outlets exploited this defeat, which in turn, bolstered Al Qaeda recruiting in Fallujah. This offensive failure and retreat was backed by a huge public outcry for troop withdrawal and successful exploitation of recruiting propaganda by the insurgents. Lieutenant General James Conway, Commander of the First Expeditionary Force (MEF), was ordered to withdrawal his Marines from Fallujah and leave the city to the insurgents1. Throughout Iraq and the Muslim world, this was perceived as a major victory
Al-Qaeda and ISIS are both terrorist groups that operate in the Middle East that used to be united as one group but as time progressed, many discrepancies caused the two groups to move away from each other. Al-Qaeda has existed a long time and ISIS is a newer affiliate of the group, but a lot of circumstances on which they differ on caused them to break away. First of all, Al-Qaeda and ISIS differ in the resources they want to obtain which are used to help make revenue which helps them function.
attacked by Islamist extremist members of Al-Qaeda. Although multiple countries prepared themselves to prevent an attack of such magnitude, Spain was not spared. In the morning of March 11, 2004 during rush hour, a series of 10 explosions in four locations occurred almost simultaneously in the mass transit rail system. This attack was performed by the Europe Al-Qaeda entity due to Spain’s involvement in the Iraq war, per a video release of an Al-Qaeda spokesman. This attack was the worst terrorist
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
"An American Attack on Iraq Was Not Justified" The 2003 Iraq War lasted less than three weeks. It began in the early morning hours of March 20, when American missiles struck Baghdad. By April 9, U.S. forces had advanced into Baghdad. By April 15 Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had vanished, and U.S. and allied officials pronounced the end of major combat operations. Although the war itself was short, arguments over whether it was justified had been made for months and years prior to the attack, and
inheriting the responsibilities of running Al Qaeda, Zawahiri inherited the problem of dealing with the difficult main Iraqi branch of Al Qaeda, ISI. ISI had a reputation of being problematic and disobedient. The group utilized Al Qaeda’s name and finances to carry out rogue acts without the permission of Al Qaeda leaders. When Osama and central command would plea for closer communication with the group, ISI would ignore them and operate however they pleased. Al Qaeda’s tolerance of the branch’s disobedience
following a split with its parent organisation, Al Qaeda during the Syrian Civil War. Originally operating under the guise of Jabhat al Nusra (which remains an Al Qaeda affiliate), current Nusra and Al Qaeda leaders Abu Mohammad al-Julani and Ayman al-Zawahiri rejected a merger in 2013 that would have united Al Qaeda, Nusra and ISI (Islamic State in Iraq). Daesh became a successful Wahhabi Salafist splinter group under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, quickly overtaking its parent organisation
group that calls itself Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ISIS distorts the religious beliefs of Islam and attracts the young people around the world to perform their Terrorist attacks. While terrorism has been around, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
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negotiation.” For example, this happened in Iraq and Iran. Iraq believed they had parts of Iran and Kuwait ("Part 1: National" [Page 1]). But, the Syrian regime believed they owned rights to Lebanon and Israel. Even Hashemite rulers in Jordan believed that they had rights to these countries. This misunderstanding lead to the 8 year Iran-Iraq War, and the attack on Kuwait. This war took place from 1980 to 1988 ("Iran–Iraq War" [Page 1]). In the initial phases of war, Iraq was more successful. But, in 1982 Iran
religion. While terrorism practiced among Islamic organizations such as Al Qaeda is conducted under the influence of passion and zealotry, the acts of terror are perceived by the world as an irrational act of chaos and mental confusion. Given this dichotomy the global community must respond rationally and with a coherent and consistent policy. Body: On August 14, 2007, multiple car bombings in Al-Adnaniyah and Al-Qataniyah in Iraq killed upwards of eight-hundred people (Cave). The operation consisted
Al Qaeda, the organization that the United States is in a constant, never ending battle with, the organization that has made the most impact and changed the United States forever. Al Qaeda is always making headlines with their terrorist attacks, the most known attack September 11th, 2001. This essay is about the terrorist group Al Qaeda, its history and background, Osama bin Laden, their well-known leader, and the major attacks on America. Al Qaeda, or Al Qaida, is a global militant Islamist organization
target to be Saudi Arabia the largest oil producer and exporter. That prompted the United States to fight and other NATO allies such as many of the arab nation leading a anti Iraq coalition.The U.S-led a massive air offensive known as operation Desert Storm on the troops in Kuwait. The war ended in 1991 with the withdrawal of Iraq from kuwait over 8,000 to 100,000 Iraqi soldiers died in comparison to the coalition which lost about 300 soldiers.
9/11 conducted by al-Qaeda according to thebalance.com. The War on Terror also included the Iraq War. The Iraq War was a long time coming with the hostility and aggression of the country. Iraq continued to resist attempts at peace made by both the United States and the United Nations. The twelve years of diplomacy employed by Iraqi officials was just a facade, a tactic to stall for more time according to the source document President George W. Bush’s announcement of US invasion of Iraq. The repeated
“Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing
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 operation
planes were hijacked on September 11th by the al Qaeda terrorist group and were flown into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. They all succeeded in killing thousands of people along with multiple more attempted bombing during the late 90’s. By September 20th the president responded with a speech stating he declared an all out war on terror. From this point on Bush increased military spending, sent troops to Iraq and the Gulf, and also gained the support of
form of government is still seen in the world today, Iraq being one of the places that we can identify it. There are a couple basic characteristics that help identify a totalitarian government, the first being complete power. The government in Iraq has total control over its people. From the political to economical to even social issues, the government controls what the public has access to. The next identifier is an all-powerful lead, which in Iraq was Bin Laden. He was extremely powerful and had many
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq a total of 4.4 trillion dollars was spent. As of casualties, around 2,358 Americans have died in combat. Yet 48,644 Afghan people, 1,690,903 Iraqi and 35,000 Pakistani people have died since the U.S invasion, paying the ultimate price for a crime they did not commit. In the media, these civilians are still being labeled dangerous. The White House attempts to link Iraqi government to the ways of Al-Qaeda has created a stigma towards the people of Iraq. A Knight Ridder poll
Some of the ISIS members were once part of Al- Qaeda, but most are recruits. “But the ISIS of 2014 is reborn out of Sunni fears, and by the people the U.S. couldn’t manage to kill during the war — described to me as ‘a collection of killers very good at surviving’: the most battle-hardened al-Qaeda militants, a few embittered tribesmen, and some remnants of Saddam's Baathist military hoping to regain power” (McCants)