[ISIL is the same as ISIS, which Arab authorities prefer pejoratively to call Daesh]

A MILITARY victory in Iraq and the opening of a diplomatic track in Syria suggest progress in creating the conditions to defeat ISIL. While much more needs to happen before the Islamic terror force is beaten, there’s reason for cautious optimism.

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