The Syrian jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the evolution of an insurgency
2017; Oxford University Press; Volume: 93; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/ia/iiw024
ISSN1468-2346
Autores Tópico(s)Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
ResumoLister's magisterial work, one of the best I have read on the enduring conflict in Syria, is the product of four years of research. The author, a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Doha Center and a Senior Consultant at the Shaikh group, offers readers a work that combines granular detail with interviews with insurgents and a readable chronology, written in a style that Tom Clancy would be proud of. The conflict in Syria was initially defined by a regime and a revolutionary opposition but quickly evolved into becoming the ‘centre of the world for jihadist militancy’ (p. 8). However, this didn't manifest in a small number of armed actors but rather became ‘one of the most intense and multifarious civil wars in recent history’ (p. 2). Lister skilfully tracks the roles of individuals, networks and nationalities that move through this ‘labyrinthine web of insurgency and multifaceted civil conflict’ where critically ‘jihadists were growing faster than any other portion of the opposition’ (p. 97).
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