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Current leader of IS |
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi |
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ISIS headquarters |
Al-Raqqah |
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ISIS terrorist group since |
2004 |
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2014 ISIS turnover |
people paid attention to ISIS because of the atrocities they committed. |
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Previous name of ISIS |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq |
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Leadership in ISIS |
2003-2006 Al Zarqaw (creator of AQI) 2006-2010 Al Masri 2010 - present Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi |
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Abu Bakr means |
companion of muhammad |
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AQI --> ISIS switch |
occurred in 2013
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Leader of Al Qaeda
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Abu Bakr Al Zawahiri
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SDGT
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Specially Designated Global Terrorist
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Facts about Baghdadi |
1) has a phd in Islamic Studies 2) called the "invisible sheik" (has a low profile) 3) Has a Bin Laden style of leadership |
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Goals of ISIS (2) |
1) establish a worldwide caliphate 2) Expand foreign fighter membership |
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Recruiting for ISIS |
Prime age between 15-20 |
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TIDE |
Terrorist identities datamart environment |
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What to expect from the IS |
1) Al-Qaeda and them will continue to clash about issues 2) IS will continue to pursue chemical weapons and asymmetric forms of terrorism |
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Aleppo, Al-Raqqa and Damascus |
Aleppo = east/rebels control, west/governemnt Al-Raqqa = headquarters of IS Damascus = capital of Syria |
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Boko Haram means |
western education / influence is a sin |
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Boko Haram located in... |
Nigeria |
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Leader of Boko Haram |
Abu Bakr Shekau |
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2 facts about BH |
1) Based out of Nigeria 2) pledged allegiance to IS in 2015 |
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BH leadership problems |
We think the leader is Bakr Shekau, but MAY be Abu Musab al-barnawi |
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Al Shabaab means |
The youth |
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Leader of Al Shabaab |
Ahmad Umar |
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facts about Al Shabaab |
1) recruiting heavily in Kenya and Tanzania 2) They have a large foreign fighter base 3) Greatest population of Al Shabaab individuals are in minnesota |
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Al Shabaab located |
In Somalia |
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2 destabilization facts about African Terrorists |
1) Foreign direct investments in Nigeria have amounted to 21 billion dollars 2) Boko Haram has influenced debates about political and military policy |
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What to expect in 2016 from these groups |
1) African terrorist groups will continue to clash with the formal governemnts 2) The groups will be crippled similar to Al-Qaeda |
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Al-Qaeda means |
the base |
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History of Al-Qaeda |
1) Brain child of Osama Bin Laden 2) Formed after the Afghan & Soviet war |
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Goal of Al-Qaeda |
to eliminate western influence |
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Past successes of Al-Q |
1) 9/11 2) Shoe Bomber 3) Underware bomber 4) Bali Bombing |
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Facts about Bin Laden |
1) Born in Saudi Arabia 2) Leader of the mujahideen during the soviet afghan war 3) in 1992 he was banished from SA |
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Current leader of Al-Qaeda |
Abu Bakr Al-Zawahiri -criticized by muslims -took over after bin laden |
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Khalid Sheik Muhammad |
mastermind of 9/11 part of the old gang considered a war hero |
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Goals of Al -Q |
1) destroy Israel 2) issue fatwahs against US forces and non-believers |
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Death of Osama facts |
-Called operation Neptune Spear -SOF Army = Special operations forces -occured in Abbottabad, Pakistan -Launched out of Afghanistan -Unilateral KILL operation |
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who was involved with osama bin laden's death |
-CIa, seal team 6, army sof |
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The raid on bin laden's compound |
-occured in northern pakistan -unilateral kill operation -compound destroyed by pakistans after |
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players who helped collect BL intel |
cia, nsa, dod, ngia (makes maps), odni (office director of national intelligence |
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Differences between al-Q and ISIS |
1) IS needs to expand and hold their territory 1.5) AlQ needs to keep their brand alive 2) Tactics of IS are cruel: include rape and beheadings 2.5) alQ is less gruesome and has a gentler approach |
