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And there’s no better source than the perpetrators themselves, right?

Among the Frontline documentaries, The Secret History of Isis gives better regional details:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-secret-hi...

What would Isis have achieved without the chaos of the US/UK invasion? Was Zarqawi surprised to find himself at the head of a movement that was convenient for Cheney? Was the 2003 invasion destined to make someone like Al-Anbari?

You are more than welcome to suggest a better source. ;)

https://archive.org/details/my-country-my-country-2006

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