Charles River Editors
ASIN: B01KSL0XP2
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 60
*Includes pictures*Explains the group's ideology and differences with the Islamic State*Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsSince the Arab Spring uprising of 2011, reports of terrorist attacks around the world have flooded international media. Syria, a country about one and half times the size of Texas, has become the central battleground for many terrorist groups; those the world often focuses on and has heard much of--such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (also known as ISIS and Da’ash, but from here on referred to as ISIL)--and those the world rarely hears about and is unable to make distinctions between others--such as Jabhat Al-Nusra. Despite the lack of focused attention on its activities, Jabhat Al-Nusra (or, the Nusra Front as it is sometimes referred to) has built quite a reputation in Syria and the ...