. War College Press, June 2015

DOCUMENT NO. 7: European Fighters in Syria and Iraq: Assessments, Responses, and Issues for the United States, CRS No. R44003, Kristin Archick et al., April 27, 2015

C. ISLAMIC STATE PROPAGANDA

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.

DOCUMENT NO. 8: The Islamic State and Information Warfare: Defeating ISIS and the Broader Global Jihadist Movement, Threat Knowledge Group Special Report, January 2015