Radio War Nerd EP 458 — Iraqi Insurgency, Part 1: 2003-04 (feat. Rob Ashlar)

Guest: Rob Ashlar Recorded: July 18, 2024 The first in our 2-part series with Rob Ashlar on the Iraqi insurgency, one of the most important guerrilla movements of the past 50 years. This episode, we trace the early mutations of the Iraqi insurgency 2003-4 ending with the Second Battle of Fallujah. Subscribe to Rob Ashlar's substack Read Rob Ashlar's article "Monotheism and Struggle: The Story of Iraqi Insurgency, 2003-04" in Cosmonaut.Check out RWN EP #435 with Rob Ashlar: IS-KP's Friends in US-Occupied Afghanistan *Glossary:Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ("Zarqawi"): leader of JTJ (Jama'at al-Tawhid wa-l Jihad), then Al Qaeda in IraqUmar Hadid: Top Zarqawi lieutenant in Fallujah, killed Second Battle of FallujahAbu Muhammad al-Adnani ("Adnani"): Co-founder JTJ, later spokesman for ISISSheikh Abduallah al-Janabi ("Janabi"): Fallujah leader, sometimes allied with ZarqawiMuqtada al-Sadr: Shia leader, Mahdi ArmyJTJ (Jama'at al-Tawhid wa-I Jihad): Zarqawi's first jihadi group in Iraq, later becomes IQI/Al Qaeda in IraqNick Berg: American contractor mysteriously arrested, released, kidnapped & beheaded in 2004 **Hey Kiwis! Join the War Nerd in Wellington, NZ!"How To Read Wars: A Public Conversation with John Dolan" with the Wellington Socialist SocietyWhen: Thursday, July 25th at 6pmWhere: Bedlam & Squalor, Level 1 18 Garrett St, Wellington, New Zealand Total time: 1:14:54 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World