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The rapid rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria was almost like a fairy tale. A group that was unheard of in early 2013 captured territories as big as Great Britain by 2014 June, effectively erasing the border between Iraq and Syria. It announced a Caliphate, drew in thousands of fighters and supporters from across the world, including India, launched attacks in nations from Brussels to Bangladesh and earned loyalties of local militant groups in conflict-ridden states such as Nigeria, Libya, Afghanistan and Pakistan. By the end of 2014, ISIS had transformed itself into a global force of terror. ISIS Caliphate tells the story of this phenomenon. Based on primary sources and interviews, the book explores the geopolitical, organisational and ideological roots of ISIS and narrates how the group has spread its wings from its core in Iraq and Syria to the peripheries of India and Pakistan.

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Stanly Johny is the international affairs editor at The Hindu. He is a regular contributor on Middle Eastern geopolitics to The Hindu, The Hindu Business Line and Frontline. His writings and analyses have been featured in other print and broadcast media as well as global think tank forums, including Economic and Political Weekly, Business Standard, The Gulf Today, Middle East Institute, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, TV18 and Asianet. A PhD in West Asian studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Stanly teaches critical international issues at Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. He lives in Chennai with his wife and daughter.

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