The Violent Rise of ISIS

by Chris Townsend

Overview

On July 5, 2014, after the stunning seizure of Mosul, Iraq, a relatively unknown man in black stepped into an Iraqi mosque and declared the reestablishment of The Caliphate, an Islamic body of governance not seen since the early days of the religion. Large swathes of Iraq and Syria have been swept under a medieval wave of violence, and groups as far away as Nigeria and Indonesia have pledged their loyalty to the Islamic State, waging their own campaigns of violence. This book charts the group's violent history, from the first signs of an emerging new jihadist group to the official declaration of the Caliphate, and tracks their use of violence as they seek power and dominance over the world's 1.5 billion Muslim practitioners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780766092105
Publisher:	Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	12/30/2017
Series:	Crimes of ISIS Series
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Roots of Evil 10

Branching Out 18

Spring Growth 28

Rotten Fruit 39

Pruning the Branches 50

Distant Seedlings 60

Spreading Canopy 69

Felling the Behemoth 79

Chapter Notes 90

Glossary 97

Further Reading 100

Index 102