In the media: Coury talks ISIL airstrikes with Local 5 News

Associate Prof. David Coury on Tuesday (Sept. 23) shared his expertise in Middle East affairs with Local 5 News’ Jenn Sullivan, as part of a story about airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria. Coury, a Humanistic Studies (German) and Global Studies faculty member who co-directs UW-Green Bay’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, told Sullivan the situation is complicated. Because ISIL (also known as ISIS or the Islamic State) is embedded in several countries, it’s harder to attack the group, Coury said. “You can’t just bomb a group into submission,” he said. “And so it’s really going to require negotiations with a lot of the regional governments.” Full story.