Jihad after the Fall of IS – Reframing the Apocalyptic Narrative

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Table 1. Different approaches in Syria – IS’s apocalyptic framing as a more appealing identity-creating strategy and the making of an elite group.

al-Qaeda	IS
Weaker apocalyptic framing	Stronger apocalyptic framing
Polarize the world	Polarize the ummah
Avoid takfir	Exaggerate takfir
Less extreme violence	More extreme violence
Focus on local legitimacy	Focus on global legitimacy
Long road to a caliphate	Urgency to declare a caliphate