ISIS: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

On September 11, 2001 , the United States was attacked under the influence of Osama Bin Laden. Ever since these attacks took place the United States increased their security measures on who and what enters into the country to protect its grounds. The actions of Bin Laden came from a terrorist group named Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda was a terrorist group whose founder was Bin Laden. Al Qaeda led to evolution of Isis which is an insurgency and not a terrorist group. The evolution of Isis came from a book named Defense of Muslim Lands. Within this book the were the common beliefs and obligations to becoming a jihad. The key beliefs consisted of “ A Jihad is a personal obligation, Muslims have been humiliated by the hands of impure Regimes and western

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is a terrorist organization on the United States’ Foreign Terrorist watch list that has been able to successfully recruit both homegrown volunteers who stay with U.S. borders to commit terrorist acts on behalf of the organization, and foreign fighters who leave the United States to join Arms in Syria. Since March of two-thousand and fourteen one hundred and eleven individuals within the United States has been charged with offenses related to ISIS, fifty-eight have pleaded or were found guilty. The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria started as a rebel organization that has rapidly gained territory within Syria since 2014 and has proven to be somewhat revolutionary. From its ability to attract thousands of volunteers across sovereign state and international lines, to its resilience to sustained U.S- lead bombing campaigns and its regular spectacular acts of violence. (Kalyvas 2015) Although ISIS was not the perpetrators of the September eleven attacks, they have earned a number one spot as an international threat to many countries due to its ability to recruit homegrown extremist and foreign

(CNN News) After al-Qaeda lost their leader they started to die down. Then just when you thought it would not get any worse than al-Qaeda, it did. A group known as ISIS led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a fundamentalist Islamic leader who is said to have a far more organized and powerful military than existed under al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden came about. This group followed the beliefs of Al-Qaeda; so I believe that al-Qaeda thought about a bigger and better way to come back against America.

The death of Zarqauwi in 2006 caused the awakening of Islamic State in Iraq. In the year 2013, ISIS began focusing on the split between Shia-led government and Sunni

ISIS began over two decades back as an idea from a Jordanian named Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. He was a hooligan when he touched base in Afghanistan needing to be a mujahedeen in 1989, past the point where it is possible to battle the Soviet Union. He did a reversal home to Jordan, and remained a periphery figure in the brutal jihal for a great part of the next decade. He came back to Afghanistan to set up a preparation camp for terrorists and met Osama canister Laden in 1999, yet picked not to join al-Qaeda. The fall of the Taliban in 2001 constrained Zarqawi to escape to Iraq. There nobody saw him until the Bush organization utilized it as confirmation that al-Qaeda were banding together with Saddam Hussein. As a general rule, however, Zarqawi was a free specialists, hoping to make his own particular fear association.

Al-Qaeda is the parent to ISIS. Al-Qaeda translates to “The Fundament”. It is a multi-national radical group founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden and other militants who fought for Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. It has been labeled as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and quite a few other countries. The Sunni- Islamic group was based in Sudan for the early part of the 1990, they moved to Afghanistan somewhere around 1996 and went under the name of Taliban. The group merged with Jihad’s and later declared a holy war against the United States. The United States troops all but eliminated the group and killed its leaders while they were in Afghanistan, but with withdrawal of the troops in 2011, have regrouped and made a comeback. https://www.britannica.com/topic/al-Qaeda

Who is ISIS? They are a Sunni terrorist group that originates from the also Sunni terrorist group, al Qaeda, but specifically the Iraq faction, al Qaeda in Iraq. They are specifically a Sunni version of Islam called Salafism, which means Pious forefathers. The forefathers are the prophet himself and the earliest adherents. The individuals who are part of this group look to these forefathers as examples in behavior and everything else. They desire to follow their actions and lifestyles exactly. The original leader of this group was killed and a new leader rose to power, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, who was an experienced fighter. They lost their power in the Sunni Awakening in 2007, and then found a chance to regain power in Syria in 2011. By

Who is ISIS? They are a Sunni terrorist group that originates from the also Sunni terrorist group, Al Qaeda, but specifically the Iraq faction, Al Qaeda in Iraq. They are specifically a Sunni version of Islam called Salafism, which means Pious forefathers (Ferran, Momtaz, 2015). The forefathers are the prophet himself and the earliest followers. The individuals who are part of this group look to these forefathers as examples in behavior and everything else. They desire to follow their actions and lifestyles exactly. The original leader of this group was killed and a new leader rose to power, Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, who was an experienced fighter. They lost their power in the Sunni Awakening in 2007, and then found a chance to regain power

Daesh steps on the chessboard of Iraq and begins slaughtering thousands of unarmed people and gaining territory daily. News of the bold invasion into Iraq surprised the world, including the intelligence agencies while

The development of Isis, as well as al-Qaeda, occurred in four major stages. During the years of 2004 and up to 2006, when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as well as other Muslim leaders established Isis, marking the first stage of development.

Nowadays, terrorism events more and more appear on this planet, which is a terrible thing. There are so many terrorism attack events in this world, and the famous one is the September 11 attacks. Those terrorists who came from the al-Qaeda controlled four planes attacking three places of the United States of America. It made so many innocent people were killed. Children lost their parents and a lot of people lost their relative. The September 11 attacks event arouses people’s anti-terrorism awareness in this world which just like a deep scar in people’s mind and no one would forget it. The government of the United Stated of America decided taking military action to find Osama bin Laden out who is the leader of al-Qaeda. In this case, the United

In the CNN library of, “ISIS Fast Facts” CNN shares the story of ISIS the group known for killing dozens of people in the public by executions, beheading or brutal acts. Not accepting the loss of their jobs many anger without a job established al Qaeda in Iraq to wage against U.S. A. In the process to establish an Islamic caliphate, or state across the region. In school’s boys and girls are forced to separate, also enforce no justice for women.

The following Red Cell Analysis will seek to provide the best suitable data collection programs to be utilized in gathering intelligence on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an explanation on which members of the Intelligence Community (IC) would be the best collectors of intelligence on ISIS and lastly, what intelligence analysis strategies would be the most effective on ISIS. Additionally, the origins, funding, and capabilities of ISIS will be provided for reference.

The new Frontline documentary “Obama at War” by the filmmaker Martin Smith that was featured on PBS is mostly about the United Sates President Barack Obama trying his best not to go to war. The PBS Correspondent Martin Smith lays out, in a composed, thoughtful way, how the Syrian unrest over the past few years in opposition to dictator president Bashar al-Assad helped give mount to the authority of ISIS-led terrorism as the United States stood by, acting without conviction when at all. I am quite impressed by the idea of this documentary as it highlights the “war risks” and also shows how United States is fighting against the ISI. As I am already into action films, this documentary grabbed my attention till the end.

“The Secret History of ISIS” demonstrates how different social, economic, and political problems in different countries came together in a coincidence and have led to a catastrophe.