How is ISIL expanding?
A year after declaring a ‘caliphate’, ISIL fighters are claiming attacks in Kuwait and Tunisia.
More than 60 people were killed on Friday in two attacks.
The first was a suicide bomb explosion at a mosque for Shia Muslims in Kuwait City – the first such attack in relatively stable Kuwait.
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Then in Tunisia, European tourists were targeted in their resort. A gunman randomly opening fire among the beach umbrellas and continuing in a hotel.
The message, for many, is clear: ISIL is expanding its activities beyond areas already seized in Iraq and Syria.
But what are the limits of the group’s expansion?
Presenter: Kamahl Santamaria
Guests:
Ahmed Gaaloul, member of the Shura Council for the Ennahdha Party.
Lina Khatib, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut.
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, fellow at the Middle East Forum and specialist on the Islamic State.