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The apocalyptic prophecies behind the black flag of isis. The black flags of this book s title refer to the banners carried by the islamic state of iraq and syria the group of extremists sometimes called daesh, sometimes the. The rise of isis tells you what you need to knowbefore or after you read joby warricks book. Oct 02, 2015 the gangsterterrorist who gave us isis by. Sep 22, 2015 the flag of the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is a black square made of striped wool, according to one account. The book tracks the groups unlikely roots and transformation. Crisply written, chilling account of the personalities behind the emergence of the islamic state, or isis. No book better explains the miscalculations, wrong turns, and bad luck that led to the rise of. Washington post reporter joby warrick documents zarqawis trajectory in his new book, black flags.
Dec 01, 2015 joby warrick creates the most revealing portrait yet laid out in a book of abu musab alzarqawi, the founding father of the organization that would become the islamic state, or isis. And as the syrian civil war broke out in 2011, isis seized its chance to pursue zarqawis dream of a sweeping, ultraconservative islamic caliphate. The alqaeda mole who infiltrated the cia, draws on more than 200 interviews, many of them with. Why the black flag of isis is a clever piece of marketing. Part of my job as a reporter covering the middle east for the guardian is to report on the atrocities the group carries out on a regular basis, from the murders and killings of journalists and activists, to the largescale atrocities against christians and minorities, the suicide bombings and the destruction of. Another describes mohammed standing on the pulpit preaching. If one were to read one book to gain an understanding of how the islamic state isis was able to conquer a land mass that is as big as israel and lebanon, it should be joby warricks new monograph, black flags. The power and politics of flags about the impact of the black flag of isis. An iraqi shiite militiaman prays next to a wall painted with the black flag used by isis. But his movement endured, first called alqaeda in iraq, then renamed islamic state of iraq and syria, or isis, seeking refuge in unstable, ungoverned pockets on the iraqsyria border.
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