{"product_id":"impossible-victory-how-iraq-defeated-isis-hardcover","title":"Impossible Victory: How Iraq Defeated Isis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHaider Al-Abadi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 2014, the world had grown weary of Iraq and its troubles. The Americans had all but gone and the media had switched its gaze towards Syria, but Iraq's problems were far from over. That same year, ISIS put Iraq back on the map as they crossed the border from Syria and rampaged through the country, kidnapping, raping and killing, and enforcing their murderous interpretation of Sharia law. Saddam Hussein, the occupation, sectarian war, corruption and political instability had collectively laid the groundwork for further violence, and Iraqis were about to see the worst of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was against this backdrop that Haider al-Abadi became Prime Minister. What would likely be the most formidable task of his life lay ahead of him - to help unify his homeland's fractured military and politics and, slowly, to turn the tide on ISIS and achieve what had seemed an impossible victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the definitive and fascinating true story of how Iraq took on and eventually defeated ISIS, told by the country's former Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Haider al-Abadi\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Baghdad in 1952 into a professional, middle-class family.\u003cbr\u003eHe lived in exile in the United Kingdom in for twenty-seven years due to his\u003cbr\u003einvolvement with the political opposition to Saddam Hussein. During his exile, \u003cbr\u003eDr Abadi founded his own company specialising in rapid transit systems. He also\u003cbr\u003eled the Islamic Dawa Party in the UK and was a member of the party's leadership\u003cbr\u003eworldwide. In 2003, he returned to Iraq to join the new government, occupying\u003cbr\u003ethe positions of Minister of Communications, adviser to the Prime Minister, \u003cbr\u003echair of the Parliamentary Finance and Economic Committees and Deputy Speaker\u003cbr\u003eof Parliament between the years 2006 and 2014. In 2014, Dr Abadi became the\u003cbr\u003ePrime Minister of Iraq and led the country's successful military campaign\u003cbr\u003eagainst the so-called Islamic State (Daesh) as Commander-in-Chief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765967651104,"sku":"9781785907357","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dd23a4a89da91fdb5c5b3941a8c1d371.webp?v=1780283452","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/impossible-victory-how-iraq-defeated-isis-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}