To Fight IS, West Needs to Better Understand Foe

As the United States its and allies continue to battle Islamic State militants, analysts say Westerners are struggling to understand IS ideology and motivations. That understanding is key, they say, to winning the hearts and minds of potential IS recruits in the West and figuring out how to best fight IS on the ground. The Obama administration’s military strategy is a combination of airstrikes and training local fighters – to defeat IS in Iraq and Syria. The United States is...

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