They may be deprived of a home base, but they will strive for another in a likely soft state elsewhere. Religious resurgenceIn a conventional war between countries, the vanquished nation surrenders and it either becomes a part of the victor’s territory, or becomes a vassal state. A large contributing factor to the IS phenomenon is the resurgence of religion in not only Muslim countries, but also elsewhere in the world among other religions. State of confusionMuslim youths today in many countries are in a confused state of mind. The fanatics and their cohorts have also benefited from absence of democracy, rule of law, and lack of participation in governance by common citizens in many Muslim countries.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 29, 2017 07:07 UTC