Template:Did you know nominations/The Terrorists of Iraq


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:20, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

The Terrorists of Iraq

 * ... that Christopher Hitchens called the book The Terrorists of Iraq by Malcolm Nance "a highly potent analysis" of Jihadism? Source: Hitchens, Christopher (August 2008), "Terror Tactics: Believe Me, It's Torture", Vanity Fair. Quote: "His most recent book, The Terrorists of Iraq, is a highly potent analysis both of the jihadist threat"
 * ALT1: ... that The Times of Israel wrote the book The Terrorists of Iraq by Malcolm Nance "provides a deep understanding of the subject"? Source: Rothke, Ben (May 18, 2015), "Book Review: The Terrorists of Iraq: Inside the Strategy and Tactics of the Iraq Insurgency 2003-2014", The Times of Israel. Quote: "Nance’s latest book is The Terrorists of Iraq: Inside the Strategy and Tactics of the Iraq Insurgency 2003-2014, and he provides a deep understanding of the subject."
 * Reviewed: Dendroctonus micans
 * Comment: Created 9 June 2017. Article is over 8,000 characters.

Created by Sagecandor (talk). Self-nominated at 01:26, 15 June 2017 (UTC).


 * The article was created on 9 June 2017 with over 20,000 characters, is neutral, cites sources with inline citations and is free of close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations and plagiarism. The hook is 147 characters, written in accordance with the DYK format, verifiable, and interesting. I decided on the main hook over the alternative, as Christopher Hitchens pertains to me. QPQ checks out. Symbol confirmed.svg –Cognissonance (talk) 20:06, 6 July 2017 (UTC)