The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic StateMacmillan + ORM, 2015 M09 22 - 258 pages Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few have seen--William McCants's The ISIS Apocalypse explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future. |
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... American allies in the Middle East, destabilize world energy markets, foment revolution abroad, and launch attacks against Europe and the United States. Questions flew. How had the Islamic State conquered so much land? Why was it so ...
... American televisions and computer screens had been filled with reports of horrific acts committed by a renegade al-Qaeda group in Syria and Iraq, accompanied by foreboding images of masked jihadists waving the flag. From Morocco to ...
... American. I love my country, but I am a Muslim.” 2 Doubtless, Dunaway sincerely believed he did not support a militant group by flying the flag, as attested by the police's disinterest in the case and his neighbors' testimonials ...
... American infidel should be killed wantonly . But when it came to Muslims , Bin Laden and Zawahiri were more cautious . They believed Muslim support was crucial for driving the Americans out of the Middle East and establishing Islamic ...
... Americans would “ invade Iraq sooner or later " to overthrow the regime . “ It was necessary for us to play a major ... American invasion in 2001 had ended that dream.16 Iraq was a second chance . In 2002 and early 2003 , Zarqawi set ...
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