A Comparative Study of U.S. and Iranian Counter-ISIS Strategies

Dina Esfandiary and Ariane M. Tabatabai

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2017, vol. 40, issue 6, 455-469

Abstract: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)'s activities now go beyond insurgency and conventional operations in the territories it controls in the Middle East. It poses a threat to U.S. interests and allies in Europe, and a serious threat to Iran and its borders. While Washington formed an international coalition encompassing many European and Middle Eastern states to combat ISIS, it only coordinates some tactical and operation-level efforts with a key player on the ground: Iran. For its part, Iran is leveraging similar counter-ISIS tools as those adopted by the United States, despite their strategies differing fundamentally.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2016.1221265

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