which dominated life inside Afghanistan with their
extreme brand of Islam, but displayed little interest
in the world beyond their borders.
The other model is al-Qaida, a group that lives in the
shadows and needs no permanent home. It can
seem dormant for months or years, yet vows to
carry out terrorist attacks anywhere on the globe at
the time and place of its choosing.
The Islamic State now appears to be adopting both
models simultaneously..."
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/11/15/456094271/has-the-islamic-state-overreached
