The Violent Rise of Isis

by Chris Townsend

Book Overview

On July 5, 2014, after the stunning seizure of Mosul, Iraq, a relatively unknown man in black stepped into an Iraqi mosque and declared the reestablishment of The Caliphate, an Islamic body of governance not seen since the early days of the religion. Large swathes of Iraq and Syria have been swept under a medieval wave of violence, and groups as far away as Nigeria and Indonesia have pledged their loyalty to the Islamic State, waging their own campaigns...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766092100
• ISBN13: 9780766092105
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12