Bibliograph

The Syrian jihad, Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency, Charles R. Lister

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The Syrian jihad, Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency, Charles R. Lister

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Syrian jihad

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

936359964

Responsibility statement

Charles R. Lister

Sub title

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

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

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