With Hassan Ghul captured in early 2004, the intrinsic bond of the Iraqi and Afghan insurgencies may have been imperiled, but Ghul’s interrogation displayed the organizations’ adamant intent on merging, … Continue reading SERIES: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Mesopotamian Expansion
After the debacle of Damadola, it seemed unlikely that the US would engage in another unilateral airstrike operation in the populated regions of the FATA in sovereign Pakistan. Thus far … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of The Khorasan – Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
Segment VI – A Subdued Silence (Chapter 20 – The February Abscondence) For the entirety of the Series, please see – https://chroniclesinzealotry.com/fugitives-of-the-peninsula/ In Saudi Arabia, the violent and abhorrent movement … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 20 – The February Abscondence)
Khalid Sheikh Mohamed struggled to maintain an al-Qaida momentum in 2002, yet still had well placed assets both local and beyond. His subordinates, the Rabbani brothers, continued to manage safehouses … Continue reading SERIES: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – The Perfume Letter Plot and Failaka Island
In order to chronicle the initial CIA drone strikes in Pakistan during the early aughts in a separate series, Predators of the Khorasan, it is imperative that we examine and … Continue reading SERIES: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Internal Structure Post-2001