LEADER 02355nam 2200553 450 001 996472047803316 005 20220113105725.0 010 $a1-4744-3824-5 010 $a1-4744-9555-9 010 $a1-4744-3823-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781474438230 035 $a(CKB)4100000011804437 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0002607417 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6519221 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6519221 035 $a(OCoLC)1243544267 035 $a(DE-B1597)614736 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781474438230 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011804437 100 $a20211011d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aHow ISIS fights $emilitary tactics in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt /$fOmar Ashour 210 1$aEdinburgh, Scotland :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (208 pages) 225 1 $aEdinburgh scholarship online 300 $aAlso issued in print: 2021. 311 $a1-4744-3821-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 8 $aOmar Ashour analyses the military and tactical innovations of ISIS and their predecessors in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt. He shows how their capacity to mix conventional military tactics with innovative guerrilla warfare and urban terrorism strategies allowed ISIS to expand and endure beyond expectations. 410 0$aEdinburgh scholarship online. 606 $aTerrorism$zMiddle East 606 $aGuerrilla warfare$zMiddle East 615 0$aTerrorism 615 0$aGuerrilla warfare 676 $a355.0218 700 $aAshour$b Omar$01224600 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996472047803316 996 $aHow ISIS fights$92843175 997 $aUNISA