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  • Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (IQB)

    Insurgency Overview The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (also spelled Ezzedine al-Din al-Qassam Brigades Objectives and Ideology The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades’ ideology is that of political Islamism and History & Foundations The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades were established due to the near destruction Notably among those released were explosives experts Bilal and Abdullah al-Barghuti; the latter was The Source: Al Jazeera. ‘Hamas Missiles: Qassam Frantisi, then Ja’bari’. Al Jazeera net.

  • Jamaat Al Muslimeen (JAM)

    Insurgency Overview Jamaat al Muslimeen (JAM), meaning "Community of Muslims", is a Sunni Islamist fundamentalist During an interview with Al Jazeera in 2017, Umar Abdullah, a former member of the JAM, expressed his In 2021, the JAM appointed Sadiq Al Razi as their new imam, following the death of founder Yasin Abu The following year, Imam Al Razi announced that the group would not “dabble in politics” on the anniversary

  • Saraya Al-Mukhtar (SM)

    Insurgency Overview Saraya Al-Mukhtar (“SM”), also known as The Chosen Brigades, is a Bahraini militant The group formed in 2013 after the ruling Al-Khalifa regime led a crackdown on pro-democracy protestors The group utilises sophisticated IEDs (improvised explosive devices) in pursuit of the ousting of the Al-Khalifa History & Geopolitics The fundamental objective of Saraya Al-Mukhtar is to bring about the fall of Bahrain In addition, Saudi Arabia seeks the maintenance of the Al-Khalifa regime in order to counter the spread

  • National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA)

    The MNLA is allegedly directly linked to and supported by Al-Qaeda (according to Malian and French intelligence Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Ansar Dine remain alleged allies despite evident clashes between

  • Taliban

    He refused to turn over Osama bin Laden, saying that it wasn’t “an issue” of al Qaeda’s leader but rather Omar justified the terrorist attacks in the West and his reasoning was effectively the same as al Qaeda The Taliban also promised to keep al-Qaeda from functioning in any regions that they controlled. The Taliban and al-Qaeda have had historical ties which date back to the formation of the Taliban in However, being seen as disloyal to their al-Qaeda partners would undermine the Taliban’s known image

  • Boko Haram (JAS Faction)

    Although it has been informally called Boko Haram by locals, the real name of the group is Jamāʿat Ahl al-Sunnah li-l-Daʿawah wa al-Jihād (JAS), which means “People Committed to the Prophet’s Teachings for Propagation It should also be added that – in a book written for the Islamic State – Yusuf’s sons claim that al-Qaeda International Relations & Potential Alliances In 2009, the group requested the support of al-Qaeda in The operational linkages between al-Qaeda and Boko Haram have been confirmed by the presence of Boko

  • East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

    is based on a lecture given in Afghanistan by Shaykh Abu Mohammed al-Turkistani (Abdul Haq al-Turkistani Al-Haq gives an introduction to Turkistan’s geography and its wealth and resources. The Jordanian-Palestinian jihad ideologue and spiritual founder of al-Qaeda Abdullah Azzam recommended with the al-Nusra Front. Relations & Alliances ETIM maintains close ties with and has received support from both al-Qaeda and

  • Islamic State (IS/ISIS/ISIL)

    pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden and it became known as Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (al-Qaeda in Iraq - AQI) (Pool, 2004). Al-Masri and ISI leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi were both killed in a joint Iraq-US military operation on In 2005, the group (under the name al-Qaeda in Iraq) had several stated goals, such as the removal of 2014) and – according to US officials – the largest portion of private donations linked to ISIS and al-Qaeda

  • Peshmerga

    The group has played vital roles in fighting terrorism in Iraq, helping to defeat al-Qaeda and playing assassination of Osama Bin Laden; by working directly with the CIA, Peshmerga forces captured Hassan Ghul, an al-Qaeda interrogations led by the Kurds, Ghul revealed the identity of bin Laden’s personal courier, Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti

  • Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK)

    The group formed due to defections from the Taliban, al-Qaeda (AQ), and Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) in 2014 underwent internal changes, including the appointment of a new leader by IS Central in June 2020, Shahab al-Muhajir They also subscribe to the concept of tawhid al-hakimiyyah which calls for a single Muslim leader who Al-Muhajir has adopted a new strategy of guerrilla warfare and urban terrorism, focusing on conducting ISK began in a crowded operating environment, competing against the TTP, Taliban, Al-Qaeda and other

  • Polisario Front (PF)

    of the most disputed territories around the world, with Moroccan authority being challenged by the Al-Sahrawi The Polisario Front is the group of resistance fighters formed by the Al-Sahrawi people to fend off Moroccan

  • Islamic State - Caucasus Province (IS-CP)

    Emirate (a Jihadist organisation in the northern Caucasus and Russia) pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Some of the cells within the IS-CP, such as Omar Al-Shishani and his followers, were heavily integrated Al-Shishani, for instance, had been based in Syria since 2012 and had progressed the ranks in order to 2017, after it had been dismantled through airstrikes in Syria (such as the US strikes which killed Al-Shishani Other radical Islamist groups such as Al-Qaeda have had direct confrontations with the IS, and it must

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