Write 700 words at least to answer this question:
What were the reasons for the emergence of al-Qaida and then ISIS in Iraq? Try to assess them in order of importance and explain. Use a minimum of 4 sources. Chicago style, using endnotes and properly formatted. See document for all instructions.
Write 700 words at least to answer this question:
What were the reasons for the emergence of al-Qaida and then ISIS in Iraq? Try to assess them in order of importance and explain. Use a minimum of 4 sources. Chicago style, using endnotes and properly formatted. See document for all instructions.
Instructions:
Make sure to use footnotes and to add a "List of Sources" at the end of your essay.
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Materials
Wawro, pp. 382-397, 456-491. [48]
James Gelvin, The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know, Oxford University Press; pp. 83-111. [28]
Murtaza Hussain, HOW IRAN WON THE U.S. WAR IN IRAQ. A trove of secret intelligence cables obtained by The Intercept reveals Tehran’s political gains in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. March 17 2023 https://theintercept.com/2023/03/17/iraq-war-iran-cables/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Video: Frontline: The Secret History of ISIS. 2016. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-secret-history-of-isis/
Gregory D. Johnsen, "The Rise of ISIS," Great Decisions, 2016. https://canvas.ou.edu$CANVAS_COURSE_REFERENCE$/files
Martin Chulov, "Isis: the inside story," The Guardian. 11 Dec 2014 (One of the Islamic State’s senior commanders reveals exclusive details of the terror group’s origins inside an Iraqi prison – right under the noses of their American jailers.) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/11/-sp-isis-the-inside-story
Dexter Filkins, "Did George W. Bush Create ISIS? (Links to an external site.)” The New Yorker, May 2015. http://mideastresources.blogspot.com/2015/05/did-george-w-bush-create-isis-by-dexter.html
Scott Atran, "ISIS Is a Revolution: All world-altering revolutions are born in danger and death, brotherhood and joy. How can this one be stopped?" Aeon, 2016. 10,500 words https://aeon.co/essays/why-isis-has-the-potential-to-be-a-world-altering-revolutio
This discussion is an elaboration of a short article, “The Great Sorting Out: Ethnicity & the Future of the Levant,” that Elias Muhanna published on his blog, Qifa Nabki. http://qifanabki.com/2013/12/18/landis-ethnicity/