American clandestine forces progressed with their unilateral offensive against al-Qaida officials based in Pakistan, unleashing a barrage of drone strikes from summer 2008 through the end of the year. The … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of The Khorasan – Unilateral Assault
Segment X – Chaos Sans Conclusion (Chapter 40 – Ascertaining The Fates) Amidst the intense battle, chaos, and US intervention that the nation of Yemen was going through because of … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 40 – Ascertaining The Fates)
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)
Segment X – Chaos Sans Conclusion (Chapter 38 – Ansar Al-Shariah) AQAP was wounded in the aftermath of arguably the most consequential drone strike of the conflict thus far, but … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 38 – Ansar Al-Shariah)
Segment IX – To Inspire An Insurrection (Chapter 37 – Extrajudicial Execution) In the final chapter of this Segment, we delve deeper into the frantic battle between the Yemenis and … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 37 – Extrajudicial Execution)
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
Segment VIII – Occupation Of The Sky (Chapter 31 – Abnormalcy in Strategy) For the entirety of the Series, please see – https://chroniclesinzealotry.com/fugitives-of-the-peninsula/ In 2010, strategic changes abounded on both sides … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 31 – Abnormalcy In Strategy)
Segment VIII – Occupation Of The Sky (Chapter 28 – A Mistake At Al-Majalah) For the entirety of the Series, please see – https://chroniclesinzealotry.com/fugitives-of-the-peninsula/ Coinciding with the horror at Fort … Continue reading SERIES: Fugitives Of The Peninsula – (Chapter 28 – A Mistake At Al-Majalah)
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: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Dawn of the Insurgency
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 The Khorasan – Abu Haitham Al-Yemeni; First Al-Qaida Militant Eliminated Via Drone Strike In Pakistan