Al Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) have become the two major terrorist organizations of the 21st century, not only among Islamic groups, but compared to all terrorist groups without distinction. Indeed, the two organizations are responsible of the most impressive attacks worldwide, the first one being Al Qaeda’s attacks on 9/11/2001, the deadliest and most spectacular so far. Although Islamic terrorism is only a part of what composes global terrorism, it has become the biggest threat to national and international security in the public mind. This essay aims to compare both organizations on some points, first by analysing how ISIS’s ideology and aims differ from Al Qaeda’s, then by comparing their respective …show more content…
Both Al Qaeda and ISIS are Sunni organizations, follow Wahhabism principles as well as Sayyid Qutb’s ideas , and are have cells and supporters in almost every country of the globe. Both have Western world for enemy , amongst others. However, the similarities seem to end here. Al Qaeda was created to fight a ‘holy war’ against ‘apostate Muslims’, ‘unbelievers’ and the West , and to achieve a seven-point plan, which includes fighting the foreign enemy, in particular chasing Americans away from the Middle East, establishing Islamic authority over Arab countries and beyond, creating ‘emirates’ and safe heavens across the Middle East and eventually, when the time is right, creating a caliphate faithful to the Quran and legitimised by Muslim populations . Thus, Al Qaeda has a long-term program, which is still in its infancy, and capturing a territory to build an Islamic state is not on the agenda for the moment. On the contrary, ISIS has achieved some great successes –that is, from the extremist Islamic view- in a very short time. It surprised the entire world by creating a strong, powerful group , a ‘state’ with borders and ruled by the Sharia, which somehow attract the support of local populations and of so many different individuals from so many different countries. This ‘God’s principality’ was imposed on populations located in parts of Iraq and Syria and was created through a
ISIS has shown that they are one of the biggest terror threats in the world (CNN). People even are starting comparing ISIS to the Nazis from World War II(Luckert). Nazis and ISIS are very similar, but they are also very different. The similarities are shocking to see that history could possibly repeat itself and people still haven’t learned from the Nazis’ time. The Nazis exterminated more than six million innocent civilians. If no one stops ISIS, who knows what they will be able to accomplish.
The Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941 was one of the deadliest terrorist attack in America, said in the article, USA People Search (2015). This attack would be considered a terrorist attack because it was an act of violence used against people. To destroy property and/or to terrify or persuade others. As we talk about the Pearl Harbor attack, it made me recall another terrorist attack that we all remember, which is 9/11. It’s been an attack where planes were hijacked and hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Also including Pennsylvania. This event was marked as the most fatal attack in America.
Likewise, Goodwin illustrates how the use of categorical terrorism can be seem being used by Al-Qaida during the attacks of 9/11. Nonetheless, it is evident that Al-Qaida is unusual in terms of using terrorism to influence the rise of unity rather than trying to overthrow a standing state. For the purpose of instigating a pan-Islamic revolutionary movement, Al-Qaida tries to unite all Islamic people under one state to develop umma, or Muslim community. The logic of Al-Qaida remained that if their “revolutionaries” could illicit a reaction from the powerful US state, resulting in oppression of the middle-eastern region, that Al-Qaida could, as a result, unite all Muslims to counter this suggested oppression. Although the end goal of Al-Qaida clear failed, it does suggest the organization’s attempt at implementing categorical terrorism.
For approximately the past three decades, a terrorist group has come to plague the world with its activities (Gunaratna, 2002). This group is known as Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda, when translated means “The Base”. It is a terrorist organization that seeks to remove western influence from the Middle East and spread its radical Islamic views. Al Qaeda’s most prominent leader was Osama bin Laden, until his death during a raid upon his compound in Pakistan. The Al Qaeda’s motivation stems primarily from extreme and deeply rooted religious beliefs. Their most used method of attack is through suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices. This organization has also used chemical warfare and at this time is believed to still actively seek to utilize chemical and biological agents as means to battle.
ISIS started as a break away group of al-Qaeda, one of the most terrible Islamic groups in the world. The stated goal of ISIS is to start a worldwide Islamic caliphate. The areas it controls are ruled under strict
The attack of Pearl Harbor and the event of 9/11 both have a lot in common, but also had many opposites. 9/11 was a highjacking mission that took place on 4 different planes. While Pearl Harbor was a naval base in Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, and this event was the cause of America joining WW2. Both events killed and injured many many people, and changed Americans forever.
On December 7, 1941 Fuchikami Tadao a messenger from the White House rushed to the Pearl Harbor military base, to warn them of a possible attack. A few second later the first wave of Japanese planes come through bombing and torpedoing Pearl Harbor. The first raid lasted about 30 minutes. Almost all of the America’s Pacific fleet is in ruins. Arizona is sunk completely, with most of the crew still on board.
Al Qaeda’s history began during the Cold War. Western countries, such as the United States, and its allies supported militant units within Islam to fight the Soviet Union. The United States formed an alliance with the Pakistan Interservice Intelligence Agency (ISI) (White, 2012). The ISI is equivalent to the United States intelligence agency CIA. The ISI, along with the United States began training and arming the mujahedeen (holy warriors) to fight the Soviet Union. In 1979, Afghan mujahedeen along with Saudi Arabia fought the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan (White, 2012). The United States supported the Afghan mujahedeen along with any other form of Islam to combat the Soviet Union. The United States developed an unde...
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The topic of my paper is types of terrorism. There are several types of terrorism for which to choose for my paper, state, dissident, religious, left-wing v. right-wing, and international. In this paper I have chosen state terrorism, religious terrorism, and international terrorism as the types of terrorism that I am going to discuss. I will discuss what they are in my own words and give examples of two different groups for each type that represent that type of terrorism. Then I will compare and contrast the three types of terrorism that I chose.
In Module one, I learned that terrorism is a result of physical harm or deadly acts of force with the intent of a political outcome by the use of terror for coercion. There are various types of terrorism such as international terrorism and domestic terrorism. International terrorism occurs outside of the United States with a purpose to influence the policy of a government by intimidation. International and Domestic terrorism both involve violent acts dangerous to human life that violate federal and state laws. Domestic terrorism occurs within the United States with the intention of coercion or intimidation by way of mass destruction, etc. Some forms of terrorism include Improvised explosive devices (IED), kidnappings, suicide bombings and
There a small but clear differences between domestic terrorism and international terrorism, that difference is where the terrorist act is planned, supported, and carried out. In the case of domestic terrorism, the act must be planned, supported, and carried out all within the boundaries of the United States. The domestic terrorists must also be domicile to the United States and not be current foreign nationals at the time of the act. If the terrorist act is committed with help from a foreign group, planned or supported in a foreign country or committed by foreign nationals inside the boundaries of the U.S., then the attack may be international terrorism. The 9/11 attack was a clear act of international terrorism as it was planned, supported,
The PBS Frontline Documentary ISIS in Afghanistan tells the story of individuals on the other side of the world via the PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION of Najibullah Quraishi. Mr. Quraishi investigates the ROLE INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM plays in the everyday life of the Afghani people. This type of existence is a prime example of the sociological philosophy of the CONFLICT THEORY. The assumption of this theory according to the text is that society is a system of diverse groups with conflicting values and interests, vying with each other for power, wealth and other valued resources. The goal of ISIS is to rule over not only the Middle East but also the world, similar to the American concept of the POWER ELITE MODEL. ISIS’
Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization established in Peshawar, Pakistan, between 1988 or 1989 by Osama bin laden and his teacher Abullah Yusuf Azzam. Al-Qaeda is an international terrorist network that considered the top terrorist threat to the United States. Al Qaeda is seeking to get rid of all westerns from Muslims territory and replace their own Islamic regime. They are a group of people who work to gather to plan act of terrorism against Muslim and non Muslim especially United State. Al Qaeda believes that they are fighting a holy war against enemy of their religion. People from many countries have joined this group including Afghanistan, Pakistan and Britain. This paper is going to present a brief historical background of Al Qaeda that how it emerged with their ideology, view, believe, and goals they have and also it presents the Activities which this group has been done before and after the very massive attack they had in US in September 11, 2001 and the international responses to this act of violence. Finally this paper will end up with comparing this Organization (Al Qaeda) with Reverend Mike Bray the Christian terrorist.
Al Qaeda, or Al Qaida, is a global militant Islamist organization. It was agreed upon as a terrorist organization by almost every nation such as the United States, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty), the European Union, United Kingdom, United Nations, India, and many more countries. Al Qaeda is a organization or network comprising of both a stateless and ruthless army with a radical Sunni Muslim movement that has a strict interpretation of Sharia Law, moral law, and their main goal is to achieve global Jihad, the religious duties of all Muslims.