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The Siege of Mecca by Yaroslav Trofimov

The Siege of Mecca

The Forgotten Uprising in Islam's Holiest Shrine and the Birth of al-Qaeda

by Yaroslav Trofimov
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  • Sep 18, 2007, 320 pages
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  • Sep 2008, 336 pages
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