Weekend Reading: The Sarona Attacks, the Islamic State’s Factions, and What Is Ahrar al-Sham?
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Weekend Reading: The Sarona Attacks, the Islamic State’s Factions, and What Is Ahrar al-Sham?

Reading selections for the weekend of June 10, 2016.
Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of Ido Ben Ari, one of four Israelis who was killed in an Palestinian shooting attack in Tel Aviv, at a cemetery in Yavne, Israel (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters).
Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of Ido Ben Ari, one of four Israelis who was killed in an Palestinian shooting attack in Tel Aviv, at a cemetery in Yavne, Israel (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters).
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook
June 10, 2016 5:00 pm (EST)

J. J. Goldberg dissects the nature of the recent terrorist attack in Tel Aviv that killed four.

Tore Hamming examines the different ideological strains within the Islamic State group, focusing on its “extremist” wing.

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Israel

Syria

Islamic State

Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Sam Heller explores the revolutionary, Islamist, and jihadi worldview of Ahrar al-Sham, which has emerged as a major player in the Syrian conflict.

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Israel

Syria

Islamic State

Terrorism and Counterterrorism