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Black flags, the rise of ISIS, Joby Warrick

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Black flags, the rise of ISIS, Joby Warrick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-335) and index

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platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black flags

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

910826856

Responsibility statement

Joby Warrick

Sub title

the rise of ISIS

Summary

Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents

Table Of Contents

The rise of Zarqawi. "What kind of person can command with only his eyes?" ; "Here was a real leader" ; "A problem like that always comes back" ; "The time for training is over" ; "I did it for al-Qaeda and for Zarqawi" ; "This war is going to happen" ; "Now his fame would extend throughout the Arab world" -- Iraq. "No longer a victory" ; "So you guys think this is an insurgency?" ; "Revolting is exactly what we want" ; "It would surpass anything al-Qaeda did" ; "The sheikh of the slaughterers" ; "It's hopeless there" ; "Are you going to get him?" ; "This is our 9/11" ; "Your end is close" -- ISIS. "The people want to topple the regime!" ; "Where is this Islamic State of Iraq that you're talking about?" ; "This is the state for which Zarqawi paved the way" ; "The mood music started to change" ; "There was no more hope after that" ; "This is a tribal revolution"

Target audience

adult

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