Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State

by Ali Soufan (Author), Ali Soufan (Author), Ali Soufan (Author)

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2018
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In 2011, while the Muslim world was consumed with the Arab Spring, Osama bin Laden saw an opportunity: the next stage, he declared, will be the reinstating of the rule of the caliphate. Within weeks, he was shot by a US Navy SEAL. Now, the group's affiliates have swollen and Islamic State-al-Qaeda's most brutal spinoff to date-proclaims itself the reborn caliphate bin Laden foretold.

Ali Soufan dissects bin Laden's brand of jihadi terrorism, revealing how these organisations were formed, how they operate, their strengths and their weaknesses. Revealing and timely (The New York Times), Anatomy of Terror lays bare the psychology and inner workings of al-Qaeda, IS and their spawn, and shows how the spread of terror can be stopped.

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In 2011, while the Muslim world was consumed with the Arab Spring, Osama bin Laden saw an opportunity: the next stage, he declared, will be the reinstating of the rule of the caliphate. Within weeks, he was shot by a US Navy SEAL. Now, the group's affiliates have swollen and Islamic State-al-Qaeda's most brutal spinoff to date-proclaims itself the reborn caliphate bin Laden foretold.

Ali Soufan dissects bin Laden's brand of jihadi terrorism, revealing how these organisations were formed, how they operate, their strengths and their weaknesses. Revealing and timely (The New York Times), Anatomy of Terror lays bare the psychology and inner workings of al-Qaeda, IS and their spawn, and shows how the spread of terror can be stopped.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08 Jun 2018
ISBN 10: 0393355888
ISBN 13: 9780393355888

Media Reviews

Revealing and timely... Soufan writes with immense knowledge and authority... Anatomy of Terror not only tells a gripping story but is filled with insights that put today's terror attacks by the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in perspective with the history and complicated geopolitics of the region. -- Michiko Kakutani - The New York Times
Into this moment of counterterrorism policy despair, Ali Soufan, one of America's original terror warriors, has returned to help us take stock... Soufan retells the Qaeda story from the beginning, enriching that now oft-told tale with newer materials. -- Charlie Savage - The New York Times Book Review
Mr Soufan is at his most interesting in describing in detail the ambiguous role of Iran in the arrest, and then the release, of senior al-Qaeda figures fleeing Afghanistan-including Hamza bin Laden, Osama's son-to be used either as leverage or as attack dogs . -- The Economist
Ali Soufan is our most important chronicler of the rise and spread of Islamist terror movements... Anyone who wants to understand the world we live in now should read this book. -- Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower and The Terror Years

Author Bio

Ali Soufan is the author of Anatomy of Terror and the New York Times bestseller The Black Banners. A former FBI special agent, he has served on the front lines against al-Qaeda and gained an international reputation as a top counterterrorism operative and interrogator. He has been profiled in The New Yorker and featured in books, newspaper articles, and documentaries around the globe.