ISIS : inside the army of terror
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- ISBN: 9781941393574 (pbk.) :
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Physical Description:
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xvi, 270 pages ; 21 cm - Edition: First Regan Arts paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Regan Arts, [2015]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-267). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Founding father : Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi's jihad -- Sheikh of the slaughterers : Al-Zarqawi and Al-Qaeda in Iraq -- The management of slavery : birth of the islamic state of Iraq -- Agents of chaos : Iran and Al-Qaeda -- The awakening : Iraqis turn on ISI -- Withdrawal symptoms : ISI and Maliki wait out the United States -- Assad's proxy : Syria and Al-Qaeda -- Rebirth : ISI under Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi -- Revolution betrayed : jihad comes to Syria -- Converts and "five-star jihadists" : profiles of ISIS fighters -- From twitter to Dabiq : recruiting the new mujahidin -- Divorce : Al-Qaeda splits from ISIS -- Shakedown of the sheikhs : ISIS co-opts the tribes -- Al-Dawla : the islamic "state" -- Epilogue. |
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Subject: | IS (Organization) Terrorists -- Iraq Terrorists -- Syria Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam Terrorism -- Middle East |
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Summary:
Discusses the origins of ISIS, including why they were not initially taken seriously, how they evolved from an Iraqi insurgent group, and how they have attracted local and global support.