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  • THE RISE OF ISIS: BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE FROM THE UK AND U.S.; THE RISE OF ISIS: BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE FROM THE UK AND U.S.; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ISIS AND THE SECTARIAN CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST; SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. BACKGROUND; 3. THE ISIS SURGE; 4. INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO ISIS; 5. MILITARY ACTION AGAINST ISIS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2: ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT (ISIS) AND THE TAKEOVER OF MOSUL; 1. ISIS; 2. IRAQ; 3. SYRIA; 4. MILITARY CAPABILITIES; 5. POSSIBILITY FOR NATO INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ.
  • 6. LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT EXTERNAL INTERVENTION7. OUTLOOK; Chapter 3: ISIS: THE MILITARY RESPONSE IN IRAQ AND SYRIA; 1. SUMMARY; 2. MILITARY OPERATIONS; 3. BRITISH MILITARY PARTICIPATION; 4. ISISMILITARY CAPABILITIES; 5. BOOTS ON THE GROUND?; Chapter 4: THE "ISLAMIC STATE" CRISIS AND U.S. POLICY; SUMMARY; THE ISLAMIC STATE; THE SITUATION IN IRAQ; THE SITUATION IN SYRIA; U.S. STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE ISLAMIC STATE ORGANIZATION; POLICY DEBATES AND RELATED LEGISLATIVE ISSUES; INDEX; Blank Page.