The Caliph's new clothes: the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
Abstract: On 9 June 2014, fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) pushed deep into Iraq from Syria. Within a few days they had taken over the west of the country and advanced to just outside of Bagdad. On 29 June 2014 they declared the formation of the 'Islamic State' and a new caliphate. For the first time, jihadists are in control of a contiguous, transnational territory in the Middle East. However, with the designation of their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as 'the Caliph' - the religious and political leader of all Muslims - they may have overreached, ideologically and politically. The rapid success of ISIS in Iraq has several causes: Iraq is politically and ethnically divided and in some places without centralized power. ISIS already had a territorial base in Syria and some Iraqi towns under its control; extensive resources in terms of weapons, money, and fighters; and Iraqi allies in the fight against the unpopular government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad.
- Alternative title
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"Des Kalifen neue Kleider": der Islamische Staat in Irak und Syrien
- Location
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Extent
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Online-Ressource, 8 S.
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
nicht begutachtet
- Bibliographic citation
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GIGA Focus International Edition ; Bd. 6
- Classification
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Politik
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (where)
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Hamburg
- (when)
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2014
- Creator
- Contributor
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GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-397471
- Rights
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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15.08.2025, 7:21 AM CEST
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Associated
- Rosiny, Stephan
- GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien
Time of origin
- 2014
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