Table Of Content“This book is the definitive source on ISIS. Nance demonstrates that ISIS has
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consistently been a threat in Iraq, evolving with the shifting dynamics in the
theater of battle, within the insurgency, and in the region. The Terrorists of Second Edition
Iraq remains an essential and well-researched guide for anyone interested in
understanding or addressing this horrific period in global history.”
— Adam Hinds, former political advisor, United Nations Iraq
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a revised history of al-Qaeda in Iraq (2005–2011), and updated geopolitical intelligence
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Inside the Strategy and Tactics
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Second Edition
THE TERRORISTS OF
I R AQ
Inside the Strategy and Tactics
of the Iraq Insurgency
2003–2014
Malcolm W. Nance
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Dedicated in Memory
of My Friends Who Gave Their Lives in Iraq
Tracy Hushin
Fabrizio Quattrocchi
Captain Travis Patriquin
Nick Pears
John Dolman
Contents
Acknowledgments xvii
About the Author xxiii
Introduction xxv
Section i PRePARAtion FoR inSURGencY
Chapter 1 Who Is Fighting in Iraq? 3
The Cornerstone of Terror: The Ex-Ba’athist Loyalists 6
The Iraqi Resistance Movement and the Foreign
Mujahideen 9
Introducing al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) 10
Fighting Misperceptions 12
Endnotes 15
Chapter 2 Victory through Defeat: Saddam Plans
for Insurgency 17
Repeating a Very Bad History? 17
Unambiguous Indicators 19
The Prewar Insurgency Plan 20
The Iraqi War Plan: Embracing Defeat 22
Mogadishu on the Tigris 25
Treated as Liberators? 25
Endnotes 29
Chapter 3 Crucible of the Insurgency: The Fedayeen
Goes to War 31
First Line of Defense—The Air Defense Forces 32
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Second Line of Defense—The Iraqi Army 33
Third Line of Defense—The Republican Guard 35
Last Line of Defense—The Paramilitary Irregulars,
Terrorists, and Special Republican Guard 35
The Saddam Fedayeen (Firqah al-Fidayi Saddam) 38
Commander of the Saddam Fedayeen—Uday Hussein 40
The Professional Terrorists Arrive—Tawhid Wal-Jihad
and al-Qaeda 44
The Fedayeen Become Terrorists 46
Invasion and S-VBIEDs—Introduction of the Suicide
Car Bomb to Iraq 48
The Fedayeen Disperse 51
Endnotes 53
Chapter 4 Victory from the Jaws of Defeat: Launching
the Iraq Insurgency 57
Implementing the Insurgency 57
The Second “1920 Revolution” 58
Leading the Resistance—Lt. Gen. Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri 61
Godfathers of the Insurgency—The Prewar Internal
Intelligence Apparatus 63
Commander of the Security Apparatus—Qusay Hussein 64
Special Security Organization—SSO (Hijaz al-Amn
al-Khas) 65
Special Republican Guard 67
Operational Command of the SRG 68
SRG Combat Units 69
Iraqi Intelligence Service—IIS (al-Mukahbarat) 69
Director of Foreign Intelligence (M4) 70
Directorate of Technical Affairs (M4/4/5) 71
Directorate of Counterintelligence (M5) 71
Directorate of Clandestine Operations (M13) 72
Directorate of Special Operations Department (M14-SOD) 72
Directorate of Signals Intelligence (M17) 73
Directorate of Surveillance (M20) 74
Al Ghafiqi Project Division (M21) 74
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