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Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS

Joby Warrick

How did the Iraq war and the career of a Jordanian militant named Zarqawi lead to the rise of ISIS?

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Joby Warrick

Why read it

  • You will see how one militant leader's choices helped pave the way for a new state
  • You will learn how the case for the Iraq war, and what followed, fed the rise of a militant movement
  • You will understand how intelligence officers and diplomats tried to track and stop a threat that kept returning

Who it is for

  • A soldier or contractor who served in Iraq and Syria
  • A student of the Iraq war and its aftermath
  • A security or policy professional studying how threats evolve

Contents

  1. AUTHOR’S NOTE
  2. Map of Key Locations
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. Amman, Jordan, February 3, 2015
  5. BOOK I
  6. THE RISE OF ZARQAWI
  7. “What kind of person can command with only his eyes?”
  8. “Here was a real leader”
  9. “A problem like that always comes back”
  10. “The time for training is over”
  11. “I did it for al-Qaeda and for Zarqawi”
  12. “This war is going to happen”
  13. “Now his fame would extend throughout the Arab world”
  14. BOOK II
  15. IRAQ
  16. “No longer a victory”
  17. “So you guys think this is an insurgency?”
  18. “Revolting is exactly what we want”
  19. “It would surpass anything al-Qaeda did”
  20. “The sheikh of the slaughterers”
  21. “It’s hopeless there”
  22. “Are you going to get him?”
  23. “This is our 9/11”
  24. “Your end is close”
  25. BOOK III
  26. ISIS
  27. “The people want to topple the regime!”
  28. “Where is this Islamic State of Iraq that you’re talking about?”
  29. “This is the state for which Zarqawi paved the way”
  30. “The mood music started to change”
  31. “There was no more hope after that”
  32. “This is a tribal revolution”
  33. EPILOGUE

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