| Wolves of Islam Contributor(s): Murphy, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1574888315 ISBN-13: 9781574888317 Publisher: Potomac Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: At a little past 9: 00 p.m., on October 23, 2002, nineteen young women and twenty-two men bounded from minivans and sprinted through the front doors of the sprawling Dubrovka Theater Center in Moscow. Once inside, the troop hurriedly changed into their costumes and, following a well-rehearsed script, took their designated places for the evening??'s dramatic finale. These people were not, however, actresses and actors starring in the hit musical Nord Ost, which was entertaining a sellout crowd of 711 spectators in the concert hall. They were Chechen Islamic terrorists-suicide hostage-takers who had come to Moscow to die and take their audience prey with them, unless the Russians immediately withdrew from Chechnya.The Dubrovka theater siege ushered in a new hostile escalation in the fanatical Islamist Chechens??? ten-year fight against the Russian state. The "wolves of Islam" have adopted terror with maximum civilian casualties as its strategic weapon of choice, are employing the Palestinian model of suicide terror against civilians, and may be plotting with al Qaeda to conduct international terrorist operations abroad. In "Wolves of Islam" Paul Murphy tells the story of the principal cast of characters. To drive Russia out of the North Caucasus, Chechen terrorists carry out horrific acts of unimaginable terror. Individually and collectively, they have led Chechnya down the road to chaos, political anarchy, economic ruin, and physical destruction, as they continue to prosecute their Islamic holy war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 947.086 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.88" (1.03 lbs) 282 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paul Murphy tells the story of the principal cast of characters in the 'Wolves of Islam'. These Chechen terrorists carry out horrific acts of terror to drive Russia out of the North Caucasus. They have led Chechnya down the road to chaos as they continue to prosecute their Islamic holy war. |