The Islamic State is militarily on its knees. But it is striving for an ideological relaunch.
ISIS
The assassination of Christian author Nahed Hattar in Amman, in September 2016, sparked intense reactions across Jordanian society, highlighting the growing influence of radical Islam and Jordan's precarious position adjacent war-torn Syria and Iraq.
As coalition forces in Iraq liberate towns and cities from ISIS, the toll of living under ISIS occupation for ordinary citizens is revealed.
Without a proper appraisal of the past, the violence in Middle East will continue to echo throughout the region and cause ever greater devastation.