Title Jihadi politics : the global Jihadi civil war, 2014-2019 / Tore Hamming

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022] ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 557 pages) : maps Summary In February 2014, al-Qaida issued a statement that shocked the entire Jihadi movement. For the first time in its history, the group declared that a local affiliate, the Islamic State in Iraq, was no longer part of al-Qaida. The renegade Iraqi group, led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had expanded its operations to Syria, taking over the regional branch Jabhat al-Nusra; but in the process, the group had defied orders from al-Qaida's amir, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Islamic State's actions, and increasingly aggressive posture towards fellow Jihadis, eventually ignited a Jihadi civil war--a period defined by internal tensions that ultimately turned global. With devastating impact, this fitna left the Jihadi movement more polarized and fragmented than ever, seriously threatening its internal cohesion. Jihadi Politics is the first book to present an exhaustive account of conflict and infighting within the global Sunni Jihadi movement. Based on years of digital anthropology, hundreds of primary documents, and interviews with Jihadis, it offers an unprecedented glimpse into historic and current conflicts between and within Jihadi groups. This thorough examination of the years 20142019 opens the black box of Jihadism's internal affairs and offers a more nuanced understanding of the current state of Jihadism, with important insights into its future evolution Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-533) and index Notes Print version record Subject Qaida (Organization) IS (Organization) SUBJECT IS (Organization) fast Qaida (Organization) fast Subject Jihad -- History -- 21st century Islamic fundamentalism -- History -- 21st century Islam and politics -- History -- 21st century Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Jihad -- Political aspects Islam and politics Islamic fundamentalism Jihad Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780197698341 0197698344

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