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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793390303321

Autore

Uskowi Nader <1948->

Titolo

Temperature rising : Iran's revolutionary guards and wars in the Middle East / / Nader Uskowi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-5381-2174-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 207 pages)

Disciplina

355.3/1

Soggetti

Islamic fundamentalism - Iran

Terrorists - Training of - Iran

State-sponsored terrorism - Iran

Shīʻah - Iran

Paramilitary forces - Iran

Islam and politics - Iran

Military training camps - Iran

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The rising Shia militancy in the Middle East -- Iran at war -- The Shia Liberation Army -- History of the Quds Force -- The years of revolution and war -- Gateways to Afghanistan and Iraq -- Uprisings, civil war, and insurgencies -- The Quds Force in action -- The road to Syria -- Back to Iraq -- Sanaa calling -- Unfinished business in Afghanistan -- The way ahead -- Resourcing the Quds Force operations -- Long road, uncertain future.

Sommario/riassunto

The story of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and 200,000 Shia militias fighting to establish an arc of influence across the Middle East.