Carter Malkasian, Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State (Oxford University Press, 2017). In September 2006, Abu Sittar declared the birth of the Anbar Awakening to the world. While releasing the group’s manifesto, he claimed 30,000 men from 25 Sunni tribes were prepared to fight against al-Qaeda. The ...
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