Al-Qaida, the tribes, and the government : lessons and prospects for Iraq's unstable triangle /

"Dealing with tribal systems has posed a continuing challenge to Al-Qaida as it operates in the Middle East and Africa, where a tribal environment is still an integral part of society in many of the countries. How Al-Qaida views and manages the tribal system within its individual areas of opera...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cigar, Norman L. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Marine Corps University (U.S.). Middle East Studies
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Quantico, VA : Marine Corps University Press, [2011]
Colección:Middle East Studies occasional papers ; no. 2.
Temas:
Qaida (Organization)
Since 2003
Tribes > Iraq.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Tribus > Irak.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011.
Politics and government
Tribes
Iraq > Politics and government > 2003-
Irak > Politique et gouvernement > 2003-
Iraq
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The human terrain : the tribal factor in Iraqi society
  • Al-Qaida tackles the tribes
  • Al-Qaida alienates the tribes
  • Mobilizing the tribes against Al-Qaida
  • The U.S. strategy matures and the awakening develops
  • The Shayks' positions assured
  • The tribal war against Al-Qaida
  • Al-Qaida responds
  • Al-Qaida adapts
  • The tribes and the Iraqi government : a rocky relationship
  • The evolving tribal environment
  • Al-Qaida's own carrot-and-stick approach
  • Conclusion and prospects.

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