02225nam 2200553 450 991079339030332120221203001635.01-5381-2174-3(CKB)4100000007122876(MiAaPQ)EBC5569155(EXLCZ)99410000000712287620190227d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTemperature rising Iran's revolutionary guards and wars in the Middle East /Nader UskowiLanham :Rowman & Littlefield,[2019]©20191 online resource (xvii, 207 pages)1-5381-2173-5 1-5381-2172-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.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.The story of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and 200,000 Shia militias fighting to establish an arc of influence across the Middle East.Islamic fundamentalismIranTerroristsTraining ofIranState-sponsored terrorismIranShīʻahIranParamilitary forcesIranIslam and politicsIranMilitary training campsIranIslamic fundamentalismTerroristsTraining ofState-sponsored terrorismShīʻahParamilitary forcesIslam and politicsMilitary training camps355.3/1Uskowi Nader1948-1505571MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910793390303321Temperature rising3735203UNINA