Peter bergen, holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden, 2002. Like revolutionary armies throughout history, alqaeda is pursuing a strategy of. Al qaeda, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents. Several regions with sizable muslim populations and a history of aqam.
Al qaeda and affiliates congressional research service summary al qaeda aq has evolved into a significantly different terrorist organization than the one that perpetrated the september 11, 2001, attacks. The history begins with the birth of islam in the year 610, when the. Al qaeda s leading thinkers are steeped in these reformerslong struggle against the establishment. The attached manual was located by the manchester england. Al qaeda in yemen aqy was a militant islamist group based in yemen and the yemeni branch of the al qaeda aq franchise from 2000 until 2009 when it merged with its saudi counterpart to create al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Analyzing the effectiveness of al qaedas online influence operations by means of propaganda theory by david k. The al qaeda network today also comprises semiautonomous or self radicalized actors, who often have only peripheral or ephemeral ties to either the core cadre in pakistan or affiliated groups elsewhere. Exiled by the saudi regime, and later stripped of his citizenship in 1994, bin laden left afghanistan and set up operations in sudan, with the united states in his sights as. Exposing islams new war on christians 20 and the al qaeda reader 2007.
The rise and fall of al qaeda the web site cannot be found. The focus of this report is on the history of al qaeda, known or. Read download the secret history of al qaeda pdf pdf download. Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu alkhayr almasri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. Al shabaab is an al qaedaaffiliated organization that has risen rapidly to prominence in the midst of. Mar, 2015 the al qaeda manager reported that the organizations fighters in pakistan were effectively pinned down by the air strikes. It began as a logistical network to support muslims fighting against the soviet union during the afghan war and transformed into the active terrorist organization known for. The secret history of al qaeda download ebook pdf, epub. Isis has ruled ruthlessly and killed with few restraints in its syrian holdings. The al qaeda reader should be required reading for any student of political science who wants to understand terrorism.
Pdf al qaedas organizational structure and its evolution. The organisation grew out of the network of arab volunteers who had gone to afghanistan in the 1980s to fight under the banner of islam against soviet communism. Bibliography alqaeda and its affiliated organizations universiteit. Kathleen hammerberg, alexander powell, zack gold, david knoll, and william rosenau, independent assessment of u. Inside alshabaab is the definitive history of the somali militant group, rich with newly disclosed details about the groups genesis and its ties to alqaeda. Now, for the first time, the al qaeda reader gathers together the essential texts and documents that trace the origin, history, and evolution of the ideas of alqaeda founders ayman alzawahiri and osama bin laden. Alqaeda, broadbased militant islamist organization founded by osama bin laden in the late 1980s. In all modesty, i must add that i was hardly alone in viewing al qaeda in this way.
The jihadi threat united states institute of peace. The manual was found in a computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. While senior al qaeda figures reportedly remain based in pakistan, the network includes. The base, the foundation, alternatively spelled alqaida and alqaida is a transnational extremist salafist militant organization founded in 1988 by osama bin laden, abdullah azzam, and several other arab volunteers during the sovietafghan war. It began as a logistical network to support muslims fighting against the soviet union during the afghan war and transformed into the active terrorist organization known for carrying out the september 11 attacks of 2001. The planes are still circling our skies nearly every day, he wrote. Inside al qaeda inside the terror network frontline pbs. After the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, alqaeda or alqaida, pronounced alkyeda became the worlds most infamous terrorist organization.
Al qaeda electronic announced its formation as a new branch of al qaeda focused on cyberwarfare in a brief video on january 20, 2015. Alqaeda and the road to 911 by lawrence wright in djvu, fb2, fb3 download ebook. Two alqaeda affiliates, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing almasri. Like other totalitarian movements, the movements leaders have rationalized their brutality in a number of published treatises. From antiquity to al qaeda by gerard chaliand editor in djvu, doc, epub download ebook. University of california press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the united states, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the.
This study traces alqaeda fighters paths backward from violent extremist. In contrast, al qaeda groups have focused more on local populations and local flashpoints. Government efforts against al qaeda, cna drm2017u015710final, august 2017. In their own words, al qaeda tells the western world why they are attacking western interests and what they want. Click download or read online button to get the secret history of al qaeda book now.
This is an incomplete list of books about al qaeda. Some invoke the global jihadist rhe toric of al qaeda or isis, while others are. Muhammad abd alsalam faraj, tried and hanged in connection with the 1981 assassination of anwar alsadat1 victory. During a search of an al qaeda members home, police in manchester, england, found a document described by the fbi as the al qaeda training manual.
Jul 20, 2004 al qaeda, meaning the base, was created in 1989 as soviet forces withdrew from afghanistan and osama bin laden and his colleagues began looking for new jihads. Alqaeda presents itself as the most direct path to sat isfying their needs, by providing a clear narrative that appeals to their concerns. Al qaedas leading thinkers are steeped in these reformerslong struggle against the establishment. Pdf the inner organizational structure of al qaeda within the expanded framework of the global jihad. The organization reached its peak during that period and launched massive attacks against the us and the coalition forces. A wealth of sources including us diplomatic cables released by wikileaks, letters taken from the pakistani hideout of osama bin laden, case files from the prosecution of american al shabaab members, emails from hillary clintons tenure as secretary of state, and al shabaabs own statements and recruiting videos inform maruf and josephs. After a more than a decade and a half of combating al qaeda aq in afghanistan and pakistan, the united states faces a diverse array of threats from al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and africa. This document is a standalone version of the alqaeda core case. Al qaeda and the islamic state vis avis territorial issues for the sake of the argument, it is essential to note that the creation of an islamic state caliphate for the ummah based on islamic. In this lesson, students will explore the history of al qaeda from secondary source analysis and will answer critical discussion questions, helping them gain a better under standing of al qaeda, and the political implications of the september 11th, 2001 attacks. Backgrounder the threat of new alqaeda leadership the case of syrias aljoulani une 30 2015 of a caliphate on june 29, 2014. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. The third strategic objective that elevating joulani to.
Pdf on jan 1, 2018, jaume castan pinos and others published terror, territory and statehood from al qaeda to the islamic state find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu al khayr al masri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. The al qaeda manual the attached manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search of an al qaeda members home. Even is, its local branches and al qaeda affiliates, despite belonging to the latter category, are not monolithic.
Implications for us strategy christopher henzel the fight against the enemy nearest to you has precedence over the fight against the enemy farther awayinallmuslim countries the enemy has the reins of power. Its a great introduction for those new to the topic, but its also a landmark work and absolutely required reading for those who study and work to counter terrorism. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The base to global database a history of strategic virtualisation73. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Pdf terror, territory and statehood from al qaeda to the. Bin laden and azzam established al qaeda from the fighters, financial.
Alqaeda arabic for the base is a worldwide sunni islamist militant insurgent group. Two al qaeda affiliates, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and al qaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing al masri. At the time, al qaeda was composed mostly of a core cadre of veterans of the afghan insurgency against the soviet union, with a centralized leadership structure made up mostly of. Osama bin laden, and is thought to be losing the confidence of rankandfile members. From war ii to the wars of national liberation 208 gerard chaliand and arnaud blin. Alqaeda is believed to have been formally created toward the later years of the sovietafghan war 19791989, sometime in 1988. The question needs to be asked if the united states did everything al qaeda wants, would the jihad be over, or would al qaeda just find something else about the. Al qaeda, broadbased militant islamist organization founded by osama bin laden in the late 1980s. The teaching of the reformers has been heterodox and revolutionary from the beginning.
Between war and terrorism 363 francois gere 16 the united states confronting terrorism 398 arnaud blin 17 terrorism in southeast asiathreat and response 420 rohan gunaratna bibliography 435 contributors 445 index 447. Founded by osama bin laden in 1988 in afghanistan, alqaeda is now dedicated to driving the united states out of the middle east specifically and out of muslim countries generally, to destroying israel, and to toppling prowestern governments in islamic countries and replacing them with islamic. Alqaedathe base in arabicis the network of extremists organized by osama bin laden the death of bin laden, who was killed in a joint operation by u. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. In syria, the rise of jihadist organ izations was predictable given its history. To defeat alqaeda, it is crucial to understand who seeks to join and why, and what makes alqaeda appeal to them. Cia created alqaeda and isis evidence internet archive.
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