Terrorism
Migrants, Housewives, Warriors or Sex Slaves: AQ’s and the Islamic State’s Perspectives on Women
IS and AQ Perspectives on Women — Downloaded 5632 timesIslamic State and al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters
IS and AQ Foreign Fighters — Downloaded 5260 timesJihad in Russian
Introduction
On 28 June 2016, the main international airport of Istanbul was hit by a terrorist attack when three men carried out a suicide mission in which, after an initial assault with automatic weapons, they detonated their suicide vests.
Jihad in Russian — Downloaded 4795 timesIslamic State’s Incursion into North Africa and Sahel: A Threat to al-Qaeda?
Introduction
At the present time, the attention of the world’s media is focused sharply on Islamic State’s (IS) activities in Iraq and Syria, where IS has come under increasing pressure. A broad coalition of countries is at present attempting to combat IS in Iraq and Syria, and more specifically in the towns of Mosul and Raqqa. However, IS has not only established a presence in these countries.
IS vs AQ in North Africa and Sahel — Downloaded 5598 timesIslamic State in Yemen – A Rival to al-Qaeda?
Introduction
In Yemen, most people know of a hadith where the prophet Mohammed is said to have proclaimed that faith and wisdom are Yemeni. Now this hadith is used to call attention to the lack of wisdom displayed by current political leaders, who are described as egotistical and power-hungry.
IS-AQ rivalry in Yemen — Downloaded 5337 timesIslamic State Enters Al-Qaeda’s Old Hotbed: Afghanistan and Pakistan
IS_in_AfPak — Downloaded 5337 timesHeirs of Abu Bakr: On the Ideology and Conception of History in al-Qaeda and Islamic State
Introduction
Did the Caliphate cease to exist in 1924, or was it dissolved after the Mongolian invasion of Bagdad in 1258? Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda (AQ) believed in the first claim, whereas Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and IS seem to consider the second contention to be true.
Ideology and Conception of History in AQ and IS — Downloaded 6232 timesThe Mole and the Mallet: Islamic State and al-Qaeda in the ‘Thirty Years' War’ in the Middle East
Introduction
Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen has an arcade game named ‘Whack-A-Mole.’ The game involves competing about who can hit most moles with a mallet in the shortest period of time. You cannot win against the moles, as they keep popping up from their holes, but you can hit most moles in the shortest period of time.
IS and AQ - 'Thirty Years' War’ in the Middle East — Downloaded 5253 timesDisunity in Global Jihad: A Preface
Disunity in Global Jihad: A Preface — Downloaded 4784 timesThe Rise and Consolidation of Islamic State: External Intervention and Sectarian Conflict
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