As a fitting finale for their portion of the War on Terror, the last several months of the Bush Administration proved to be efficient, productive, and lethal. These months were … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of Khorasan – A Formidable Farewell
As a fitting finale for their portion of the War on Terror, the last several months of the Bush Administration proved to be efficient, productive, and lethal. These months were … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of Khorasan – A Formidable Farewell
The severity of the now underway drone campaign was not fully comprehended by al-Qaida operatives. All operatives involved with External Operations, militant training, conventional and chemical weaponry, were priority targets. … Continue reading SERIES: Predators Of Khorasan – From Darunta To The Grave
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: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Signals To Commence
Two factors drove al-Qaida external operations after the 2005 London bombings. First was the need and ability to outwit international security services in order to recreate and expand upon the … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Transatlantic Conspiracy
The captures of Khalid Sheikh Mohamed and his nephew Ammar al-Baluchi thoroughly disrupted the current and potential mechanics of al-Qaida external operations. Now the two represented an abundant wealth of … Continue reading SERIES: Exiles Of Jihad: Dark Years Of Al-Qaida – Parrying The Pakistanis
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