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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IS (Organization).

Counterinsurgency.

Insurgency.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (35 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

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

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Summary:

Provides background on 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. Covers IS posture and U.S. threat assessments, emergence and organizational development, and ideology and operations. Analyzes U.S. strategy and policy options to combat IS and related issues. Addresses related legislation, select issues in the 114th Congress, and future outlook.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 15-R4-3612a in the 2015 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

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

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