The Islamic State / The Soufan Group / Caerus Associates / /
Country
United States / Syria / Iraq / /
Event
M&A / Reorganization / /
IndustryTerm
public infrastructure / electronic media / oil sales / municipal services / rebel groups / intelligence services / social network / oil / predecessor / food / energy / maintain existing public infrastructure / /
Organization
al-Qaeda / US intelligence / Institute for the Study of War / Saddam Hussein’s army / /
Person
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi (The Islamic State) / RICHARD BARRETT / Bashar al Assad / Nouri al Maliki / Saddam Hussein / /
Position
supervisor / Prime Minister / actor / SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT / /
PublishedMedium
The New York Times / /
Region
East Africa / northern Syria / Middle East / North Africa / eastern Syria / /
THE ISLAMIC STATE ! ! BY: RICHARD BARRETT