After suffering military defeats and the loss of several leaders, is this the beginning of the end for Islamic State? Fawaz A Gerges, author of Isis: A History and professor at the LSE, says Yes. There is increasing evidence that Isis is on the defensive – bleeding, losing territories in Iraq and Syria, leaders, field commanders and thousands of combatants. Its mini-financial empire is also being systemically dismantled by the US-led coalition, exacting a heavy toll [...]
