Explanations
Islamic State - the basics
Ruth Tarrant
6th March 2016
There has been a sudden online splurge of short snippets of useful facts and background information on Islamic State in the last week or so. As an excellent starting point, this BBC news 90 second "round up" examines who is in control of IS.
Ruth Tarrant
Ruth has been an enthusiastic Head of Economics and Politics for many years, having taught in a variety of schools and at university level. She is also a Senior Examiner. Ruth is passionate about boosting the quality of teaching and learning across all subjects in schools and colleges.
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