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On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism forever and unleashed a whirlwind of counterterrorism activity and two major wars had been on the scene long before that eventful morning. In Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know, Daniel L. Byman, an eminent scholar of Middle East terrorism and international security who served on the 9/11 Commission, provides a sharp and concise overview of Al Qaeda, from its humble origins in the mountains of Afghanistan to the present, explaining its perseverance and adaptation since 9/11 and the limits of U.S. and allied counterterrorism efforts. The organization that would come to be known as Al Qaeda traces its roots to the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Founded as the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, Al Qaeda achieved a degree of international notoriety with a series of spectacular attacks in the 1990s; however, it was the dramatic assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 9/11 that truly launched Al Qaeda onto the global stage. The attacks endowed the organization with world-historical importance and provoked an overwhelming counterattack by the United States and other western countries. Within a year of 9/11, the core of Al Qaeda had been chased out of Afghanistan and into a variety of refuges across the Muslim world. Splinter groups and franchised offshoots were active in the 2000s in countries like Pakistan, Iraq, and Yemen, but by early 2011, after more than a decade of relentless counterterrorism efforts by the United States and other Western military and intelligence services, most felt that Al Qaeda's moment had passed. With the death of Osama bin Laden in May of that year, many predicted that Al Qaeda was in its death throes. Shockingly, Al Qaeda has staged a remarkable comeback in the last few years. In almost every conflict in the Muslim world, from portions of the Xanjing region in northwest China to the African subcontinent, Al Qaeda franchises or like-minded groups have played a role. Al Qaeda's extreme Salafist ideology continues to appeal to radicalized Sunni Muslims throughout the world, and it has successfully altered its organizational structure so that it can both weather America's enduring full-spectrum assault and tailor its message to specific audiences

Polemology --- Islamic fundamentalism --- Terrorism --- Violence --- Intégrisme islamique --- Terrorisme --- Qaida (Organization) --- IS (Organization) --- ViolenceQaida (Organization) --- Intégrisme islamique --- Terrorism - Middle East --- Islamic fundamentalism - Middle East --- Violence - Middle East --- the anti-Soviet jihad --- the jihadist movement --- the United States --- Bin Laden --- Al Qaeda --- Sudan --- Egypt --- the Taliban --- 9-11 --- attacks and plots --- the 1998 embassy attacks --- the 9-11 attacks --- strategy and tactics --- suicide bombing --- lone wolves --- Al Qaeda training camp --- nuclear weapons --- salafi-jihadism --- Salafism --- Wahhabism --- Deobandism --- Ahl-e Hadith --- the Muslim Brotherhood --- killing civilians --- propaganda --- organization and recruitment --- Ayman al-Zawahiri --- the role of war --- the role of the internet --- money --- the 2003 Iraq war --- Iran and the Shi'a --- Saudi Arabia --- Pakistan --- Israel --- the Arab Spring --- Al Qaeda affiliates --- the Arabian Peninsula --- the Islamic Maghreb --- Al Shabaab --- Jabhat al-Nusra --- the Islamic State --- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi --- the Syrian government --- the Khorasan Group --- counterterrorism --- diplomacy --- the legal system --- military tribunals --- Guantanamo --- post 9-11 legal measures --- rendition --- US military force --- drones --- air strikes --- collecting intelligence --- allied governments --- radicalization --- Europe --- Islamitische Staat

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An accessible overview of the philosophical foundations, strategic vision, organizational dynamics, and tactics of the modern jihadist movement-specifically Al-Qa'ida.

Islamic fundamentalism. --- Jihad. --- Qaida (Organization). --- Terrorism --Religious aspects --Islam. --- Jihad --- Islamic fundamentalism --- Terrorism --- Islam --- Religion --- Philosophy & Religion --- Religious aspects --- Islam. --- Qaida (Organization) --- Islam and terrorism --- Fundamentalism, Islamic --- Islamism --- Holy war (Islam) --- Islamic holy war --- Jahad --- Jehad --- Muslim holy war --- Qāʻidah (Organization) --- Quaida (Organization) --- Al-Qaida (Organization) --- Qaeda (Organization) --- International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders --- Islamic Salvation Foundation --- Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites --- Islamic Army for the Preservation of Holy Sites --- Islamic Army for the Preservation of the Holy Places --- Al Qaeda (Organization) --- Al Queda (Organization) --- Alʹ-Kaida (Organization) --- Kaida (Organization) --- R̄ekxirawî Elqaʻîde --- Elqaʻîde (Organization) --- تنظيم القاعدة --- قاعدة (منظمة) --- Al-Qaedah (Organization) --- Religious fundamentalism --- War (Islamic law) --- Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam

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Terrorism --- Jihad --- Islamic fundamentalism --- Islam and politics --- Qaida (Organization) --- Al-Qaida --- BPB0903 --- Terrorisme --- Acts of terrorism --- Attacks, Terrorist --- Global terrorism --- International terrorism --- Political terrorism --- Terror attacks --- Terrorist acts --- Terrorist attacks --- World terrorism --- Direct action --- Insurgency --- Political crimes and offenses --- Subversive activities --- Political violence --- Terror --- Holy war (Islam) --- Islamic holy war --- Jahad --- Jehad --- Muslim holy war --- War (Islamic law) --- Fundamentalism, Islamic --- Islamism --- Islam --- Religious fundamentalism --- Politics and Islam --- Political science --- τρομοκρατία --- terroriżmu --- terorisms --- terrorismo --- terrorism --- terrorizmus --- terorizam --- terorismus --- terorizem --- тероризам --- Terrorismus --- terorism --- terorizmus --- terrorizëm --- тероризъм --- terorizmas --- terroryzm --- terrorismi --- terrorisme --- καταστολή της τρομοκρατίας --- terrorismo nero --- Bekämpfung des Terrorismus --- terrorista szervezet --- lucha contra el terrorismo --- терористичка група --- répression du terrorisme --- eliminim i terrorizmit --- lucha antiterrorista --- terorizmo išnaikinimas --- bekæmpelse af terrorisme --- grupo terrorista --- terrorszervezet --- potlačování terorismu --- elimination of terrorism --- brigate rosse --- bekämpande av terrorism --- combate contra o terrorismo --- antiterorizam --- kamp mot terrorism --- lupta împotriva terorismului --- terroristacsoport --- terrorismo di Stato --- πάταξη της τρομοκρατίας --- bestrijding van het terrorisme --- repressão do terrorismo --- борба против тероризам --- boj proti terorismu --- terrorizmus elleni küzdelem --- lotta al terrorismo --- terrorismo rosso --- zničenie terorizmu --- strage di Stato --- represión del terrorismo --- borba protiv terorizma --- repressione del terrorismo --- euroterrorismo --- terrorismin torjunta --- lutte contre le terrorisme --- антитероризам --- terorisma apkarošana --- terrorismivastane võitlus --- banda armada --- Al-Qaeda --- Political aspects --- Qāʻidah (Organization) --- Quaida (Organization) --- Al-Qaida (Organization) --- Qaeda (Organization) --- International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders --- Islamic Salvation Foundation --- Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites --- Islamic Army for the Preservation of Holy Sites --- Islamic Army for the Preservation of the Holy Places --- Al Qaeda (Organization) --- Al Queda (Organization) --- Alʹ-Kaida (Organization) --- Kaida (Organization) --- R̄ekxirawî Elqaʻîde --- Elqaʻîde (Organization) --- تنظيم القاعدة --- قاعدة (منظمة) --- Al-Qaedah (Organization) --- sceimhlitheoireacht

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Islam --- terrorisme --- Polemology --- Terrorism --- Terrorists --- Violence --- Religious aspects --- Bin Laden, Osama, --- Qaida (Organization) --- 343.33 --- Internationaal terrorisme --- 343.33Internationaal terrorisme --- 343.33 Internationaal terrorisme --- Violent behavior --- Social psychology --- Criminals --- Acts of terrorism --- Attacks, Terrorist --- Global terrorism --- International terrorism --- Political terrorism --- Terror attacks --- Terrorist acts --- Terrorist attacks --- World terrorism --- Direct action --- Insurgency --- Political crimes and offenses --- Subversive activities --- Political violence --- Terror --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Ibn Lādin, Usāmah, --- Bin Lādin, Usāmah bin Muḥammad, --- Bin Laden, Usmana, --- Bin Lādin, Usāmah, --- Bin Laden, Usama, --- Osama bin Laden, --- Usama bin Laden, --- Bin Laden, Osmana, --- Shaykh Osma Bin Laden, --- Bin Laden, Osama Bin Muhammad, --- Osama Bin Muhammad Bin Laden, --- Ben Laden, Oussama, --- Abū ʻAbd Allāh Usāmah ibn Lādin, --- Usāmah ibn Lādin Abū ʻAbd Allāh, --- Usama ben Mukhammad ben Avad ben Laden, --- Ben Laden, Usama ben Mukhammad ben Avad, --- Bin Ladden, Usama, --- Ben Laden, Osama, --- Osama ben Laden, --- Pin̲lēṭan̲, Ocāmā, --- Ocāmā Pin̲lēṭan̲, --- Pin̲ Lāṭan̲, Ōsāmā, --- Ōsāmā Pin̲ Lāṭan̲, --- Laden, Osama Bin, --- Bin Ladan, --- ابن لادن، أسامة، --- بن لادن، أسامة --- بن لادن، اسامة، --- بن لادن، اسامه --- Osama Laden, --- Syeikh Osama bin Laden, --- Qāʻidah (Organization) --- Quaida (Organization) --- Al-Qaida (Organization) --- Qaeda (Organization) --- International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders --- Islamic Salvation Foundation --- Group for the Preservation of the Holy Sites --- Islamic Army for the Preservation of Holy Sites --- Islamic Army for the Preservation of the Holy Places --- Al Qaeda (Organization) --- Al Queda (Organization) --- Alʹ-Kaida (Organization) --- Kaida (Organization) --- R̄ekxirawî Elqaʻîde --- Elqaʻîde (Organization) --- تنظيم القاعدة --- قاعدة (منظمة) --- Al-Qaedah (Organization) --- Islam and terrorism --- Violence - Religious aspects - Islam --- Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam --- Bin Laden, Osama, - 1957-2011

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The Shi'is of Iraq provides a comprehensive history of Iraq's majority group and its turbulent relations with the ruling Sunni minority. Yitzhak Nakash challenges the widely held belief that Shi'i society and politics in Iraq are a reflection of Iranian Shi'ism, pointing to the strong Arab attributes of Iraqi Shi'ism. He contends that behind the power struggle in Iraq between Arab Sunnis and Shi'is there exist two sectarian groups that are quite similar. The tension fueling the sectarian problem between Sunnis and Shi'is is political rather than ethnic or cultural, and it reflects the competition of the two groups over the right to rule and to define the meaning of nationalism in Iraq. A new introduction brings this book into the new century and illuminates the role that Shi`is could play in postwar Iraq.

Shiites --- Shīʻah --- Chiites --- Chiisme --- History. --- History --- Political activity. --- Histoire --- Activité politique --- Iraq --- Irak --- Religious life and customs. --- Vie religieuse --- Sociology of religion --- Islam --- National movements --- anno 1900-1999 --- Shiah --- Shiites. --- Shīʻah. --- Schiiten --- Sjiʻisme. --- Iraq. --- Irak. --- Shia Muslims --- Shiah Muslims --- Shiahs --- Shias --- Shiite Muslims --- Muslims --- Imamites --- Shia --- Shiism --- Twelvers (Islam) --- Islamic sects --- Alids --- Schia --- Ahl aš-šīʿa --- Shiʻa --- Schiʻism --- Republik Irak --- Irāq --- ʿIrāq --- al-Gumhūrīya-Irāqīya --- <> Ǧumhūrīya al-ʿIrāqīya --- Komarī ʿĪrāq --- Iraqi Republic --- Ǧumhūrīyat al-ʿIrāq --- Republic of Iraq --- Bilād al-Rāfidayn --- Iraker --- Bilād al-Rāfidayn --- Bilād --- Jumhuriyah al Iraqiyah --- Rāfidayn, Bilād --- Ahl aš-šīʿa --- Shīʻah --- Shiites - Iraq - History. --- Shiah - Iraq. --- 'Adud al-Dawla. --- Abdul-Muttalib. --- Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani. --- Abu al-Qasim. --- Ahl al-Bayt. --- Ahmad Kasravi. --- Al-Amin. --- Al-Dawla. --- Al-Ghadir. --- Al-Hadi. --- Al-Hayat. --- Al-Hilli. --- Al-Mahdi. --- Al-Mu'tamid. --- Al-Mulk. --- Al-Nasir. --- Al-Qaeda. --- Al-Qassab. --- Al-Shahrastani. --- Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid. --- Al-Tusi. --- Ali Al-Wardi. --- Ali al-Ridha. --- Amin al-Husseini. --- Anglo-Iraqi Treaty. --- Bani Malik (tribe). --- Bektashi Order. --- Caliphate. --- Emir. --- Fakhr al-Din. --- Hafez. --- Hajji. --- Hamid Algar. --- Hashim. --- Hikmat Sulayman. --- Husayn ibn Ali. --- Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. --- Hussein. --- Ibn Babawayh. --- Insurgency. --- Iranian Revolution. --- Iraqi Army. --- Iraqi Communist Party. --- Iraqi nationalism. --- Iraqis in Iran. --- Iraqis. --- Islam in Iraq. --- Islam. --- Islamic party. --- Ja'far al-Sadiq. --- Ja'far. --- Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani. --- Karbala. --- King of Syria. --- Kurdistan. --- Kurds in Iraq. --- Kuwait. --- Muawiyah I. --- Muhammad Baqir Majlisi. --- Muhammad al-Mahdi. --- Muhammad. --- Muhsin al-Hakim. --- Mujahideen. --- Murad III. --- Musa al-Kadhim. --- Naqib al-ashraf. --- Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. --- Nizam al-Mulk. --- Politique. --- Puritans. --- Qizilbash. --- Quraysh. --- Radicalism (historical). --- Revolution of 1905. --- Reza Shah. --- Roy Mottahedeh. --- Ruhollah Khomeini. --- Saddam Hussein. --- Sanctions against Iraq. --- Sati' al-Husri. --- Saud of Saudi Arabia. --- Sayyid. --- Sharaf al-Din. --- Sharia. --- Sharif of Mecca. --- Sheikh. --- Shia Islam. --- Sunni Islam. --- Syed Ahmad Khan. --- Tarif Khalidi. --- Tatbir. --- The Iraqis (party). --- Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. --- Ulama. --- Umayyad Caliphate. --- Usuli. --- Uthman. --- Wahhabism. --- Yasin al-Hashimi.