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This book takes the long-view by analysing Islamic State's beginnings in Iraq to their involvement in the Arab Spring and through to the present day.
The world is watching IS's advance through the Middle East. The US risks being drawn into another war in the region despite its experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq. IS are creating catastrophic waves across the region, but it is still unclear what lies behind its success.
Michael Griffin uncovers the nature of IS through investigating the myriad of regional players engaged in a seemingly endless power game: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Iraq, which have all contributed to the success of IS by supplying arms and funds.
He foregrounds the story of the uprising against President Assad of Syria, the role played by the Free Syrian Army, Islamist groups, Iran, Hezbollah and Russia, the chemical weapons attacks in 2013 and the House of Commons vote not to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
The world is watching IS's advance through the Middle East. The US risks being drawn into another war in the region despite its experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq. IS are creating catastrophic waves across the region, but it is still unclear what lies behind its success.
Michael Griffin uncovers the nature of IS through investigating the myriad of regional players engaged in a seemingly endless power game: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Iraq, which have all contributed to the success of IS by supplying arms and funds.
He foregrounds the story of the uprising against President Assad of Syria, the role played by the Free Syrian Army, Islamist groups, Iran, Hezbollah and Russia, the chemical weapons attacks in 2013 and the House of Commons vote not to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
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“Buku yang realatif tipis untuk menyorot kumpulan yang masih menimbulkan enigma bukan sahaja kepada Barat, malah sebahagian umat Islam yang mudah dikelabui dengan slogan-slogan jihad kesan daripada kekosongan jiwa daripada makna Islam sebenar.
Daripada aliran yang turut diklasifikasikan sebagai Salafi-Jihadi, kumpulan IS, ISIS atau lebih digelar Daesh dalam lingo umat Islam, ironinya tumbuh kesan daripada cara Amerika Syarikat bertindak bukan sahaja terhadap golongan yang menentang pencerobohannya di Iraq, bahkan orang awam yang ‘kesalahannya’ hanya menjadi bystander tetapi dikirimkan ke penjara yang terkenal dengan penyeksaan. Namun, penjara Kem Bucca juga menjadi institut kaderisasi kepada golongan ekstremis termasuk Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi yang kelak mengisyitiharkan sebagai khalifah dan bakinya adalah sejarah.
Buku ini menyorot bagaimana ISIS terbentuk daripada cabang al-Qaeda yang kemudiannya menjadi anak derhaka kepada bapa yang sudah sedia ganas, mendapat sumber daripada geopolitik negara jiran terutama blok Arab Saudi dan UAE yang cuba membentuk hemogoni di Asia Barat dan mencatur politik serantau, selain tentunya pemain seperti Iran, Turki, AS dan Russia.
Malangnya, IS menunggang-terbalikkan Syria dan Iraq yang sudah sedia kacau yang turut menggoda umat Islam dari luar Asia Barat terutama Barat yang generasi muda diaspora Muslim di Eropah ibarat bunga teratai yang akarnya tidak berjejak di tanah dan terapung-apung antara Islamofobia dan rasisme masyarakat kulit putih.
Buku ini memudahkan pembaca untuk mengikuti perkembangan IS secara kronologi dan menempatkannya dalam konteks sejarah serta geopolitik.”
About Michael Griffin
Michael Griffin is a writer, editor, political analyst and specialist on the Taliban and Al Qa'ida. He regularly comments on the war in Afghanistan for BBC World, Sky and Al Jazeera. As editor he has worked for Transparency International, International Alert, Small Arms Survey and ODI. He is the author of Reaping the Whirlwind (Pluto, 2003) and Islamic State (Pluto, 2015).
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