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1) ISIS
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Introduces ISIS, describing the organization's founding and history, the global response to their actions, and what their future holds.
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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, emerged in the Middle East during the first decade of the 2000s. The group vows to wage violent jihad, or holy war, on those who do not adhere to its extremist interpretation of Islamic law. ISIS conquers territory and rules savagely. ISIS terrorists manipulate social media brilliantly, shocking viewers around the globe with brutal video footage. Government leaders and agencies all over the world are working...
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"The terrorist group known as ISIS did not operate without help. They needed food, weapons, vehicles, and money. At the center of their support network was a man named Abu Sayaaf. American intelligence knew that if they could cut off this head of the snake, the network would suffer. Delta Force operators were put on the job . . . and as always, they succeeded. Inside, read about the patient hunt for this terrorist organizer--and about the sudden strike...
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Terrorism is explored in the context of the Un's international peace and security policies. From the response to the September 11, 2011, terrorist attacks in the United States, to the exploits of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria--students will gain a thorough understanding of the Un's role in the prevention of terrorism and its response to the devastation when it happens.
6) Al Qaeda
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A new kind of war came to America on September 11, 2001. It came on the silver wings of four Boeing jet liners. Middle Eastern hijackers turned four commercial aircraft into flying bombs. Two jets smashed into the twin towers at New York City's World Trade Center. A third rammed into the Pentagon in Virginia's Arlington County. And a fourth crashed short of its intended target in a remote Pennsylvania field. Almost 3,000 people died on that bright...
7) Hamas
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In January 2006, Palestinian voters shocked the Western world by giving Hamas a majority of seats in the parliamentary elections. Stunned Westerners found it hard to imagine how the blood-soaked Islamist terrorist organization won the support that brought it to power. Western thinkers found it harder yet to envisage how a Hamas government would play a positive role in Palestinian-Israeli relations. Hamas, an acronym for an Arab phrase meaning "Islamic...
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The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest and largest Islamist organization, is the father, mother, and guiding light of several of the world's leading terrorist groups. Members of the Brotherhood (also known as the Muslim Brothers) have either founded or influenced the founding of such Islamist militant groups as Hamas, al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and numerous lesser known groups. Founded in 1928 by an Egyptian schoolteacher, the Brothers embarked...
9) Hezbollah
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Hezbollah-Lebanon's "Party of Allah"-wears many faces. Founded by Muslim clerics following Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1982, it is a powerful political party, a Shia Islamic religious and social movement, Lebanon's largest militia, and a close ally of Iran. Originally, Hezbollah's reason for being was to resist the Israel invaders. Over time, it grew from a small militia to a paramilitary group more powerful than the Lebanese Army. Trained and...
10) Islamic State
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The Islamic State (IS) arose from the ashes of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in 2011. Moving with blitzkrieg-like speed, this modern-day phoenix has spread death and destruction across the Middle East and far beyond. Blazing a path across Syria and Iraq, its powerful army has seized large swaths of land and formed a new caliphate-an Islamic dominion. It seeks to rid the world of infidels- nonbelievers-and extend its Islamic domain around the globe. Using...
11) Boko Haram
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Boko Haram is running wild, spreading death and destruction deep in the heart of Africa. Its very name has become a national symbol for fear in Nigeria. Allied with the Islamic State, and inspired by a distorted vision of a worldwide caliphate, the threat of its presence casts a dark shadow over the lives of all Nigerians within its grasp. And its grasp is spreading. Boko Haram, roughly translated, means "Western education is forbidden." Its members...
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Following the al Qaeda terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. government convened a special commission to investigate the intelligence failure that allowed the attacks to happen. Known informally as the 9/11 Commission, its report concluded among other things that "none of the measures adopted by the U.S. government before 9/11 disturbed or even delayed the progress of the al Qaeda plot." An important step toward addressing this failure...
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Examines the major battles fought in Afghanistan. Explores the political and military tactics employed by both the US and the Taliban forces. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, a chronology, text-related questions, and color photographs.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
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"War is never simple, but the "war on terror" is more complicated than most. Launched in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, it includes many countries led by the United States and affects many aspects of international relations. It also takes place in many countries and regions around the world. This book examines the causes and effects of the war, from the origins of the 9/11 attacks to continuing efforts...
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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001-the worst ever on U.S. soil-highlighted a dangerous vulnerability in America's protection strategies. The big question everyone was asking was how could a country with the world's most formidable armed forces have found itself so defenseless against determined-but relatively poorly equipped-enemies? Formed in direct response to the 2001 attacks, the Department of Homeland Security was intended to make sure...
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On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania changed the global community, pushing terrorism into the spotlight, and triggering a series of world events that included the invasion of Afghanistan and the Iraq War. For many people in the United States, it was their first experience of terrorism in their home country.Terrorism is a global phenomenon that affects many people worldwide, yet it is not a new...
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