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 – Signals To Commence
Taken together, the rise of the takfiri ideology, reemergence of once lost operatives, escalating belligerence of the Pakistani jihadists, potential destabilization of the Pakistani government, and the further alignment of … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Signals To Commence
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Unity Among The Lines
Confined to al-Qaida internal politics, the year 2007 was one of great strides, especially given their ability to absorb various factions into a shared cause. This was seen twice in … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Unity Among The Lines
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Martyrs and Miscues
Several years into the insurgency, al-Qaida propaganda resolved to celebrate their fallen “martyrs” in releases designed to glorify jihad and entice replacement followers. Consequently, the recruitment efforts of the jihadist … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Martyrs and Miscues
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Coalescing The TTP
Rivaling the influence of al-Qaida, the local Taliban or religious extremist movements of the FATA were expanding in stature and violence. Despite assertions to the opposite, these entities did not … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Coalescing The TTP
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Replenishment And Admonishment
During this tumultuous period, in the time since Abu Faraj al-Libi was captured and Hamza Rabia killed, the American press particularly emphasized the remaining and new al-Qaida commanders climbing in … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Replenishment And Admonishment
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – The Allied Movements
By 2004, al-Qaida in the FATA was enmeshed with a multitude of parallel jihadist movements with whom they were previously acquainted and now reliant upon for survival. They also were … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – The Allied Movements
SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 24 – The Recidivists And The Wanted)
Segment VII – Of An Unholy Merger (Chapter 24 – The Recidivists And The Wanted) For the entirety of the Series, please see – https://chroniclesinzealotry.com/fugitives-of-the-peninsula/ Segment VII discusses the coalescing … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 24 – The Recidivists And The Wanted)
SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – External Structure and Early Misfortunes
Unyielding dedication to intricate plots to match or supplement the 9/11 attacks left Khalid Sheikh Mohamed in a quagmire of half-constructed conspiracies and idealized yet inept operatives. In addition to … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – External Structure and Early Misfortunes