Cyclical jihadist governance: the Islamic State governance cycle in Iraq and Syria

Figures & data

Figure 1. Ideal-typical IS Governance Cycle.

Figure 2. Four IS governance cycles.

Figure 3. Trends in IS Attacks over Time (2011–2019). Number of attacks are annual and the data is taken from the Global Terrorism Database.⁶⁷

Figure 4. IS Documented Governing Institutions and Territory Over Time.⁸⁷