The Caliphate at War: Operational Realities and Innovations of the Islamic State
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (619 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190668482 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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The second attempt to establish themselves, beginning in 2014, has been considerably more successful and that success calls for deeper investigation. Its success in taking and holding major cities, including Mosul, demonstrates its innovative tactics and skill at exploiting tribal and sectarian rivalries. By focusing their ideology first and foremost on extreme anti-Shia sectarianism - rather than on Western "infidels" - the Islamic State's founders are able to present themselves as the saviors of what they see as the embattled Sunni "nation" in Iraq. The military victories of the Islamic State have completely overturned the geopolitical map of the Middle East. In 2011, the first effort to build an Islamic State in Iraq was defeated by US and Iraqi forces. By going beyond the of
He is the author of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency inIraq and When Counterinsurgency Wins: Sri Lanka's Defeat of the Tamil Tigers.. Ahmed S. Hashim is Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at Nanyang Technological University's Rajaratnam School of International Studies, where he specializes in contemporary warfare issues, Middle Eastern security, and counter-terrorism
He is the author of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency inIraq and When Counterinsurgency Wins: Sri Lanka's Defeat of the Tamil Tigers.. About the AuthorAhmed S. Hashim is Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at Nanyang Technological University's Rajaratnam School of International Studies, where he specializes in contemporary warfare issues, Middle Eastern security, and counter-terrorism