Bibliograph

Inside ISIS, the brutal rise of a terrorist army, Benjamin Hall

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Inside ISIS, the brutal rise of a terrorist army, Benjamin Hall

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inside ISIS

Oclc number

904056973

Responsibility statement

Benjamin Hall

Sub title

the brutal rise of a terrorist army

Summary

By embedding himself behind enemy lines, Hall provides a riveting narrative based on firsthand experience and personal interviews. He goes beyond the vicious jihadis, to reveal a generation of chaos, and uncover a volatile region engulfed in turmoil. Hall reveals why ISIS is a problem that will define the Middle East - and the West - for decades to come

Table Of Contents

ISIS homecoming -- The Caliph -- Syria's collapse -- Iraq implodes -- Twisted ideology -- Military prowess: the greatest weapon is fear -- Kidnapped and murdered -- Sex -- Steven Sotloff -- Cold war: Saudi Arabia vs Iran -- Alan Henning and David Haines -- Qatar, Libya, Kuwait -- Executions -- Centralized funding -- Khorason -- Children of the Caliphate -- Abdul Rahman Peter Kassig -- Christians slaughtered -- Inner working of ISIS -- Sharia life -- Foreign fighters -- Turkish border -- Syria's Kurds and Kobane -- Iraqi Kurds -- Kurdish arms bazaar -- Social media -- Other support for ISIS -- What lies ahead -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note

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Brutal rise of a terrorist army

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