... terrorist number one, Osama bin Laden, killed by US forces in 2011, testify to the acute contradictions among the major organizations of the global jihad movement.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s legacy and disagreements between al-Qaeda and Islamic State in Iraq
The radical Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad group’s anti-Shia orientation caused disagreement between its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Osama bin Laden. Different perception of the main enemy was the main stumbling block dividing the two leaders.
This conflict between the leaders ...
... detainees should also be improved, as tragically exemplified by the attack against
Charlie Hebdo
. One of the terrorists, Chérif Kouachi, had already spent almost two years in jail in the mid-2000s for his involvement in a network that sent jihadists to Iraq. After his release, he managed to slip under the radar.
Thirdly, the new law includes provisions relating to the jihadists’ use of the Internet. Namely, it provides for the heavy sanctioning (up to 7 years in prison) of the glorification of ...
ISIL or al-Qaeda 2.0?
On June 10, 2014, Iraq was shattered by yet another political earthquake, raising the possibility of another Afghanistan located right in the heart of the Middle East. Within just a very small number of days, the terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Levant ...
