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: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Replenishment And Admonishment
A renewed urgency swept through the encampments of al-Qaida and their allied movements in 2005. It would be a mistake to assume that the jihadist focus on paramilitary and political … Continue reading SERIES: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Obdurate Militancy
In the years after 9/11, al-Qaida repeatedly failed to emulate the “success” of their previous operations and strikes. The obvious loss of their camp infrastructure was compounded by Khalid Sheikh … Continue reading SERIES: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Dismay In The London Underground
Segment VII – Of An Unholy Merger (Chapter 27 – Among Influence and Intrigue) For the entirety of the Series, please see – https://chroniclesinzealotry.com/fugitives-of-the-peninsula/ Having heralded their arrival on the … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 27 – Among Influence And Intrigue)
A readjusted al-Qaida, expanding into Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula, was in late 2004 into 2005, faced with an undulating series of success and failure, challenges and critical advancements. Corresponding … Continue reading SERIES: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Apprehension and Escape
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
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: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Disputes And The Order Of Battle
As we explored in the previous chapter of this series, 2004 was developing into a hectic year due to al-Qaida efforts attempted to refocus against Pakistani cities and abroad, and … Continue reading SERIES: 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: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Threat To An Election
In late 2003, the collective American conscious disregarded the war in Afghanistan and observed with intense focus the happenings of Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as the militant determined to … Continue reading SERIES: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – A Lion Emerges
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