The Islamic State's Bizarre Quest for Legitimacy

The Islamic State's Bizarre Quest for Legitimacy

For ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his disciples, claims of state legitimacy and stability are crucial—they distinguish ISIS from its rival al-Qaeda, which disavowed the ISIS jihadists last winter over issues of strategy and the ambitions to build a caliphate.

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