From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Black Flags, the
harrowing true story of the mission to find and destroy Syria's
chemical weapons and defeat ISIS - only to lose control of both.
'Presents [the story] sharply and compellingly' Washington Post
'Excellent' Independent In August 2012, Syrian president Bashar
al-Assad was clinging to power in a vicious civil war. Concerned
that Assad might resort to chemical weapons, the international
community warned that any such use would cross "a red line",
warranting a military response. When a year later Assad bombed the
Damascus suburb of Ghouta with sarin gas, killing hundreds, global
leaders were torn between living up to their word and becoming
mired in another unpopular Middle Eastern war. So when Russia
offered to store Syria's chemical weapons, the world leaped at the
solution. So begins a race to find, remove, and destroy 1,300 tons
of chemical weapons in the middle of Syria's civil war. Told in
harrowing detail, the initial effort is a tactical triumph for the
West, but soon Russia's long game becomes clear: it has UN cover to
assist Assad's regime. Meanwhile, the territory gains of ISIS
further destabilise the country, and the terrorist organisation
seeks to secure Syria's chemical arsenals for itself, with
horrifying consequences. Red Line is a classic Joby Warrick
true-life thriller: a character-driven narrative with a cast of
heroes and villains, including weapons hunters, politicians,
commandos, diplomats, and spies. Through original reporting and
eyewitness accounts from direct participants, Joby Warrick reveals
how a well-intentioned effort to save Syrian lives became swept up
in a calamitous chain of events that would spawn a terrorist
movement, unleash torrents of refugees, frustrate two U.S.
presidents and empower the Western alliance's most dangerous foes.
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