As a fitting finale for their portion of the War on Terror, the last several months of the Bush Administration proved to be efficient, productive, and lethal. These months were … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of Khorasan – A Formidable Farewell
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SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Faltering Along The Way To Jihad
Even as 2006 commenced, Iraq remained the most viable and strategically vital theatre for al-Qaida. The organization’s combined efforts with the Taliban and allied movements would eventually thrust Afghanistan into … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Faltering Along The Way To Jihad
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Disputes And The Order Of Battle
Abdulhadi al-Iraqi held sway over paramilitary operations due to his proximity with the Taliban and links with al-Qaida infrastructure in the FATA. Thus, he was prominent within internal operations. Yet … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Disputes And The Order Of Battle
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Summer of Intrigue
As we explored in the previous chapter of this series, 2004 was developing into a hectic year as al-Qaida attempted to refocus efforts against Pakistani cities and abroad, and the … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Summer of Intrigue
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Threat To An Election
With an impending American presidential election in 2004, al-Qaida, the pre-eminent enemy of the Bush Administration, could ill-afford to be relegated to obscurity or forgotten. Having established and discussed the … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Threat To An Election
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Parrying The Pakistanis
The captures of Khalid Sheikh Mohamed and his nephew Ammar al-Baluchi thoroughly disrupted the current and potential mechanics of al-Qaida external operations. Now the two represented an abundant wealth of … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Parrying The Pakistanis
SERIES: Predators Of Khorasan – Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
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 Khorasan – Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – External Structure Under KSM
Having examined the state of al-Qaida internal management in the immediate aftermath of the US invasion into their haven and stronghold of Afghanistan, we must shift to the jihadist network’s … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – External Structure Under KSM