The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution

The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution

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The Pequod Review:

The conventional wisdom is that the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan were the primary radicalizing catalysts for ISIS’s growth. But in this short book, Patrick Cockburn — the brother of Alex, and a respected Middle East reporter in his own right — shows the crucial impact of the Syrian War.