And European nations. These attacks have resulted in the loss of thousands of lives (Post, 2002), and the number continues to grow
Eventually, more than 100,000 foreign Muslim radicals were directly influenced by the Afghan jihad." (Rashid, 1999)
S. government that seek to defeat the organization should focus on exploiting this weak point further (Tayekh, 2011)
Dealing with al Qaeda Appropriately: The domestic and worldwide terrorist threat against Western interests is neither a law enforcement problem nor a military problem exclusively. Rather, it is a tremendously complex and multi-dimensional problem that incorporates many elements of criminal activity as wells as many elements of military actions (Dyer, McCoy, Rodriguez, et al
Radical Islamism and Al Qaeda The Roots of Radical Islamism: Generally, the roots of radical Islamism can be traced back almost two millennia, to the original conflict between the two principal Muslim sects, those who would later become the Sunni and the Shi 'a Muslim, over the ascendancy of the Third Caliph or the Fourth Caliph, as the true Prophet of Muhammad, respectively (Scheuer, 2004)
With Taliban gaining extensive and rapid control in Afghanistan Al Qaeda under the leadership of Osama Bin Laden left from Sudan because of the mounting pressure on the Sudanese Government from the Allied countries and Saudi Arabia towards Afghanistan where they were to establish their head quarters under the protection of Taliban forces. In 1996 officially announced jihad by issuing a fatwa, which said to attack Allied forces, liberate Arabian Peninsula from foreign elements and free Al- Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and help liberate Muslims in Kashmir, Iraq and Palestine thus making intentions of Al Qaeda very clear (Atwan, 2008)
Similarly all the obstacles which com in their way to implement these strategies are targeted in way that its either destroyed or filled with fear. All these things clearly indicate and show that all the things in Al Qaeda has been subjected to their interpretation of their religion Islam which might not be the case for every Muslim (Berner, 2007)
Al Qaeda in recent times has been weakened due to the death of their key leaders. Today it is not considered that much efficient and effective as it was before however, it still poses threats to many countries all around the world due its huge networks in various countries and its ability to strike any time and anywhere they want (Blanchard, 2010)
Osama Bin Laden and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam established Maktab al Khidmat. Osama Bin Laden was a major financer for this cause as he decided to spend all his wealth by using his connections in the Royal Family (Hassan, 2004)
Foreign Purchases Committee: this committee deals in the supply of arms and ammunitions from different part of the world. Security Committee: Security committee is in charge of intelligence, counter intelligence physical protection and for propaganda purpose (Hellmich, 2011)
Now if you are to travel on a plane, go to airport or go to any high profile place or even a shop near by you will have that fear somewhere at the back of your mind. You will also be expecting strict security points and checks everywhere deployed to ensure safety but all this tells us one thing that main aim of Al Qaeda or any terrorist organization is to terrorize and fill terror in the minds and hearts of people and so far they have been successful in doing so (Ibrahim, 2007)
These acts are definitely planned and aimed at disrupting ties between the two countries as conflict between them will give Al Qaeda chance to flourish in Afghanistan leaving NATO fighting with its allies instead of cooperating with each other to counter terrorism which has become major problem for every country. Similarly, people living within United States have become against each other and the unity that was seen before September 9/11 attacks can no longer be observed be it civilian or the military, Al Qaeda has been successful in implementing this strategy (Kepel, Milelli, & Ghazaleh, 2008)
On May 1, 2011, United States forces conducted a special operation in which the founder of Al Qaeda who may not have been active in its operations was found and killed. Few months after the death of Osama Bin Laden, Ahmed Al Zawahiri who had previously served under Osama Bin Laden for many years and acted as his deputy and ideological advisor became in charge of Al Qaeda (McGrath, 2011)
how to live their life and any influence or any act to influence their religion and their life styles will not be tolerated by them. All these factors act as ideology and motivators for Al Qaeda (Riedel, 2010)
There is no doubt that if we compare Al Qaeda few years back from now we will see that it has weakened and some believe that it has split up into various other groups. However, the most important part of this war is to overcome the mindset that forces people to join these organizations because even if Al Qaeda is completely finished war would still not be over if steps are not take to address and solve concerns of this particular mindset (Wright, 2007)
"The past 18 months have witnessed considerable turmoil in countries of the MENA region. The Syrian Arab Republic (SAR) is one such country, currently in the midst of a civil war" (AlFaisal & Sen, 2013, p
Notwithstanding being chiefly free of the representative Third World shantytowns, an ever-larger portion of the populace is categorized as living in unceremonious settlements. "This lack of affordable, decent housing is increasingly seen as a major socioeconomic crisis, while at the same time vast amounts of money are being invested in luxury properties for a newly visible, ultra-wealthy elite" (Goulden, 2011, p
The majority of those who fled are women and children."(Iom.int, 2014)
"Jihadist foreign fighters have become common in civil conflicts in Muslim countries. It is concluded that foreign fighters have overwhelmingly damaged the Chechen and Syrian opposition movements, making the likelihood of opposition success more remote" (Rich & Conduit, 2014, p
"In June 2014, ISIS suddenly launched an unexpected offensive against the northern city of Mosul, the country's second-largest." (Russell, 2014, p