The development and rise of Islamic State (IS) and the violence it manifests : a theoretical perspective

IS is a new phenomenon in the face of an on-going conflict in the Middle-East in what I refer to as the Shami theatre. It evolved from a fledgling affiliate of al Qaeda into a powerful and organised “pseudo-state” under the leadership of Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi and operates largely in the Shami theatre...

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Main Author: Ismail Sooliman, Quaraysha Bibi
Other Authors: Van Marle, Karin
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65658
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