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The White House says the founder of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was killed during a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen on Thursday [Feb. 6, 2020]. A statement from U.S. President Donald Trump said Qassim al-Rimi was targeted and “successfully eliminated.” According to the statement, al-Rimi was the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)... Continue Reading →
"US and Afghan Special Forces carried out a raid in Helmand (a province of Afghanistan) specifically targeting a senior al-Qaeda leader who was hiding in a bomb factory which was producing explosive devices possibly to be used against voters in the impending presidential election, security officials have claimed." "While Pakistani-born Asim Umar, the first head... Continue Reading →
The Cameroonian government on Saturday provided material and financial support to community defense forces, otherwise known as vigilante groups, in the country's Far North region to fight against Boko Haram. "This is a period when children will be returning to school and most of the vigilante groups have to intensify their activities to focus their... Continue Reading →
"Al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based militant group linked to al-Qaeda. Its official vision is the establishment of a fundamentalist Islamic State in Somalia ..." "Al-Shabaab’s leadership is divided between nationalist, clan-based militia leaders and transnational jihadi radicals (Bruton & Pham, 2012). The nationalist, clan-based militia leaders form the larger group. They enjoy considerable support from the... Continue Reading →
"Boko Haram continues to terrorise Nigeria after almost a decade of violence. ..." "Its members seek to overthrow Nigeria's political establishment and found an Islamic state under strict Sharia law in West Africa’s biggest economy." "Boko Haram was inaugurated in 2002 by the cleric Mohammed Yusuf in the city of Maiduguri. ..." "Yusuf and his acolytes believed Western Christian... Continue Reading →
"Al-Shabaab is the deadliest jihadi group in sub-Saharan Africa, largely operating in Somalia but known for brutal attacks on neighbouring Kenya." "Founded in 2006, the group ... began as the militant arm of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), an alliance of hard-line Sharia courts in southern Somalia who sought to rival the Transitional Federal Parliament for... Continue Reading →
"Fifteen years after the September 11, 2001, hijackings, the al Qaeda threat is growing. Al Qaeda has the capacity to attempt a mass casualty attack inside the U.S. and Europe today." "Many assume that al Qaeda is a spent force, especially after the surge of Abu Bakr al Baghdadi’s Islamic State. But they are wrong.... Continue Reading →
According to Atwan (2006, p. 222), Al-Qaeda’s long-term military strategy aims to bring about the collapse of the U.S. by involving it into many military conflicts, which it would be unable to sustain. This would then make it easy to overthrow the hated Arab regimes (e.g. Saudi Arabia) and re-establish the Caliphate across the Muslim... Continue Reading →
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