Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

The terrorist organization I chose is Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda translates into, “The Base, The Foundation or The Fundament". This terrorist organization was established in 1988 and is still going on to the present day. This is one of the most active and dangerous terrorist groups out there today. Al Qaeda is worldwide but they are mainly located in the Middle East. Al Qaeda is worldwide, but they now have control in Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. In the Af-Pak region there are 300-3,000 members in the organization

that followed the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, the IMU reallocated to the borders in Afghanistan and Pakistan. During this time, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s leaders were killed, Juma Namangani in November 2001 and Tahir Yuldashev, in August 2009. Despite changes within the group, they continued to operate in and around South Waziristan, Pakistan and Afghanistan, against Coalition Forces. Today, the IMU takes the form of a decentralized network that has become unpredictable

For the Pentagon one of its top priorities is protecting the citizens and shores of the United States of America. In order to protect its borders, the Pentagon needs a National Security strategy that outlines how the US will protect its interests and allies while providing stability to certain regions of the world and how to prevent terror from reaching its shores. One national security expert, Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett, wrote a book called The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First

In regards to current events, there is one organization in particular that has been successful to stay in the news as they have displayed an ever increasing frequency of attacks and violence for the purpose of spreading their ideology. This group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (and an extension – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – ISIL), is a militant terrorist organization perpetrating violence onto Muslims and non-Muslims alike in order to secure the strict Sharia law