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David Schenker, the former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, speaks to Rudaw during an interview on October 5, 2024. Photo: Rudaw/screengrab

Extremists gain ground amid Middle East turmoil: Former diplomat

The former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, said in an interview with Rudaw on Saturday that extremist groups like the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaeda are becoming more active in the Middle East. With the region preoccupied with the conflict in Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine, he said: “There's no state really to go actively after these groups.”

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General Kenneth McKenzie, retired US CENTCOM commander, speaking to Rudaw on October 4, 2024. Photo: Rudaw

Iran backed into a corner, says retired US CENTCOM commander

Martyn Warr, the director of the communication cell of the global coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS), speaks to Rudaw during an interview on September 30, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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Ian J. McCary, US deputy special envoy for the global coalition to defeat ISIS, speaks to Rudaw during an interview in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2024. Photo: Rudaw/screengrab

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Frederik Malm, an MP from the Swedish Liberal People’s Party, speaking to Rudaw’s Alla Shally in Sweden on July 25, 2023. Photo: Rudaw

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