The Sunni tragedy in the Middle East Northern Lebanon from al-Qaeda to ISIS
Northern Lebanon is a land in turmoil. Long under the sway of the Assad regime in Syria, it is now a magnet for Sunni Muslim jihadists inspired by anti-Western and anti-Shi'i worldviews. The Sunni Tragedy in the Middle East describes in harrowing detail the struggle led by an active minority of...
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Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton University Press
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. North Lebanon in Bilad al-Sham
- 2. Defending an imagined Umma: the path to terrorism
- 3. The anti-Syrian movement: rebuilding a political scene
- 4. The Syrian response
- 5. Jihad and resistance in North Lebanon: the history of Fatah al-Islam
- 6. The failure to create a lasting support base for the Syrian insurrection
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Maps
- Glossary
- Index.