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The Paris Terror Attacks and Confronting ISIS

November 18, 2015

French warplanes struck ISIS targets in Syria two days after attackers linked to the terrorist group carried out a deadly coordinated assault on Paris. In this Call with the Experts, RAND terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins offers insights into ISIS's strategy and capabilities, how the West might respond, and what the attacks could mean for the Syrian refugee crisis.

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