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Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency

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An edition of The Syrian jihad (2015)

The Syrian jihad

Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency

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Assesses and explains the emergence since 2011 of Sunni jihadist organizations in Syria's fledgling insurgency, charts their evolution and situates them within the global Islamist project.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
500

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Subjects

Qaida (Organization), Jabhat al-Nusra (Organization), Opposition (Political science), Insurgency, Religious aspects, IS (Organization), Jihad, Islam and state, Terrorism, Islam, History, Qaida (organization), Is (organization), Terrorism, religious aspects, Syria, history, New York Times reviewed, Jabhat al-Nuṣrah (Organization), Jabhat al-nusra (organization), Insurgency--syria, Opposition (political science), Opposition (political science)--syria, Terrorism--religious aspects, Terrorism--syria--religious aspects, Islam and state--syria, Ds98.6 .l57 2016

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Syria, Middle East

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Civil War, 2011-
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The Syrian jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency
2015, Oxford University Press
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The Syrian jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency
2015, Hurst & Company
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I. Setting the scene. Breaking down the barriers : protest
Underlying instability
Syria's flirtation with jihadism
Part II. First on the scene. March-December 2011 : Jabhat Al-Nusra forms
January-August 2012 : Jabhat Al-Nusra emerges
September 2012-March 2013 : Jabhat Al-Nusra rises
Part III. Making a scene. April-June 2013 : the Islamic State joins the conflict
July-December 2013 : rising tensions
January-April 2014 : turning against the Islamic State
Part IV. Caliphates, emirates and divergence. May-August 2014 : declaring a caliphate
The Islamic State
September-December 2014 : strikes and divisions
January-June 2015 : tipping the scales
The Syrian jihad

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-454) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
956.9104/2
Library of Congress
DS98.6 .L57 2016, HV6433.S95 L57 2015

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Pagination
xiv, 500 pages
Number of pages
500

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OL27202754M
ISBN 10
0190462477
ISBN 13
9780190462475
OCLC/WorldCat
993273601, 936359964, 939420526

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OL20022697W

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