The Islamic State We Knew Insights Before the Resurgence and Their Implications

This report provides information known by the end of 2011 about the Islamic State's origins, finances, organization, methods of establishing territorial control, and response to airpower. Countering the Islamic State can rely, in part, on the great deal of accumulated knowledge available. Iraqi...

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Main Author: Shatz, Howard J. (auth)
Other Authors: Johnson, Erin-Elizabeth (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2015
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Summary:This report provides information known by the end of 2011 about the Islamic State's origins, finances, organization, methods of establishing territorial control, and response to airpower. Countering the Islamic State can rely, in part, on the great deal of accumulated knowledge available. Iraqis and coalition forces routed the group once, and this history can inform the components of another successful strategy to defeat the Islamic State.
ISBN:j.ctt19w73d7
9780833093806
9780833091864
Access:Open Access