The rise of ISIS : background and perspective from the UK and US / Christine Fuller, editor.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781634831796
- 1634831799
- IS (Organization)
- IS (Organization)
- Terrorism -- Middle East
- Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam
- Middle East -- History -- 21st century
- Middle East -- Strategic aspects
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
- HISTORY -- Middle East -- General
- Diplomatic relations
- Strategic aspects of individual places
- Terrorism
- Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam
- Great Britain
- Middle East
- United States
- 2000-2099
- 956.054 23
- HV6433.I722
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 9, 2015).
Includes index.
THE RISE OF ISIS: BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE FROM THE UK AND U.S.; THE RISE OF ISIS: BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE FROM THE UK AND U.S.; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ISIS AND THE SECTARIAN CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BACKGROUND; 3. THE ISIS SURGE; 4. INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO ISIS; 5. MILITARY ACTION AGAINST ISIS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT (ISIS) AND THE TAKEOVER OF MOSUL; 1. ISIS; 2. IRAQ; 3. SYRIA; 4. MILITARY CAPABILITIES; 5. POSSIBILITY FOR NATO INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ.
6. LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT EXTERNAL INTERVENTION7. OUTLOOK; Chapter 3: ISIS: THE MILITARY RESPONSE IN IRAQ AND SYRIA; 1. SUMMARY; 2. MILITARY OPERATIONS; 3. BRITISH MILITARY PARTICIPATION; 4. ISISMILITARY CAPABILITIES; 5. BOOTS ON THE GROUND?; Chapter 4: THE "ISLAMIC STATE" CRISIS AND U.S. POLICY; SUMMARY; THE ISLAMIC STATE; THE SITUATION IN IRAQ; THE SITUATION IN SYRIA; U.S. STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE ISLAMIC STATE ORGANIZATION; POLICY DEBATES AND RELATED LEGISLATIVE ISSUES; INDEX; Blank Page.
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