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Orwa Ajjoub: After Baghdadi’s death, why did Islamic State fighters give a pledge to their new leader?

New article by CMES researcher Orwa Ajjoub in The Conflict Archives - a platform created to showcase work focused on conflict, insurgency and politics across the globe including the Middle East, South Asia, Africa and Central America.

The website is a collection of news, articles, insights and analyses supported by in-depth analysis and research of contemporary conflict zones by several researchers, writers, journalists, academics and contributors since May 2013.

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