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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... Muslims. The Americans served the same master.19 Zarqawi's hatred of the Shi'a made him lose sight of his long-term political goals. When he applied for membership in al-Qaeda in February 2004, he did not mention an Islamic state or a ...
The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State William McCants. " 25 prophetic method . ” As we will see later , Zarqawi was alluding to an Islamic prophesy of the caliphate's return shortly before the End of Days ...
The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State William McCants. that they are forgiven because of ... Muslims or unbelievers . " Atiyya cautioned that unless the jihadists ' " short - term goals and successes ” serve ...
... Islamic State of Iraq.” 47 Behind the scenes, the Islamic State sought to heal its rift with Bin Laden and Zawahiri. The former head of al-Qaeda in Iraq and the actual leader of the new Islamic State, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, assured his ...
The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State William McCants. " program of the Islamic caliphate . ” In the same statement , Masri pledged his allegiance to the shadowy “ commander of the faithful , ” Abu Umar al ...