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How ISIS fights : military tactics in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt /

Omar Ashour analyzes the military and tactical innovations of ISIS and their predecessors in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt. He shows how their capacity to mix conventional military tactics with innovative guerrilla warfare and urban terrorism strategies allowed ISIS to expand and endure beyond expect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ashour, Omar (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
IS (Organization)
Guerrilla warfare > Middle East.
Terrorism > Middle East.
Tactics.
Description
Summary:Omar Ashour analyzes the military and tactical innovations of ISIS and their predecessors in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt. He shows how their capacity to mix conventional military tactics with innovative guerrilla warfare and urban terrorism strategies allowed ISIS to expand and endure beyond expectations.
Physical Description:xii, 243 pages ; illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [214]-234) and index.
ISBN:9781474438216
1474438210
9781474438223
1474438229