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  <abstract>The story of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and 200,000 Shia militias fighting to establish an arc of influence across the Middle East.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>The rising Shia militancy in the Middle East -- Iran at war -- The Shia Liberation Army -- History of the Quds Force -- The years of revolution and war -- Gateways to Afghanistan and Iraq -- Uprisings, civil war, and insurgencies -- The Quds Force in action -- The road to Syria -- Back to Iraq -- Sanaa calling -- Unfinished business in Afghanistan -- The way ahead -- Resourcing the Quds Force operations -- Long road, uncertain future.</tableOfContents>
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