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 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
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
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
Chronicles in Zealotry 