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Iraq's insurgency and the road to civil conflict, Anthony H. Cordesman ; with assistance from Emma R. Davies

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Iraq's insurgency and the road to civil conflict, Anthony H. Cordesman ; with assistance from Emma R. Davies

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-841)

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Iraq's insurgency and the road to civil conflict

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dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

192043805

Responsibility statement

Anthony H. Cordesman ; with assistance from Emma R. Davies

Table Of 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

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