The age of jihad: Islamic State and the great war for the Middle East

Part 1. Afghan prelude : The overthrow of the Taliban: Afghanistan, 2001

Part 2. The occupation of Iraq : Iraq under sanctions: Iraq, 1990-2003

Iraq under sanctions, Iraq, 2003

Regime change: Iraq, 2003

Resistance: Iraq, 2004

Bombs and ballots: Iraq, 2005

Civil war: Iraq, 2006-7

Drawdown: Iraq, 2007-10

Part 3. Afghan reprise : The return of the Taliban: Afghanistan, 2009-12

Part IV: The Arab Spring : Mission creep: Libya, 2011

The "Somalianisation" of Libya: Libya, 2012-14

Yemen in the crossfire: Yemen, 2009-15

Sectarian venom: Bahrain, 2011

Part 5. Syria: revolution and counter-revolution : From revolution to sectarian war: Syria, 2011-13

Syrian catastrophe: Syria, 2013-14

Part 6. Birth of a caliphate : Ten years on: Iraq, 2013

Iraq on the brink: Iraq, 2013-2014

The Islamic State expands: The Caliphate, 2014

The Islamic State remains: The Caliphate, 2014-2015

Life in the Caliphate: The Caliphate, 2015

The Islamic State at bay: The Caliphate, 2015-2016

Afterword : Eight wars.

Part 1. Afghan prelude : The overthrow of the Taliban: Afghanistan, 2001

Part 2. The occupation of Iraq : Iraq under sanctions: Iraq, 1990-2003

Regime change: Iraq, 2003

Resistance: Iraq, 2004

Bombs and ballots: Iraq, 2005

Civil war: Iraq, 2006-7

Drawdown: Iraq, 2007-10

Part 3. Afghan reprise : The return of the Taliban: Afghanistan, 2009-12

Part IV: The Arab Spring : Mission creep: Libya, 2011

The "Somalianisation" of Libya: Libya, 2012-14

Yemen in the crossfire: Yemen, 2009-15

Sectarian venom: Bahrain, 2011

Part 5. Syria: revolution and counter-revolution : From revolution to sectarian war: Syria, 2011-13

Syrian catastrophe: Syria, 2013-14

Part 6. Birth of a caliphate : Ten years on: Iraq, 2013

Iraq on the brink: Iraq, 2013-14

The Islamic State expands: The Caliphate, 2014

The Islamic State remains: The Caliphate, 2014-15

Life in the Caliphate: The Caliphate, 2015

The Islamic State at bay: The Caliphate, 2015-16

The two sieges: Syria, Iraq, 2016-17

Afterword : Eight wars.