Illusions of victory : the Anbar awakening and the rise of the Islamic State /

In the years immediately following the 2006 "Surge" of American troops in Iraq, observers of America's counterinsurgency war there regarded the defeat of Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in Anbar Province as one of the strategy's signature victories. With the assistance of American troops,...

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Main Author:	Malkasian, Carter, 1975- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2017].
Subjects:	IS (Organization) Iraq War, 2003-2011. Insurgency > Iraq. Counterinsurgency.