Inheriting Chaos: ISIS and the next president

The war against the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization will go on long after President Obama leaves office. In a weeklong series of articles and interviews, Washington Times correspondents Guy Taylor, Carlos Muñoz and Rowan Scarborough report from the front lines of the military, counterterrorism and policy fights that will determine the fate of the struggle against the Islamic State.

Tunisian police are on constant alert for terrorism because of the number of young people who are lured in by the Islamic State and return to carry out jihad. Analysts say part of the problem is the economy, combined with a religious vacuum and sense of despair. (Associated Press)

Tunisia emerges as ISIS's No. 1 source for foreign fighters

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Donald Trump advocates "extreme vetting" of immigrants from predominantly Muslim nations to weed out potential terrorists, coupled with aggressive coalition military operations in the Middle East. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump vows to ramp up aggression in ISIS fight, 'bomb the s---' out of extremists

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A man uses the internet at a cafe in Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press)

U.S. Embassy turns to 'Cafe Talk' to counter ISIS recruitment in Arab world

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

"It is essential to cut the financial links between ISIS leadership and operations in the so-called 'caliphate,'" said Juan Zarate, who was a national security adviser for President George W. Bush. (Associated Press)

Islamic State financing needs a crackdown, U.S. expert says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with Speaker of the House Boehner, Saturday, August 31, 2013. Vice President Joe Biden listens at right.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Obama administration micromanagement hamstrings air command in ISIS fight

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

As Iran-backed militias are taking on an increasingly large role in the fight against the Islamic State terror army in Iraq, fears are simmering that the Iranian groups may be setting their sights on forming a type of Shia version of the Islamic State after its eventual defeat. (Associated Press)

U.S.-led coalition's progress in ISIS fight tainted by Iranian-backed militias' atrocities

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Retired Gen. John R. Allen (Associated Press/File)

John Allen sees ISIS war lasting decades

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

"This is something that's new in this war, not something you would've seen back in the Gulf War, but it's an important new capability, and it is an important use of our Cyber Command and the reason that Cyber Command was established in the first place," Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told reporters about fighting the Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Obama launches first cyberwar against ISIS, cuts recruiting by 75 percent

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

ripe for recruiting: Belgian police raided Brussels' Molenbeek neighborhood in March after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. At least three of the terrorists grew up and still lived in the heavily Muslim enclave. Belgium has struggled to track jihadi recruiters in the area. (Associated Press)

ISIS exploits European nations unprepared for rising lure of radicalization

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove a truck through a Bastille Day crowd, killing 86. Authorities say he had traded text messages with Islamic State followers during the planning. (Associated Press)

Islamic State propaganda machine exposed by MEMRI

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael T. McCaul of the House Committee on Homeland Security said President Obama's policies have failed to dent the Islamic State. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Michael McCaul blasts 'willfully blind' Obama for enabling ISIS 'terror surge'

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Confusion remains amid sectarian, ethnic and religious rivalries as to who will take control of Mosul after Iraqi and American forces liberate the city from Islamic State. (Associated Press)

Mosul campaign crucial in ISIS fight with Obama set to leave behind unfinished war

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. and Iraqi officials cast Ramadi as proof that coalition training efforts have paid off and the Iraqi military has improved since its catastrophic collapse in the summer of 2014. But some analysts say the fight that wrested the city from the Islamic State group highlights the military's lingering shortcomings and isn't a model for trying to retake Mosul. (Associated Press)

U.S. special operations troops in ISIS fight frustrated with limited role

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

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