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)
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
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
Unsurprisingly, Nashwan Abdulrazzaq Abdulbaqi al-Tamir, the leader of Brigade 55, known as Abdulhadi al-Iraqi, commanded the al-Qaida paramilitary response to the American invasion. His frontline lieutenants in the north, Abdulsalam … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Dawn of the Insurgency
The Karachi raids deprived Khalid Sheikh Mohamed of an adequate cell of men, facilitators, two of his best lieutenants, an enormity of supplies, and of course a series of viable … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Collapse Of The External Structure
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
As 2005 faded, the CIA drone campaign had yet to eliminate a senior al-Qaida commander, but patience and perseverance paid dividends. American authorities understood that al-Qaida infrastructure was compartmented into … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of Khorasan – Hamza Rabia; External Operations
Having discussed the history and circumstances of America’s first drone strike within Pakistani territory, we move to the next phase, in which the CIA began actively hunting major al-Qaida figures … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of Khorasan – Abu Haitham Al-Yemeni; First Al-Qaida Militant Eliminated Via Drone Strike In Pakistan