How ISIS fights : military tactics in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt / Omar Ashour.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashour, Omar, author.

Contributor:

Goodson, Larry P., contributor.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IS (Organization).

Terrorism--Middle East.

Terrorism.

Guerrilla warfare--Middle East.

Guerrilla warfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Omar Ashour analyses the military and tactical innovations of ISIS and their predecessors in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt. He shows how their capacity to mix conventional military tactics with innovative guerrilla warfare and urban terrorism strategies allowed ISIS to expand and endure beyond expectations.

Contents:

Intro

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Larry P. Goodson

1. Is it Mainly Tactics?

2. Implodes but Expands: How the 'Islamic State' Fights in Iraq

3. Explodes and Expands: How the 'Islamic State' Fights in Syria

4. Reloads but Implodes: How the 'Islamic State' Fights in Libya

5. Lures and Endures: How 'Sinai Province' Fights in Egypt

6. Agency with a Tactical Edge

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-3824-5

1-4744-9555-9

1-4744-3823-7

OCLC:

1243544267