They include Yemen and Libya, but also Algeria, Mali, Somalia and others. The biggest single issuebehind the rise of ISIS across Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Nigeria is that all of these states are either in chaos or run by repressive regimes with corrupt or non-existent governments and armies. In fact, according to a recent report from the International Crisis Group, there have been more than 100 terrorist attacks against Western targets since September 11, 2001.
The biggest single issuebehind the rise of ISIS across Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Nigeria is that all of these states are either in chaos or run by repressive regimes with corrupt or non-existent governments and armies. In fact, according to a recent report from the International Crisis Group, there have been more than 100 terrorist attacks against Western targets since September 11, 2001.