Ayman al-Zawahiri

revolution is talked about with the siege of Mecca. The fourth chapter of the book is very interesting. In “The Enemy Masterminds: The Grand Strategists of Modern Jihad,” the author goes over many modern Islamist theorists like Sayyid Qutb, Ayman al Zawahiri, and General S.K. Malik. In this chapter, he uses many historical facts and reviews many important people. The final chapter such as “What is to be Done?” and “Afterward,” talk about policy recommendations. “The individual American is…

Management of al-Qaeda beneath the guiding jihadist footsteps of Osama bin Laden has go on to spurring a fear of mapped all around the globe with its very existence. The Islamic extremist organization recognized as al-Qaeda and its leader pull together great efforts in the execution attacks on the United States of America thwarted by only the demise of their head, and yet it gradually rose in power from similar-minded individuals participating with them over the passage of time. It has…

After the September 11th attacks, the Bush Administrations War on Terror brought terrorist groups (notably al-Qaeda) to the forefront of the global scene, making the Middle East the site of the 21st-century’s newfound conflict. Ten years later, the death of Osama Bin Laden heralded an end to the supremacy of the al-Qaeda core and its leadership, yet began the threat of affiliate groups to al-Qaeda, and the new radical group ISIS. Despite most affiliates inability to launch successful global…

extremist terrorist group known as al-Qaeda. Four planes were hijacked by 19 different terrorists, with two of the planes flying into both buildings of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane flying into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the final plane crashing in a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks followed a growing unrest towards the western world and the USA among groups in the nation of Islam that began in the early 20th century. The terrorist group al-Qaeda organized the…

The leader of Afghan Taliban Mullah Mansour is targeted on 21 May 2016 by the US drones in Pakistan. Since 9/11 attacks, this is the first time that the US has succeeded to target the highest ranking Taliban. It came as a surprise during the peak of peace talks and fighting season in Afghanistan. What are the consequences of the death of this very key and controversial Taliban leader? Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour, known as Mullah Mansour was one of the strongest and cruel leaders of the…

Al Qaeda During the 1980’s Osama Bin Laden had built a terrorist organization called “Al Qaeda”. According to the writers of PBS Socal FRONTLINE, “Al Qaeda was created to over power governments in the Middle East, and elsewhere in the Muslim world, which do not strictly enforce a religiously-sanctioned political and social order, but that wasn’t the only thing they wanted.(9/11 Memorial)”. Osama started this group in Afghanistan camps by becoming stable in his financial system, supports, and…

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…

There is no success in the War on Terror until Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri are brought to justice. The U.S. must also deal with captured terrorists in a manner that does not threaten our national security or ongoing counterterrorism operations. Foreign terrorists should not be tried in civilian courts, but instead be…

6.3 Terrorism and Al-Qaida The terrorist organization Al Qaida was established in 1988 in Pakistan by Osama ben Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. The term al Qaida refers both to the physical base of the organization in Afghanistan and to the database to identify volunteers for jihad. Most of the Jihadist are all young men between the ages of 20 and 31. They are almost all from large siblings (cf. analyses of Dr. Rik Chopra for the Guardian, echoes 11/2015). And they were almost all raised in a…

wounded. The horrendous event highlighted significance of terrorism threats in America, while propelling the terrorist syndicate Al Qaeda to international stardom, eventually becoming the face of terrorism in the new millennium. Spanning the thirteen years subsequent to the attacks…