The Al Qaeda Connection

Release on 2009-08-22 | by Imtiaz Gul

In this book Imtiaz Gul follows the trail of militancy and the way it has evolved under Al Qaeda’s influence in tribal areas.

Author: Imtiaz Gul
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9788184758214
Category: Literary Collections
Page: 320
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The Al Qaeda Connection

The face of Terror has changed dramatically. Today major terrorist attacks are marked by their meticulous preparation and deadly execution—as the Mumbai attacks of 26/11 have clearly established. The most important planning centre for these operations is the tribal region located on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Following the U.S. action in Afghanistan in December 2001 many Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters escaped and settled down in these regions where, historically, the writ of the state has always been weak. Taking advantage of the inhospitable terrain and the porous border, Al Qaeda militants of multiple ethnic origins regrouped. In 2008 alone they launched over fifty suicide missions which have inflicted more than six thousand casualties in attacks across the world. In these remote valleys the fatal mix of ultra-conservatism, economic under-development, religious obscurantism and the absence of law and justice has resulted in a cauldron of militancy which is being fed and fuelled by the shadowy presence of the Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Ever-younger fighters are being recruited for suicide missions while music, shaving and the education of girls are proscribed by increasingly powerful clerics. In this book Imtiaz Gul follows the trail of militancy and the way it has evolved under Al Qaeda’s influence in tribal areas.

Language: en
Pages: 320

The Al Qaeda Connection

Authors: Imtiaz Gul

Categories: Literary Collections

Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-22 - Publisher: Penguin UK

Language: en
Pages: 280

The Al Qaeda Connection

Authors: Paul L. Williams

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher:

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Language: en
Pages:

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Authors: Paul L. Williams

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher:

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Authors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia

Categories: Diamond industry and trade

Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher:

Books about Illicit Diamonds, Conflict and Terrorism

Language: en
Pages: 50

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Authors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment

Categories: Domestic terrorism

Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher:

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