Abstract
Five years of civil war and bloodshed have led to the collapse of the Syrian
state and the shattering of its social mosaic. The Islamic State (ISIS) burst
forth from the ruins – first of Iraq, then of Syria – to assume power and
fill the vacuum left behind by crumbling states. In eastern Syria, which it
occupied in the summer of 2014, the Islamic State serves as an effective
alternative to the Syrian state institutions that have since disappeared. The
entity aims to seize western areas of the country if and when the Syrian
regime collapses – an outcome that is virtually assured, as it appears as
though none of the rebel groups active in western Syria have the power to
stop this from happening.
state and the shattering of its social mosaic. The Islamic State (ISIS) burst
forth from the ruins – first of Iraq, then of Syria – to assume power and
fill the vacuum left behind by crumbling states. In eastern Syria, which it
occupied in the summer of 2014, the Islamic State serves as an effective
alternative to the Syrian state institutions that have since disappeared. The
entity aims to seize western areas of the country if and when the Syrian
regime collapses – an outcome that is virtually assured, as it appears as
though none of the rebel groups active in western Syria have the power to
stop this from happening.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Islamic State |
| Subtitle of host publication | How Viable Is It? |
| Editors | Yoram Schweitzer, Omer Einav |
| Place of Publication | Tel Aviv |
| Publisher | Institute for National Security Studies |
| Pages | 125-131 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-965-7425-86-2 |
| State | Published - 2016 |