IS: New Old Enemy

... 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... ... detailed biography) whom Weiss and Hassan consider to be the father of the project of the Islamic State in the expanse of Mesopotamia. A very important and relevant conclusion... ... and Hassan trace the whole history of that group from the moment it was created as Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), then morphed into Mujahideen Shura Council and finally into...