While this report focuses on the overly aggressive application of article 299-2, several concerns we raise, including treatment of terrorism suspects, also apply to the broader government response in Kyrgyzstan to the rise of transnational Islamist armed groups such as the Islamic State (also known..…

Second, by buying time for Turkey and its Syrian local partners, United States should encourage and Turkish and Syrian rebel military activities against Qaeda, Islamic State, and Salafist organizations aligned with Qaeda, such as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Turkistan Islamic..…