Al-Qaeda in Iraq

other for control of the country. It was not just the battle experience Zarqawi gained from his time with the jihadist groups, but also made many valuable connections. Sheikh Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi was one of those connections that helped form Zarqawi 's opinion on how he would run his organization in the future. Al Maqdisi was one of the architects of the ideology of of jihad Salafism. This ideology is based on the principle of any government that does not rule through a strict…

and emotional damage for them to repair. lets look back at the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon on september 11. It was a day that broke many americans hearts. When nineteen members of al-qaeda seized control of 4 airplanes. The airplanes had thousands of passengers on board. Al-qaeda flew two planes into the twin towers in new york. They flew another one into the pentagon.the last plane crashed into a field in pennsylvania after the passengers on board tried to fight for…

I. Introduction The images of the al-Qaeda attacks on September 11, 2001 are some of the most powerful in propaganda history. Using "passenger airplanes as missiles," al-Qaeda targeted the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and a field in Somerset, Pennsylvania (Oxford). It seemed to the public the United States faced a massive crisis of national security, and, consequently, an impending war. Of course, public chaos was inevitable, and propaganda was necessary…

thousands around the world over the years but has also affected the natives living in the very areas they live in. For example, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Afghanistan are just a few bases for terrorist groups located in the Middle East. Groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda have caused harm around the world, but America has put their say in this war against terrorism. Terrorism is relevant because these different groups affect the connections of countries including the ones they are centered in; terrorism…

how our current foreign policy strategy can actually create terrorists. This would be called a “light footprint strategy” and would involve special operations and covert intelligence. As we learned about in Iraq, when the United States sends in troop to Muslim countries, groups such as Al Qaeda benefited due to new radicalization. 4). I completely agree with Fareed's statements on our foreign policy. I believe that with all of the military invasions, the instability is even greater. We need to…

ideology but ISIS has never formally committed a terror attack on Western soil. Even in areas under ISIS control, the group employ mass shooting to bully locals into their ideology and those who do not convert are ruthlessly killed on the streets (Byman et al 2015). Operating in a social media boom, ISIS has efficiently used twitter and YouTube to further their cause but most of their material has been footage of killings of American soldiers and Shi’a Muslims. Their movement can be summed up to…

Just or unjust? Al-Qaeda’s ideology and actions have proven to be unjust, violating just war theory, basic human rights, and plain old human decency. In this paper, I will explain how and why Al-Qaeda’s ideology and tactics violate the Just War Theory, as well as a counterpoint to this. Al-Qaeda which means “The Base” was created by Osama Bin Laden along with the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which was led by Ayman al-Zawahiri in the early 1980's in order to push the Soviet Union out of…

Obama wanted Osama captured dead or alive because of the many terrorists attacks from the Al Qaeda on U.S. soil. Osama was in hiding for five years because, he was trying to make another huge attack on the U.S. and didn 't want to get captured. Because of the trauma Osama Bin Laden did to the U.S. the President put out a bounty for Osama. The Bombing at 9/11 increased the anger of the U.S. people. Today Al Qaeda no longer had a leader to tell them where to attack next. Everyday that passed and…

including America. Many of these hunts have been part of the shaping of modern America. One of the largest and most known the the attacks against America on September 11, 2001 and witch hunts followed. Nineteen members of a terrorist group called al-Qaeda who practice an extreme form of Islam hijacked four planes in several United States airports. They successfully flew two into the World Trade Center, one into part of the pentagon, and another was meant for Washington, D.C. The plane meant for…

the Al Thagher teachers who offered extracurricular Islamic lessons. These teachers were apart of a Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic political group who promoted means to achieve Islamic governance. Soon after Soviet troops seized Afghanistan in 1979, Azzam and bin Laden traveled to Peshawar, to join the resistance. To become fighters they gained financial and moral support from Afghan rebels, the mujahideen. They encouraged young men to join Afghan jihad, from the Middle East. The Maktab…