T RESEARCH REPOR TRIBES AND THE RULE OF THE “ISLAMIC StATe”: THE CASE OF THE SYRIAN CITY OF DEIR EZ-ZOR Rudayna Al-Baalbaky and Ahmad Mhidi Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs 3 This publication was completed and published by the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, in partnership with the Konrad- Adenauer-Stiftung Syria/Iraq Office. And can be obtained from the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs’ office at the American University of Beirut or can be downloaded from the following website: www.aub.edu.lb/ifi. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the authors, and do not reflect the views of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, the American University of Beirut, or the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Beirut, December 2018 © All Rights Reserved AUB Policy Institute (Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs) American University of Beirut Issam Fares Institute Building (Green Oval) P.O.Box 11-0236 Riad El-Solh I Beirut, Lebanon 961-1-350000 ext. 4150 +961-1-737627
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