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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821056003321

Autore

Cordesman Anthony H

Titolo

Iraq's insurgency and the road to civil conflict / / Anthony H. Cordesman ; with assistance from Emma R. Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Security International, , 2007

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-67262-0

1-281-20294-0

9786611202941

0-313-34998-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (874 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DaviesEmma R

Disciplina

956.7044/3

Soggetti

Iraq War, 2003-

Insurgency - Iraq

Civil war - Iraq

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT MATTER; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: DEFINING THE PLAYERS; CHAPTER 3: POSTCONFLICT TO INITIAL INSURGENCY: MAY 1, 2003-END 2003; CHAPTER 4: SERIOUS FIGHTING IN THE PRE-TRANSFER OF POWER PERIOD: JANUARY-JUNE 28, 2004; CHAPTER 5: THE RETURN OF IRAQI SOVEREIGNTY AND SHIFTS IN THE NATURE OF THE INSURGENCY: JUNE 29, 2004-JANUARY 29, 2005; CHAPTER 6: THE JANUARY 30, 2005, ELECTION AND GROWING CIVIL CONFLICT: JANUARY 30-DECEMBER 14, 2005; CHAPTER 7: THE IMPACT OF THE DECEMBER 15, 2005, ELECTIONS: DECEMBER 15, 2005-FEBRUARY 21, 2006

CHAPTER 8: THE ATTACK ON THE ASKARIYA SHRINE AND THE INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL CIVILWAR: FEBRUARY 22- MAY 20, 2006CHAPTER 9: THE FOURTH IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL CONFLICTS: SUMMER 2006; CHAPTER 10: THE SECTARIAN AND ETHNIC WAR FOR CONTROL OF SPACE: FALL 2006-JANUARY 9, 2007; CHAPTER 11: THE DYNAMICS OF THE INSURGENCY AND CIVIL CONFLICT IN 2007-THE ''SURGE,'' THE



''BATTLE FOR BAGHDAD,'' THE ''TRIBAL AWAKENING,'' AND POLITICAL ACCOMMODATION; CHAPTER 12: CHANGES IN THE INSURGENCY AND FORCES SHAPING CIVIL CONFLICTS IN 2007; CHAPTER 13: EVOLVING INSURGENT AND MILITIA TACTICS

CHAPTER 14: MEASURING THE COST IN BLOOD: OVERALL PATTERNS IN CASUALTIESCHAPTER 15: THE LESSONS OF COMPLEXITY, UNCERTAINTY, AND RISK

Sommario/riassunto

Documents the entire evolution of the Iraqi conflict from its historical roots through the latest U.S strategy to stabilize Baghdad.