The Syrian Jihad
Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency
The eruption of the anti-Assad revolution in Syria has had many unintended consequences, among which is the opportunity it offered Sunni jihadists to establish a foothold in the heart of the Middle East. That Syria's ongoing civil war is so brutal and protracted has only compounded the situation, as have developments in Iraq and Lebanon. Ranging across the battlefields and international borders have been dozens of jihadi Islamist fighting groups, of which some coalesced into significant factions such as Jabhat al Nusra and the Islamic State.This book assesses and explains the emergence since 2011 of Sunni jihadist organizations in Syria's fle…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-061318-1
- EAN: 9780190613181
- Produktnummer: 29341578
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 6'823 KB
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Charles R. Lister is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution's Doha Center. He was formerly head of the Middle East and North Africa section at IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre. From January 2016, he will be based in Washington, DC.
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