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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Anthony H Cordesman; Emma R Davies; Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.) |
| ISBN: | 9780313349973 0313349975 9780313349997 0313349991 9780313350016 0313350019 |
| OCLC Number: | 166390638 |
| Notes: | "Published in cooperation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C." |
| Description: | 2 v. (xxix, 841 p.) : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Saddam Hussein's "powder keg" -- The history of Iraqi Shi'ite tensions with the Hussein Regime and Sunnis -- The Iran-Iraq War -- The Gulf War and its immediate aftermath -- US-led invasion -- America's strategic mistakes in going to war -- Sunni Islamist extremists and neo-salafi vs. "nationalist" insurgents -- Shi'ite militias -- Kurdish parties and the Kurdish militias -- The role of Iraqi political developments in creating the insurgency -- The role of de-Ba'thification and dissolution of the Iraqi Army -- The emergence of Sunni insurgents -- Foreign volunteers and the role of Syria -- The evolution of criminal gangs and militias -- Early Iraqi public opinion -- Early insurgent strategy, and tactics -- Early patterns of attack -- US and coalition strategy after the end of major combat operations -- Initial US efforts to train Iraqi forces -- Initial US aid efforts -- The November 15 agreement and the decision to end the CPA -- Nation building, insurgency, and civil conflict. |
| Responsibility: | Anthony H. Cordesman ; with assistance from Emma R. Davies. |
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