iraq

Attemps to answer how ISIS decided on the plan to target Westerners, kidnapping them and then publicly executing them and posting the video on YouTube.

ISIS has proved itself the greatest terrorist threat in the world today. The authors explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi army of international volunteers who are spreading violence and mayhem across the globe.

Military contractor Carter Andress was the ultimate boots-on-the-ground "civilian" in Iraq. His company employed 10,000 Iraqis to haul supplies everywhere. He and his company played a vital role in rallying Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds to unite behind the Government of Iraq's fight against al-Qaeda. The United States won the war in Iraq, only to see the peace lost by the Obama administration's unwillingness to negotiate a new "Status of Forces Agreement". The consequence of this is that ISIS, the Syria-based terrorist group, could enter Iraq with a terrorist army.

Written by a retired military sniper and based on extensive interviews with snipers currently on active duty, this book provides a realistic depiction of urban combat and gives an in-depth discussion of the elite snipers' weapons, training and tactics.

A biography of mathematician and scientist Ibn al-Haytham, specially known for his work on light and vision.

An Iraqi version of the Cinderella story in which a kind and beautiful girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsister finds a husband with the help of a magic fish.

Looks at the jihadist extremist militant group called ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).

The author turns her attention to the most tragic victims of the Iraq war- Iraqi children.the stories in this book are frank, harrowing and sometimes show surprising resilience, as these children try to survive the consequences of a war in which they played no part.

The author shares the story of her life growing up in Baghdad in the 1970s during the early days of Saddam Hussein's repressive regime, discussing how her family suffered after her father discovered wrongdoing by the Ba'ath party.

Johnny Walker--a nickname given by Navy SEALs--tells his story from the perspective of a native Iraqi who joined U.S. forces to help translate during the the 2003 invasion.