“The truth as Joseph and his comrades discovered, was that the Islamic State's fighters were skilled butchers, but lousy soldiers. "They're only good at terrorizing people who aren't armed," he said. "They think they're good, but when we wake them… — Joby Warrick Copy Share Image
“Zarqawi possessed a “jihadist mystique—a potent mix of violence and real charisma, perfumed by thick propaganda efforts,” McChrystal would later write. And now it… — Joby Warrick Copy Share Image
“Young foreign-born Islamists who answered Zarqawi’s call to jihad most often ended in suicide-bomber school. Some would be called upon to sacrifice their own… — Joby Warrick Copy Share Image
“Iraq’s secular regime persecuted and killed Islamic extremists, and al-Qaeda’s leaders abhorred the Iraqi dictator. The distrust was too great to allow even the… — Joby Warrick Copy Share Image
“Zarqawi had staked out a spot at the forefront of the global jihadist movement. No longer was he merely the leader of a particularly… — Joby Warrick Copy Share Image
“The truth as Joseph and his comrades discovered, was that the Islamic State's fighters were skilled butchers, but lousy soldiers. "They're only good at… — Joby Warrick Copy Share Image
