The fourth in a series of articles examining the dwindling US operations in Syria and Iraq aimed against ISIS and the al-Qaida aligned Hurras al-Din remnants, we herein analyze the … Continue reading Hawkeye Strike: The Rush to Convey Strength
The fourth in a series of articles examining the dwindling US operations in Syria and Iraq aimed against ISIS and the al-Qaida aligned Hurras al-Din remnants, we herein analyze the … Continue reading Hawkeye Strike: The Rush to Convey Strength
Segment XI – Mas’ul al-Amm (Chapter 42 – Reliable Or Errant) Throughout the efforts to liberate Zinjibar, airstrikes were not relegated to Abyan, but were occurring against other viable targets … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 42 – Reliable Or Errant)
Segment X – Chaos Sans Conclusion (Chapter 39 – Signature Strikes) As we delve further into 2012, the saga of the al-Dhahab family merges with the chaos of southern Yemen … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 39 – Signature Strikes)
In late 2004 and into 2005, a readjusted al-Qaida was faced with an undulating series of success and failure, challenges and critical advancements, as they expanded into Iraq and the … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: 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: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Mesopotamian Expansion
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