... Drawing on numerous interviews with eyewitnesses and actors in the events (militants, rights activists, military, officers and analysts of security services, politicians) they managed to paint a complete, vivid and three-dimensional picture of post-Saddam Middle East which gives insights not only into ISIL, but the environment that produced that monster. In that respect the book would be useful for people who know little about the reality in the Middle East and for well-versed readers who are sure to learn new facts and details.
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... Arabian Peninsula. They are interested in fomenting processes of disintegration in the strategically important region of the Middle East.
All attempts to reach a settlement in Syria and Iraq without the general disarmament of all armed groups and forces ... ... violations of human rights as a result of the activities of the terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the territory of Iraq, September 9, 2014.
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ISIL or al-Qaeda 2.0?
On June 10, 2014, Iraq was shattered by yet another political earthquake, raising the possibility of another Afghanistan located right in the heart of the Middle East. Within just a very small number of days, the terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), known in Iraq and Syria for appalling atrocities and militant fanaticism, was able to occupy the two-million person city of Mosul, the second largest in Iraq, and vowed to march victoriously on Baghdad.
As of writing, the ISIL fully or partially ...
