The siege of Mecca : the forgotten uprising / Yaroslav Trofimov.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Allen Lane , 2007.Description: x, 301 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781846140600
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 953.8053 TRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 43917-1001 |
Describes the events in Mecca during November 1979 when gunmen held pilgrimas hostage and the Saudi authorities had to call on foreign assistance. The book argues that the Saudi reaction gave rise to subsequent jihadist terrorism.
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