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The Master Plan
- Author
- Brian Fishman
- Narrator
- Stephen R. Thorne
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 22 November 2016
- Run Time
- 11 hours 39 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Given how quickly its operations have achieved global impact, it may seem that the Islamic State materialized suddenly. In fact, al-Qaeda’s operations chief, Sayf al-Adl, devised a seven-stage plan for jihadis to conquer the world by 2020 that included reestablishing the Caliphate in Syria between 2013 and 2016. Despite a massive schism between the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, al-Adl’s plan has proved remarkably prescient. In summer 2014, ISIS declared itself the Caliphate after capturing Mosul, Iraq—part of stage five in al-Adl’s plan.
Drawing on large troves of recently declassified documents captured from the Islamic State and its predecessors, counterterrorism expert Brian Fishman tells the story of this organization’s complex and largely hidden past—and what the master plan suggests about its future.
Only by understanding the Islamic State’s full history—and the strategy that drove it—can we understand the contradictions that may ultimately tear it apart.
Critics Review
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“A sage assessment showing how IS world domination could never come to pass because it has alienated too many Muslims worldwide.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“With original and powerful analysis, The Master Plan should be required reading for anyone attempting to understand both ISIS and al-Qaeda and the implications for contemporary global security.”
Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University
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“The definitive history of the Islamic State—told by one of a handful of experts who studied the group long before it became what it is today.”
Peter Neumann, King’s College London
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“The United States and its allies have failed to understand the ideological drive of the people who lead ISIS…Fishman tells us who they are, what they think, and where they hope to be headed.”
General John P. Abizaid, US Army (Ret.), former commander, US Central Command
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Details
- Author
- Brian Fishman
- Narrator
- Stephen R. Thorne
- Duration
- 11 hours 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 November 2016
- ISBN
- 9781504776455
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Terrorism, armed struggle, Middle Eastern history, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts
Synopsis
Given how quickly its operations have achieved global impact, it may seem that the Islamic State materialized suddenly. In fact, al-Qaeda’s operations chief, Sayf al-Adl, devised a seven-stage plan for jihadis to conquer the world by 2020 that included reestablishing the Caliphate in Syria between 2013 and 2016. Despite a massive schism between the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, al-Adl’s plan has proved remarkably prescient. In summer 2014, ISIS declared itself the Caliphate after capturing Mosul, Iraq—part of stage five in al-Adl’s plan. Drawing on large troves of recently declassified documents captured from the Islamic State and its predecessors, counterterrorism expert Brian Fishman tells the story of this organization’s complex and largely hidden past—and what the master plan suggests about its future. Only by understanding the Islamic State’s full history—and the strategy that drove it—can we understand the contradictions that may ultimately tear it apart.
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