Research Catalog

Title

Days of the fall : a reporter's journey in the Syria and Iraq wars / Jonathan Spyer.

Author

Spyer, Jonathan,

Publication

• London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
• ©2018

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Holdings

Details

Description

x, 192 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"Days of the Fall takes the reader into the heart of the terrible wars in Syria and Iraq. The book combines frontline reporting with analysis of the deeper causes and effects of the conflict. Over five years, Jonathan Spyer reported from the heart of the wars, spending time in Aleppo, Baghdad, Damascus, Mosul, Idleb, Hasaka and other frontline areas. He witnessed some of the most dramatic events of the conflict - the rescue of the trapped Yezidis from the attempted ISIS genocide in 2014, the Assad regime's assault on Aleppo, the rise of independent Kurdish power in north east Syria, the emergence of the Shia militias in Iraq as a key force. The book depicts these events, and seeks to place them within a broader framework. The author notes the ethnic and sectarian faultlines in both Syria and Iraq, and contends that both countries have now effectively separated along these lines, leading to the emergence of de facto fragmentation and the birth of a number of new entities. The book also notes that this confused space has now become an arena for proxy conflict between regional and global powers. Containing interviews with key figures from all sides of the conflict, such as the Shia militias in Iraq, and even ISIS members, Days of the Fall serves as an invaluable and comprehensive guide to the complex dynamics and the tragic human impact of the wars."--Back cover.

Subject

• Civil War (Syria : 2011-)
• Iraq War (2003-2011)
• 2003-2011
• Iraq War, 2003-2011
• Ethnic relations
• Syria > History > Civil War, 2011-
• Syria > Ethnic relations
• Iraq > Ethnic relations
• Iraq
• Syria

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Birth of an insurgency -- The battle for Aleppo -- Rojava : the Kurds alone -- The siege of Kobani : interviewing ISIS -- Black summer, 2014 -- A YPG volunteer -- Uncovering ISIS's use of chemical weapons -- With the Shia militias in Iraq -- The ghosts of Shorja market -- Wasteland : Northern Syria, winter 2015 -- The rebellion at twilight -- Before Mosul -- In the ruined city -- Undercover in Damascus.

Call Number

JFE 18-7177

ISBN

• 9781138560413
• 1138560413
• 9781138561205
• 1138561207

LCCN

2017033561

OCLC

995806010

Author

Spyer, Jonathan, author.

Title

Days of the fall : a reporter's journey in the Syria and Iraq wars / Jonathan Spyer.

Publisher

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

2003-2011

Research Call Number

JFE 18-7177