Al-Qaeda Targets and Tactics
Al-Qaeda is a terror group with founded by Osama bin Laden and other volunteers from the Arab community in 1988. Al-Qaeda has been mounting various terror attacks on civilians and military bases in different countries such as the U.S. embassy bombing in 1998, and the Bali bombing in 2002 ("Al-Qaida making comeback in Iraq, officials say", 2012). Following the various attacks and the destruction of property and loss life, different countries such as the U.S. launched a war on terror against the Al-Qaeda, which leads to the death of their leader Osama bin Laden (Nic Robertson, 2016). Al-Qaeda has been using different tactics to carry out their attacks on various targets. This essay discusses the various targets and tactics used by the Al-Qaeda to perform their attacks.
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They engage on recruiting more members in their organization as witnessed in the situation where they increased in numbers from about 1,000 to 2,500 fighters (http://www.washingtontimes.com, 2016). This led to the increase in the number of attacks rising from 75 attacks to 140 attacks in reference to Pentagon data. They carry out their attacks through bombing and drive-by shootings as noted in the attack where six people were killed in Baghdad ("Al-Qaida making comeback in Iraq, officials say", 2012). They have also established training camps in places like the vast desert of western Iraq close to the Syrian border.
In conclusion, Al-Qaeda is one most dangerous terror groups in the world known for mass killing and destruction of property (http://www.washingtontimes.com, 2016). They have been targeting places with high population and buildings with offices of high dignitaries from threatening nations such as the U.S. Al-Qaeda has been using different tactics to carry out their operations including bombing, aircraft attacks, vehicle-based attacks, suicide attacks, and
Al-Qaeda is a terror group with founded by Osama bin Laden and other volunteers from the Arab community in 1988. Al-Qaeda has been mounting various terror attacks on civilians and military bases in different countries such as the U.S. embassy bombing in 1998, and the Bali bombing in 2002 ("Al-Qaida making comeback in Iraq, officials say", 2012). Following the various attacks and the destruction of property and loss life, different countries such as the U.S. launched a war on terror against the Al-Qaeda, which leads to the death of their leader Osama bin Laden (Nic Robertson, 2016). Al-Qaeda has been using different tactics to carry out their attacks on various targets. This essay discusses the various targets and tactics used by the Al-Qaeda to perform their attacks.
Al-Qaeda has been targeting …show more content…
They engage on recruiting more members in their organization as witnessed in the situation where they increased in numbers from about 1,000 to 2,500 fighters (http://www.washingtontimes.com, 2016). This led to the increase in the number of attacks rising from 75 attacks to 140 attacks in reference to Pentagon data. They carry out their attacks through bombing and drive-by shootings as noted in the attack where six people were killed in Baghdad ("Al-Qaida making comeback in Iraq, officials say", 2012). They have also established training camps in places like the vast desert of western Iraq close to the Syrian border.
In conclusion, Al-Qaeda is one most dangerous terror groups in the world known for mass killing and destruction of property (http://www.washingtontimes.com, 2016). They have been targeting places with high population and buildings with offices of high dignitaries from threatening nations such as the U.S. Al-Qaeda has been using different tactics to carry out their operations including bombing, aircraft attacks, vehicle-based attacks, suicide attacks, and