Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State by Carter Malkasian

Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State

Carter Malkasian

274 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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In the immediate aftermath of the 2007 "Surge" of American troops in Iraq, the defeat of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in Anbar Province was widely hailed as one of America's signature victories. US Marines and soldiers fought for years there, in grindin...

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