Islamic State and the Coming Global Confrontation
This book analyzes the origins and organizational structure of Islamic State (IS), examining its military triumphs and success in securing new recruits via social media. From its base in Iraq and Syria, IS has spread globally with 17 regional affiliates f
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Hussein Solomon
Islamic State and the Coming Global Confrontation
Hussein Solomon
Islamic State and the Coming Global Confrontation
Hussein Solomon University of the Free State Bloemfontein, South Africa
ISBN 978-3-319-30718-3 ISBN 978-3-319-30719-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30719-0
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This publication would not have been possible without the financial support of the National Research Foundation in South Africa. The support from Prof. Theo Neethling, my Head of Department at the University of the Free State, also allowed me the space to pursue my research uninterrupted.
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ABBREVIATIONS
AQAP AQI AQIM AU CENTCOM CIA DEA ECOWAS EU GCC HDP IRGC IS ISF ISI ISIS NATO NSC OIC PEGIDA PKK STTEP UN YPG
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al Qaeda in Iraq Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb African Union United States’ Central Command Central Intelligence Agency United States’ Drug Enforcement Agency Economic Community of West African States European Union Gulf Co-operation Council Peoples’ Democratic Party Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic State Iraqi Special Forces Islamic State of Iraq Islamic State in Iraq and Great Syria North Atlantic Treaty Organization United States’ National Security Council Organization of the Islamic Conference Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamification of the West Kurdistan Workers’ Party Specialized Tasks, Training, Equipment and Protection United Nations Syrian Kurdish Protection Units
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CONTENTS
1
The Rise of the Islamic State Introduction Origins of Islamic State: What’s in a Name? Caliph Al-Baghdadi Islamic State Spreads Its Tentacles
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Accounting for Islamic State’s Ap
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