Al-Qaeda in Iraq

To gain a greater understanding of the Al-Qaeda organization as it is known today it is important to take the time to look back of its past and understand how and why it was created. The war between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union that lasted from December 1979 – February 1989 is when Al-Qaeda makes its name as a terrorist organization as well as a growing information network. The Soviet–Afghan War stated in a similar fashion to the US was in Vietnam and is sometimes mentioned as the Soviet…

In Nigeria, Boko Haram uses kidnappings, bank robberies and the hijacking of cars, and similarly in Iraq, ISIS and Al-Qaeda turn to ransom from kidnappings, human trafficking and illicit drug trade to make their millions (Barrett, 2012). The trouble with combating the funding of terrorism appears when focusing on kidnappings, in particular, as a lucrative way to…

communicated by the attacks had both political and social consequences. On September 11, 2001, nearly the entire U.S. states, were faced with grief of the catastrophic attack. The aftermath was a process of invasion of Afghanistan (2002) and Iraq (2003), kicked off by George W. Bush’s declaration of war on terrorism, nine days after 9/11. In response to 9/11, Spain’s, Prime Minister Jose´ Maria Aznar delivered a remarkable speech stating that "ETA and bin Laden are the same thing…same…

control of towns which creates a shock value to assure to reach their goals. Most people do not understand ISIS’ meaning. ISIS is an abbreviation for "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria".(Lobe) ISIS refers to themselves as IS which means Islamic State. The reason for IS is the fact that their power is now going farther than just Iraq and Syria, ISIS is power can been seen in Afghanistan. ISIS is the new big terrorist group.…

declared global war on terror against Al-Qaeda and other terrorist group. a) A “War Cabinet” was formed integrated by a select number of top intelligence and military advisors. b) Government announced to wage war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda…

He says ISIS is at least at 200,000 men fighting for the Islamic State. He also added that ISIS now controls an area that is about one third of Iraq and about one third of Syria which adds up to about the size of Great Britain (Cockburn 2014). This size difference is one of the reasons why the United States originally believed that the countries within the Middle East could handle the militant…

KABLAM you are in Syria. Your friends and family are in the capital city and have just witnessed a bombing. This group is a threat to national security ,but we need to fight them on our own terms. “When you allow enemies to live and grow within your territory, you have positioned yourself to be killed when you never thought such can be your portion.” We the American people must band together and fight this terrorist group ISIS. ISiS has done things that label it as a terrorist…

Islamic world. That is not borne out by this book. In his very first speech, dated to 1994, bin Laden is already sounding the notes that reverberate throughout this collection: the entire Muslim world is under seige, from Afghanistan, to Palestine, to Iraq, to Chechnya and Bosnia; the humiliation (and emasculation) of Islam by the western world is the implicit goal. Now, clearly, one can quarrel with his analysis, but such a message has broad appeal. The editor and translator are to be commended…

east. The 9/11 planners, attackers or terrorists did not like the fact that United States government officials supported Israel. They did not like the invasion of Iraq nor the presence of US troops in Saudi Arabia. The terrorists believed United States government officials and citizens should be punished for supporting Israel. The al-Qaeda group at the time of the attack had 19 members with a purpose to overthrow the Middle-Eastern government or other places that supported it. On September 11,…

The morning of September 11, 2001 has become the tragedy for all Americans. There was a terrorist attack, as four airliners were hijacked by al-Qaeda members. Four suicide attacks were targeted at important objects in the USA. One of the four planes was targeted at Pentagon, another crashed in the field of Pennsylvania, while the two remaining airliners were aimed to attack Twin Towers in New York. After this event, the war broke down that brought changes to the whole society in the USA. If you…