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America’s ISIS War Is Helping Al Qaeda

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U.S. intelligence and defense officials are increasingly worried their fight against the self-declared Islamic State is benefitting al Qaeda, ISIS’s jihadi rival.

Nancy A. Youssef
Shane Harris
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Nancy A. Youssef

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Shane Harris

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