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Can a defeat ISIS keep its brand alive?

Hello again, I'm Aran Al-Ni, and this is To the Point.

The Syrian city of Raqa is now in ruins.

No longer the capital of the Islamic State that drew thousands of militants to the Middle East.

But students of ISIS say almost 40, so-called provinces, still exist in other parts of the world, including Southeast Asia and Africa.

That may explain the ambush deaths of four American soldiers in Niger, where the Trump administration wants

to weaponize drones to kill ISIS recruiters. In the meantime, almost 6,000 fighters have

returned to their home countries. Will they help a deadly ideology to survive? Later on today's

talking point, will old documents raise new questions about the Kennedy assassination?

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Hello again, Warren. I'll need back with To The Point.

ISIS may have been defeated in Iraq and Syria, but the ideology that motivated the Islamic State is not dead yet.

We heard about ISIS provinces around the world and about fighters who've returned to their home countries. Today's talking

point, more than 53 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas,

the National Archives is releasing documents as required by federal law. President Trump has

tweeted about his interest. We'll talk to a presidential historian about conspiracy theories

and other assassination plots.

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