The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic StateThe Islamic State is one of the most lethal and successful jihadist groups in modern history, surpassing even al-Qaeda. Thousands of its followers have marched across Syria and Iraq, subjugating millions, enslaving women, beheading captives, and daring anyone to stop them. Thousands more have spread terror beyond the Middle East under the Islamic State's black flag. |
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Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri wanted to
build popular Muslim support before declaring the caliphate. The Islamic State
wanted to impose a caliphate regardless of what the masses thought. The
dispute ...
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User Review - pheditor - LibraryThingTimely offering.The author is not a journalist, but a Brookings scholar. Good insights into Islamic history and culture. The author clearly rushed this into print and could have used a reasonable editor to help with organizing themes, chronology and word choice (fanboy?). Read full review
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Contents
Mahdi and Mismanagement | 31 |
Bannermen | 47 |
Resurrection and Tribulation | 73 |
Sectarian Apocalypse | 99 |
Caliphate Reborn | 121 |
Conclusion | 145 |
Sunni Islamic Prophecies of the End Times | 161 |
The Mahdi Is Preceded by an Islamic State | 177 |
Index | 233 |
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