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1 online resource |
| Series |
History of terror |
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History of terror
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| Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Iraqi Wellspring; 1. Boston Backlash; 2. Sunni Triangle; 3. The March of Terror; 4. The British Connection; 5. Holy War Tourists; 6. JIHAD DOWN UNDER; 7. La Haine; 8. Slaughter on Ramadan; 9. Daesh on the Defensive; 10. BLUNDERS IN BRUSSELS; 11. Christmas Rampage; 12. MIDDLE EASTERN MELTDOWN; 13. The Rule of Barbarism; 14. Goodbye Palmyra; Epilogue: Daesh or Islamic State; Appendix I: Rise and Fall of the Islamic Caliphate; Appendix II: Daesh Leadership; Appendix III: Islamist Militant Groups in Iraq and Syria |
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Appendix IV: Iraqi Army Order of Battle 2014Appendix V: Islamist Militant Groups Worldwide; Sources; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Anthony Tucker-Jones is only too familiar with the modern architects of terror. For the past decade and a half he has worked as the terrorism and security correspondent for the highly respected intersec The Journal of International Security. During that time he has written extensively on al Qaeda and Daesh. This book draws on his experience to assess Islamic States brutal Holy War that has brought terror and mayhem to the four corners of the globe. The emergence of terror group Islamic State, or Daesh, has created one of the greatest threats to global security in the twenty-first century. Spawned from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, it carved out an Islamic caliphate straddling both failed countries. Since then it has wantonly despoiled world heritage sites, engaged in regional genocide and conducted regular terror attacks against capital cities across the world, killing irrespective of race, color, creed, gender or age. Like its predecessor, al Qaeda, Daeshs most potent and insidious weapon is franchise terrorism. It has inspired clutches of deadly wannabee terrorists who have carried out a wave of what can be best described as war crimes, killing innocent civilians. In this perceptive assessment Tucker-Jones highlights how the West has become caught up in what is essentially a civil war between Shia and Sunni Islam, with deadly results |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 16, 2018) |
| Subject |
Jihad.
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War -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Jihad
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War -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781526728821 |
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1526728826 |
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