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ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror
Written by Michael Weiss
Narrated by Qarie Marshall
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Initially dismissed by US President Barack Obama, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shocked the world by conquering massive territories in both countries and promising to create a vast new Muslim caliphate that observes the strict dictates of Sharia law. In ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror, American journalist Michael Weiss and Syrian analyst Hassan Hassan explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi army of international volunteers who have conquered territory equal to the size of Great Britain. Drawing on original interviews with former US military officials and current ISIS fighters, the authors also reveal the internecine struggles within the movement itself, as well as ISIS's bloody hatred of Shiite Muslims, which is generating another sectarian war in the region. Past is prologue and America's legacy in the Middle East is sowing a new generation of terror.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Interesting but very dense and hard to follow in spots
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Radicals who fought under other names have reconstituted as ISIS, according to this book, which tracks a welter of confusing political alliances of convenience and otherwise. It’s cleverly bribed important people and provided safety – for some, anyway—and taken advantage of other rivalries to make itself look like the best of the lot. The sex slaves and people whose hands are chopped off for violating fundamentalist Islamist rules are likely to have a different viewpoint, though the authors don’t talk to them. ISIS seemed better to many people tired of constant conflict in Syria and Iraq, and many locals supported only the “good” parts of ISIS and not the vicious beheadings. But, as we know, you can’t shake hands with the devil and say you’re only kidding.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Informative resource about the complex factors that led to the current mess in Iraq and Syria.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A great insight on the founders and leadership of ISIS. It also details how they work and manage day to day activities.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This work is at its best in illustrating how ISIS emerged from a stew made of equal parts the international jihad, Iraqi sectarian conflict and the accelerating disintegration of the states created by Western imperialism that were frozen in place by Cold War politics. What the authors don't convince me of is that more involvement by the Obama Administration would have made that much of a difference, in as much as the Shi'ite players in this story appear to be too arrogant to be saved from themselves; which is not exactly a revelation if one has been paying attention to events over the last five years or so. The real problem with this work is that I expect it to be rapidly out-dated by events on the ground.