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: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Signals To Commence
Less than a year from the inglorious drone strike on Damadola, Bajaur, the CIA conducted a much more devastating attack, this time on a madrassa in Bajaur, ostensibly utilized by … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of The Khorasan – The Chenagai Madrassa
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: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Faltering Along The Way To Jihad
Segment IX – To Inspire An Insurrection (Chapter 36 – A Forgotten Warning) For the entirety of the Series, please see – https://chroniclesinzealotry.com/fugitives-of-the-peninsula/ Amidst the conflict in Abyan and throughout Yemen, … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 36 – A Forgotten Warning)
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
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: 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
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: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Collapse Of The External Structure
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 The Khorasan – Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah
Khalid Sheikh Mohamed struggled to maintain an al-Qaida momentum in 2002, yet still had well placed assets both local and beyond. His subordinates, the Rabbani brothers, continued to manage safehouses … Continue reading SERIES: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – The Perfume Letter Plot and Failaka Island