A Renewed Al-Qaeda: Strategizing for a Comeback

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  • Farhan Zahid

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https://doi.org/10.37540/njips.v4i1.82

Abstract

Al-Qaeda, the premier global jihadist terrorist entity having its footprints in more than 60 countries and responsible for perpetrating the world‟s hitherto biggest terrorist attacks of 9/11, appears to have adopted a strategy of working in tandem with local Islamist-jihadist groups. This may be regarded as a strategic shift from directing and masterminding international terrorist attacks to collusion with its associated networks, such as Al-Shabab in Somalia and the Taliban in Afghanistan, and promoting local jihadists in Yemen, Sinai, Syria, and West Africa. Al-Qaeda's local chapters such as Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) are also working alongside local Al-Qaeda linked Islamist groups. It appears as if Al-Qaeda no longer subscribes to the approach it adhered to during the times of its former Emir Osama Bin Laden and has substantially re-crafted its strategy under Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Author Biography

Farhan Zahid

Farhan Zahid holds a PhD in Terrorism Studies from the University of Brussels, Belgium.

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Published

25-01-2021

How to Cite

Zahid, F. (2021). A Renewed Al-Qaeda: Strategizing for a Comeback. NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability, 4(1), 89–93. https://doi.org/10.37540/njips.v4i1.82

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