01715nam a22002297a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802800310007608200160010710000220012324500690014526000600021430000290027436500120030350502070031552008260052265000270134865000120137565000380138765000370142570000230146220221006105315.0221006b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789351773993  aDonated by Prof. J P Gupta  a956.054 LIS  aLister ,Charles R  aThe Islamic State b: a brief introductionc/ Charles R. Lister   a, Washington, D.CbBrookings Institution Pressc., 2015  axviii, 110 pagesc:24cm.  bDonated  aIntroduction : more than a terrorist organization
"Lasting and expanding"
The emerging Islamic State
Degrading and destroying the Islamic State
Appendix: Who's who in the Islamic State senior leadership  aIn 2014, the Islamic state seemingly appeared out of nowhere, routing Iraqi forces, conquering Iraq's second-largest city, boldly announcing the establishment of a caliphate, and declaring itself the Islamic State (IS). In this definitive guide to the Islamic State and its senior leadership, Charles R. Lister traces its roots from the release of its notorious father figure, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, from a Jordanian prison and the group's formation in Afghanistan in the late-1990s, and finally to its stunning maturation in Iraq and Syria. The West knows IS through its unrelenting propaganda war. Behind the deft use of social media and the slick videos of despicable acts is what amounts to a proto-state. Lister shares details of IS's sophisticated revenue machine, attempts at governing, and its formidable military.  aIslamic fundamentalism  aHistory  aTerrorism Religious aspects Islam  aMiddle East History 21st century  aCharles R. Lister