Ali H Soufan

During his time on the front lines, FBI special agent Ali H. Soufan helped thwart plots around the world and elicited key confessions from terrorists in the war against al-Qaeda. This narrative account of that war is essential to an understanding of the terrorist group.

Chronicles the emergence of the terrorist organization ISIS, in part a result of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and subsequent miscalculations by two U.S. presidents. Feautures commentary by key policymakers and counterterrorism experts.