The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency - Charles R. Lister - Google Books

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The eruption of the anti-Assad revolution in Syria has had many unintended consequences, among which is the opportunity it offered Sunni jihadists to establish a foothold in the heart of the Middle East. That Syria's ongoing civil war is so brutal and…