Abu Musab al-Zarqawi- Born October 30, 1966, in Al-Zarqa, Jordan. Iraqi militant who as the self-styled leader in Iraq of the Islamic militant group al-Qaeda, was thought by many to have been the leader behind numerous terrorist acts, including the murder in 2002, the 2003 bombing, and the beheading of several foreign hostages. He dropped out of school as a boy and allegedly became involved in criminal activities. He traveled in 1989 to Afghanistan, where he reportedly forged ties with al-Qaeda.
American forces drove insurgents out of Fallujah in a large-scale ground attack. However, al Qaeda retook the city weeks later. The offensive operations conducted by the U.S. forces were effective as they would disrupt insurgent control of Iraqi cities, but the U.S. was not establishing strong security in the areas just captured. The result of little to no security in the cities retaken by American forces resulted in al Qaeda taking back most positions. The U.S. had to retake Fallujah in November and the
The best movie of 2014 was American Sniper, a biographical American war film that depicted the life of Chris Kyle; the most deadly marksman in U.S military history. The movie was loosely based on the memoir “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S Military History”. The movie was directed by Clint Eastwood and was written by Jason Hall. It opens with Chris Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper, staring down the barrel of his gun with his eyes locked onto a young child who was
Fahrenheit 451 in Today’s World In the novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the author creates a picture of a society that resembles our present-day society in a variety of ways. Although a society in which government has total control over its citizens seems to be a little extreme, there are definitely clues that can be seen today that suggest that we are headed in the same direction. Some of the resemblances between the society in Fahrenheit 451 and our society today are the governments’ hypocrisy
The Beginning of ISIS ISIS, also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; is a powerful new force that fascinated the world in 2014 by creating a powerful group in the Middle East. ISIS also previously known as Al Quada Iraq is made from strict Muslims who believe that there is no other way but to follow god according to the Koran. Being one of the most powerful and richest terrorist groups in history, ISIS combined military and religion fanaticism to build what they call the Islamic State. ISIS
The Islamic State can be trailed back to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The United States led an attack on Iraq, after this attack Zarqawi gave their support to al-Qaeda. This evolved into the Islamic State in Iraq (ISI) after Zarqawi died. Not being as strong and capable of fighting against the United States a man who was a former detainee of the United States started to rebuild ISI. In April
because Its religion tells them what to do. Normally the attacks are instructions from religions, for example attacks are based on their Why do some ppl not follow ? Sunni and shia Politics Muhammad was the founder of Islam. Khalifas are Abu Bakr, Umar Ibn Al-Khat-tab, Uthman Affan, and Ali Talib and Imams are Imam Malik, Imam Hanifa, Imam Bukhari, and Imam Ahmad. Imam’s role is to lead worship services stands in front of the people during worships. Caliphs are chosen by some important decision
group of extremist militant group, and Syria's rebel militias. The ISIS was first founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on the year 1999 and was now led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The ISIS group originated as Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad which vowed an allegiance in the year 2004 to al-Qaeda. After collaborating with other insurgent groups, Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) also gained power. Because of the agreement, al-Qaeda lose much of its power and broke the tie with ISIL. Afterwards, the group drove away the
The Battle of Fallujah forever changed the methods in which the American military conducts combat operations. The American military was not expecting to engage in such a bloody and intense battle like Fallujah. Fallujah changed the way the military conducted its tactical operations, its intelligence operations, and its Information Operations (IO). There are also a number of other factors that were changed to due this intense urban conflict. The Battle of Fallujah was started by one singular incident
2016 has just began and already we have seen two major terrorist attacks from a group that used to be called al-Qaeda but is now called ISIS. This group seemed to have emerged on to the terrorist scene overnight and in 2014 they became famous for their success at taking over parts of Iraq and Syria. They also became famous for their brutal beheadings, genocide of other religious groups in Iraq/Syria and their social media presence that helps them recruit many around the world. So how is it possible
September 11 attacks of 2001. His first kills there were a child and mother, who were attempting to throw a grenade at the U.S troops, Visibly shaken by the situation, He realizes the impact of his job. Assigned to kill or capture the al-Qaeda leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, eventually leads him through many obstacles throughout his four terms in Iraq. Causing him to lose many friends by death; Losing the connection between his family and himself; Also, losing his connection of
so the dispute over who should be his successor directly led to the Sunni-Shia split (Fetini). First of all, Sunnis and Shias had different opinions about who should be the caliph, or the successor of Muhammad. A group of his believers supported Abu Bakr, Muhammad’s close friend, to be the next caliph, and they were referred to as the Sunnis. On the contrary, another group supported Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and the husband of Muhammad’s daughter, and they were referred to as the Shias (Armanios)
In the post Osama bin Laden era al-Qaedist ideology is flourishing across the Arab world. A significant development has been the rise of al-Qaeda offshoots in the Middle East. The Abdallah Azzam Brigades franchise has increasingly become a noteworthy actor in terrorism. On May 8th, 2012 Thomas Nides, Deputy Secretary of State designated Abdallah Azzam Brigades as a foreign terrorist organization (Nides, T.R. , 2012). Abdullah Azzam Brigades may have only recently been added as a foreign terrorist
Islam, War or Peace? Islam is a monotheistic religion or faith that about one billion people follow today. It has been known to link with violence in conversations, world news, articles, books, and other pieces of literature mostly in the western part of the world. On the other hand Islam still promotes peace, which many people tend to underestimate because the multitude of people juxtapose Islam with violence and think that Islam is trying to dominate the world, while others think that it is an
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, got its start in the early 2000’s in Iraq. It has since grown into one of the most threatening terror organizations in the world. This paper will focus on ISIS’s motivations regarding their terror attacks in Paris and Belgium in 2015 and 2016 using the Strategic Model and the Natural System model. These terror attacks were directed at a western audience and were used to both further ISIS political agenda of removing western influence from the Middle East and
Vigilant Resolve. Fallujah is a city in the Al Anbar Province. It sits on the Euphrates River about 35 miles west of Baghdad. When the war kicked off in March 2003 US Forces left Fallujah, for the most part, alone. They figured it had no real tactical advantage and so, while keeping it under the supervision and control of the 82nd Airborne Division, did not try to take the city. Before the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) took over control of the Al Anbar Province on 24 March 2004 Fallujah
Introduction In 1944, after the Red Army invaded Poland and imposed the communist system upon it, large groups of Polish society resisted the attempts at social conversion inspired by Marxist ideologies and Soviet example. Many social echelons were effected by the new social engineering which included, "expropriations, ideological and organizational unification, and party and state control over social, political, and economic life." (Karpinski. 1997). Writers, artists and educators had success
“…the United States was simply repeating the disastrous mistakes of the 1960s and cautioned that Iraq, like Vietnam, would become a quagmire for the United States” (Masur 193). History does repeat itself, but is Iraq a repetition of what happened during the tragic Vietnam War? The United States faced a gruesome war during the Vietnam War trying to help South Vietnam fight against the North Vietnam and te Vietcong, with an alarming rate of unnecessary causalities and an unclear victory left to think
Currently people know what anti-Semitism is and how it affected our history in events such as the Holocaust and Inquisition, but how many people know if anti-Semitism exists in the modern world? Even if people do know this, can they answer where and why? Why do people often avoid learning about other people’s cultures and beliefs? According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary anti-Semitism is, “Hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.” Anti-Semitism