The "Islamic State" Crisis and U.S. Policy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IS (Organization).

Counterinsurgency.

Economic assistance, American.

Executive-legislative relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (42 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Discusses concerns regarding June 2014 offensive led by the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as ISIL or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which declared the establishment of a caliphate in areas under its control in Iraq and Syria. Analyzes U.S. strategy to combat IS. Provides overview of current humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, and discusses international and U.S. humanitarian response. Considers policy debates and related legislative issues raised by the crisis.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. "Islamic State" Crisis and U.S. Policy

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