02355nam 2200553 450 99647204780331620220113105725.01-4744-3824-51-4744-9555-91-4744-3823-710.1515/9781474438230(CKB)4100000011804437(StDuBDS)EDZ0002607417(MiAaPQ)EBC6519221(Au-PeEL)EBL6519221(OCoLC)1243544267(DE-B1597)614736(DE-B1597)9781474438230(EXLCZ)99410000001180443720211011d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHow ISIS fights military tactics in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt /Omar AshourEdinburgh, Scotland :Edinburgh University Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (208 pages)Edinburgh scholarship onlineAlso issued in print: 2021.1-4744-3821-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Larry P. Goodson -- 1. Is it Mainly Tactics? -- 2. Implodes but Expands: How the 'Islamic State' Fights in Iraq -- 3. Explodes and Expands: How the 'Islamic State' Fights in Syria -- 4. Reloads but Implodes: How the 'Islamic State' Fights in Libya -- 5. Lures and Endures: How 'Sinai Province' Fights in Egypt -- 6. Agency with a Tactical Edge -- Bibliography -- Index.Omar Ashour analyses the military and tactical innovations of ISIS and their predecessors in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt. He shows how their capacity to mix conventional military tactics with innovative guerrilla warfare and urban terrorism strategies allowed ISIS to expand and endure beyond expectations.Edinburgh scholarship online.TerrorismMiddle EastGuerrilla warfareMiddle EastTerrorismGuerrilla warfare355.0218Ashour Omar1224600MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996472047803316How ISIS fights2843175UNISA