Description based on PDF title screen; title from title screen (viewed Nov. 6, 2013).
"September 2011."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-206).
Contents
Introduction -- The human terrain : the tribal factor in Iraqi society -- Al-Qaida tackles the tribes -- Al-Qaida alienates the tribes -- Mobilizing the tribes against Al-Qaida -- The U.S. strategy matures and the awakening develops -- The Shayks' positions assured -- The tribal war against Al-Qaida -- Al-Qaida responds -- Al-Qaida adapts -- The tribes and the Iraqi government : a rocky relationship -- The evolving tribal environment -- Al-Qaida's own carrot-and-stick approach -- Conclusion and prospects.
