The West's War Against Islamic State

Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq

The West's War Against Islamic State
Andrew Mumford
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28 Jan 2021 UK
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9781788317337
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On the 29th of June 2014 ISIS declared the establishment of a caliphate stretching across territories in Iraq and Syria. In response, Operation Inherent Resolve, a US-led 77 nation coalition, was launched to respond to the threat of Islamic State. The West' s War Against Islamic State offers the first history of Operation Inherent Resolve and the West' s war against ISIS, from its inception in 2014 to the fall of Raqqa in 2017. Andrew Mumford offers a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the military campaign deployed against ISIS in Syria and Iraq by examining the West' s strategic objectives as well as the conflicting interests of rival powers, namely Russia, Iran and Turkey. By examining individual operational components of this military engagement such as drone usage, cyber warfare, special forces operations and sponsorship of guerrilla forces, this book offers a unique insight into the nature of modern warfare.
The West' s war against ISIS has largely evaded rigorous scholarly analysis - until now. In this succinct and incisive study, Mumford masterfully surveys the major dimensions of the anti-ISIS fight. In comprehensively charting key developments - from the perspective of decision-makers in the White House to the assemblage of cyber warriors, special forces and surrogates on the front lines - the book exposes a campaign pervaded by contradictions and incoherencies. " * Thomas Waldman, Macquarie University, author of Vicarious Warfare *
Dr Andrew Mumford is an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham (UK) where he is Deputy Head of the School of Politics and International Relations. He has written three books on elements of modern war and its political management. His latest book Counter-Insurgency Warfare and the Anglo-American Alliance was published in 2018 with Georgetown University Press. His previous books include The Counter-Insurgency Myth (2011) and Proxy Warfare (2013), and two edited collections. He has acted as a consultant to the UK Ministry of Defence and NATO on issues pertaining to modern warfare.
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ISBN-13: 9781788317337
Published: 28 Jan 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 192

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