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Weaker than it was. At one point you could maybe argue it was a caliphate (although most Muslims wouldn't agree) but the reality is that the Paris attacks followed a wave of setbacks and territorial losses, which is arguably why they've brought the fight to the west.
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Couldn't agree more. It still governs a big, predominately sunni, area though, which is important to note when talking about dealing with it. Characterising it as merely a 'terrorist group' is problematic. Was really just saying that it displays some hallmarks of a state when looking at the attributes usually used to qualify what a state is. #UNrecognition2016
kaiseroscar
Can't remember who but up thread it said IS isn't a state. It has some cities (including Mosul, Iraq's second city), an army of sorts with some heavy weapons/a few tanks, collects taxes, has regional governors, an ideology, a flag, some real nice songs and nuff territory. Could be argued it's a weak state?