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1) ISIS
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Initially dismissed by US President Barack Obama, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shocked the world by conquering massive territories in both countries and promising to create a vast new Muslim caliphate that observes the strict dictates of Sharia law. In ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror, American journalist Michael Weiss and Syrian analyst Hassan Hassan explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent...
Author
Publisher
Regan Arts
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
"How did a group of religious fanatics, clad in black pajamas and armed to the teeth, manage to carve out a violent, fundamentalist "Islamic state" in wide swaths of Syria and Iraq? How did the widely celebrated revolution against Syrian dictator Bashar Assad descend into a movement led by a psychopathically violent band of jihadists dedicated to the destruction of America? And just who are these brutal Islamic militants--many speaking unaccented...
3) The spymaster of Baghdad: a true story of bravery, family, and patriotism in the battle against ISIS
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From the former New York Times bureau chief in Baghdad comes the gripping and heroic story of an elite, top-secret team of unlikely spies who triumphed over ISIS"--
4) Hunting ISIS
Series
Publisher
HISTORY
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Hunting ISIS" follows a group of veteran and civilian volunteers travel to Syria and Iraq to fight against ISIS alongside local militias in the original documentary series.
Series
Publisher
NGC Networks US, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"From the makers of the Oscar-nominated film Restrepo, Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested chronicle Syria's decent into unbridled chaos that allowed the rise of the Islamic State. Pulling from nealy 1,000 hours of stunningly visceral footage, they capture the Syrian war's harrowing carnage, political and social consequences and its human toll" -- Container.
Series
Publisher
Java Films Exclusives
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In the war against the Islamic State, the only movement combating the jihadists with any effectiveness on the ground is the Kurdish resistance army. This movement is made up of both men and women fighters forcing back the jihadists and reclaiming the land village by village.. One of the resistance commanders is Viyan, a 25 year old Syrian-Kurdish woman. She is operating on the eastern front of Kobanê in Syria, where mixed-sex units fight under her...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Before ISIS overran his town in Northern Iraq, Khalil al-Dakhi was a lawyer. But now, he leads an underground railroad that rescues women and children who have been taken captive by ISIS. In Escaping ISIS, a hard-hitting documentary, FRONTLINE delivers a stunning look at the plight of women and children who are Yazidis, a religious minority that have been targeted by ISIS for particularly brutal treatment.. "ISIS believes Yazidi women can be enslaved,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a thrilling dramatic narrative, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents. When the government of Jordan granted amnesty to a group of political prisoners in 1999, it little realized that among them was Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a terrorist mastermind and soon the architect of an Islamist movement...
Series
Publisher
Java Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Colonel Gulmurod Kalimov, head of Tajikistan's elite Special Forces and close to the president's family, was a man at the heart of the establishment. Trained in counter-terrorism by both the Russians and the Americans, he led the fight against Islamic extremists in Tajikistan. But in April 2015 he disappeared - only to reappear a few weeks later in an ISIS recruitment video calling on all Muslims in the former Soviet Union to come and join him. In...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The world's wealthiest and most powerful jihadists, ISIS originated within Al Qaeda with the goal of creating an Islamic state across Iraq and Syria and unrelenting jihad on Christians. This book gives a better understanding of the modern face of terror, and provides an overview of the laws of war and war crimes. These laws differentiate between the guilty and innocent, and explain why the US military and the Israeli Defense Forces are often limited...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"ISIS is a significant threat to modern society--it has caused the deaths of thousands and the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment around the world, despite the fact that prominent Muslim leaders have denounced the group's actions. Understanding ISIS is vital to defeating it. Readers learn about the creation of this terrorist group, its rise to power, and what is being done by nations around the world to stop its members from taking more lives. Full-color...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when ISIS invaded her village in Iraq. Torn from her family, her home, and her Yazidi community, she was forced into a brutal human trafficking network and eventually sold to a high-ranking American-born ISIS general. As weeks in captivity turned into months, she drew on memories and stories from her childhood for strength. Her profound sense of faith and brave resilience ultimately led her to escape. Now Badeeah brings...
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The inside story of the covert operation that took down the heads of ISIS. No Shadows in the Desert reveals the untold story of the behind-the-scenes fight against ISIS--one coordinated by heads of state and ultimately fought in the alleyways and open deserts of the Middle Eastern battlefield by spies and soldiers. Samuel M. Katz draws upon his sources within the global intelligence and counterterrorism community, as well as the international special...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A young Yazidi woman was living a normal, sheltered life in northern Iraq during the summer of 2014 when her entire world was upended: her village was attacked by ISIS. All of the men in her town were killed and the women were taken into slavery.
This is Farida Khalaf's story.
In unprecedented detail, Farida describes her world as it was-at nineteen, she was living at home with her brothers and parents, finishing her schooling and looking forward...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In early 2014, the Islamic State clinched its control of Raqqa in Syria. Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, urged Muslims around the world to come join the caliphate. Witnessing the brutal oppression of the Assad regime in Syria, and moved to fight for justice, thousands of men and women heeded his call. At the heart of this story is a cast of unforgettable young women who responded. Emma, from Germany; Sharmeena from Bethnal Green, London; Nour from...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A timely account of a raging debate: The history of the ongoing struggle between the presidents and Congress over who has the power to declare and wage war. The Constitution states that it is Congress that declares war, but it is the presidents who have more often taken us to war and decided how to wage it. In Waging War, United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals David Barron opens with an account of George Washington and...
Series
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Finish the series by exploring America's nine-year war in Iraq, from the first Gulf War to the withdrawal of US troops in 2011. Start by exploring the ideology that drove the US invasion. Chart the rise of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and ISIS and conclude by examining why the United States could not bring democracy to Iraq.
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