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A revelatory look inside the world s most dangerous terrorist group.Initially dismissed by US President Barack Obama, along with other fledgling terrorist groups, as a jayvee squad compared to al Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIS has shocked the world by conquering massive territories in both countries and promising to create a vast new Muslim caliphate that observes the strict dictates of Sharia law In ISIS Inside the Army of Terror, American journalist Michael Weiss and Syrian analyst Hassan Hassan explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi army of international volunteers who behead Western hostages in slickly produced videos and have conquered territory equal to the size of Great Britain Beginning with the early days of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the founder of ISIS s first incarnation as al Qaeda in Iraq, Weiss and Hassan explain who the key players are from their elusive leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi to the former Saddam Baathists in their ranks where they come from, how the movement has attracted both local and global support, and where their financing comes from Political and military maneuvering by the United States, Iraq, Iran, and Syria have all fueled ISIS s astonishing and explosive expansion Drawing on original interviews with former US military officials and current ISIS fighters, the authors also reveal the internecine struggles within the movement itself, as well as ISIS s bloody hatred of Shiite Muslims, which is generating another sectarian war in the region Just like the one the US thought it had stopped in 2011 in Iraq Past is prologue and America s legacy in the Middle East is sowing a new generation of terror. Best Read ISIS [ By ] Michael Weiss [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr My grandmother hated the Germans until the day she died Nothing I could say about the greatness of Bach or German regret over the war would make any difference I could sympathize with her view, though, given she had lived through the Blitz in East Ham and been bombed by the Germans on a daily basis for weeks on end.So maybe it was my Grandmother who made me think that the plans of US neo conservatives to bomb the Iraqis into a state of western democracy would never work Surely such bombing wo My grandmother hated the Germans until the day she died Nothing I could say about the greatness of Bach or German regret over the war would make any difference I could sympathize with her view, though, given she had lived through the Blitz in East Ham and been bombed by the Germans on a daily basis for weeks on end...This is a tale of two halves, really It s a complicated book, for starters I don t suggest jumping right into it without any pre existing knowledge on the question I suggest watching Frontline s documentary LOSING IRAQ first, in order to help you gain an understanding on the key point of why ISIS came to exist The first half of ISIS INSIDE THE ARMY OF TERROR is a treasure of information on how the convergence of Salafism and Baathism, and the opportunism of Abu Musab al Zarqawi creates this This is a tale of two halves, really It s a complicated book, for starters I don t suggest jumping right into it without any pre existing knowledge on the question I suggest watching Frontline s documentary LOSING IRAQ first, in order to help you gain an understanding on the key point of why ISIS came to exist The first half of ISIS INSIDE THE ARMY OF TERROR is a treasure of information on how the convergence of Salafism and Baathism, and the opportunism of Abu Musab al Zarqawi creates this well organized movement that spread like wildfire The problem about this book iscentered around the insights surrounding the inner workings of ISIS.There is only a couple pages about their inner economy and close to zilch about ...Each evening the nightly news seems to zero in on another story that relates to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ISIS We are bombarded with border crossings into Syria from Turkey, the state of the effort by Iraqi forces to retake Tikrit, fears concerning Iran s role in Iraq should ISIS finally be defeated, the capture of a former American Air Force veteran seized at the Turkish border and extradited to the United States, and yesterday s brutal attack in Tunisia This nightly visual obsess Each evening the nightly news seems to zero in on another story that relates to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ISIS We are bombarded with border crossings into Syria from Turkey, the state of the effort by Iraqi forces to retake Tikrit, fears concerning Iran s role in Iraq should ISIS finally be defeated, the capture of a former American Air Force veteran seized at the Turkish border and extradited to the United States, and yesterday s brutal attack in Tunisia This nightly visual obse...Good book if someone is looking for history of ISIS and how it runs it s caliphate project The first half contains a lot of good information on why USA failed in Iraq and how ISIS used that for their gain There s a long one sided section on Syria and how it s Assad fault that ISIS reigns there I m by no means an Assad fan, but every suicide bomber against Assad is an Inside Job, or that he secretly runs ISIS The western part, and by that i mean USA part, in this whole mess gets very little p Good book if someone is looking for history of ISIS and how it runs it s caliphate project The first half contains a lot of good information on why USA failed in Iraq and how ISIS used that for their gain There s a long one sided section on Syria and how it s Assad fault that ISIS reigns there I m by no...This very recent February 2015 book about the development and scope of ISIS really made me realize how little I actually know not only about what is going on now with ISIS, but about the history of the US s involvement in the Middle East Very well researched and filled with detail the authors even interviewed current members of ISIS as well as people living in ISIS controlled areas I was left desperate for a map and a glossary to help me keep everything and everyone straight.Some of the c This very recent February 2015 book about the development and scope of ISIS really made me realize how little I actually know not only about what is going on now with ISIS, but about the history of the US s involvement in the Middle East Very well researched and filled with detail the authors even interviewed current members of ISIS as well as people living in ISIS controlled areas I was left desperate for a map and a glossary to help me keep everything and everyone straight.Some of the conclusions of the book were not surprising most of what the US has done has just strengthened ISIS resol...This book offers some useful insights into the operation of ISIS, as well as its origins Particularly of interest were a few interviews the authors were able to conduct with current and former ISIS members, or people who lived in ISIS territory Given the necessarily rushed nature of the book its not exactly a stunning literary achievement or particularly enjoyable to read, but it serves a utilitarian purpose of describing the mechanics of the group in a way which is somewh...A well researched and timely book published in February, 2015 about the so called Islamic State , its history, economics and expansion In particular, the chapters ab ut the Baathists of Iraq inside the st... ISIS Inside the Army of Terror is a very well researched history combined with first hand accounts of the rise ISIS, its relationships with other states and groups in the region and throughout the world, along with insights into its motives, actions, and agendas.If you re like me and not already particularly knowledgeable of Middle Eastern news and geography of the past 10 years, you ll probably have some of the same struggles I did to keep up with all the names and places If you can allow fo ISIS Inside the Army of Terror is a very well researched history combined with first hand accounts of the rise ISIS, its relationships with other states and groups in the region and throughout the world, along with insights into its motives, actions, and agendas.If you re like me and not already particularly knowledgeable of Middle Eastern news and geography of the past 10 years, you ll probably have some of the same struggles I did to keep up with all the names and places If you can allow for some ambiguity though, the second half and final third of the ...One of the problems with writing about ISIS is how quickly things change This book certainly doesn t fall into the hastily cobbled together to cash in category but reading about the Charlie Hebdo killings in a book that was released only a few weeks afterwards is still rather odd And the ability to do so belies the main problem I had with the book it s mostly just plain factual ...A common misconception amongst many who discuss ISIL be it the press, politicians, or otherwise is the idea that the organisation sprung out of no where or at least, that it is fairly nascent This is a direct result of the western media eschewing the consequences of military intervention in the Iraq war, and the subsequent marginalisation of Iraqi Sunni Muslims.We begin with events that even precede the second gulf war The first chapter introduces us to Abu Mus ab al Zarqawi, the now dece A common misconception amongst many who discuss ISIL be it the press, politicians, or otherwise is the idea that the organisation sprung out of no where or at least, that it is fairly nascent This is a direct result of the western media eschewing the ...

ISIS
  • English
  • 22 October 2017
  • Paperback
  • 270 pages
  • 1941393578
  • Michael Weiss
  • ISIS