Camille Tawil

Brothers in Arms (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of Al-Qa'ida and the Arab Jihadists

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Since 2001 America's War on Terror has achieved what Osama bin Laden could not: the unification of the jihad under al-Qa'ida's banner. Although today al-Qa'ida is seen as the epitome of jihad, when it first emerged other militant Islamists rejected its vision of a holy war against the West. What is the truth of its pre-eminent status and at what cost has it been achieved? Investigative journalist Camille Tawil charts the history of conflict and complicity between al-Qa'ida and its brothers in arms from the late 1980s to the present day. Drawing on a network of contacts in Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Algeria's Armed Islamic Group and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, he shows how the failure of their separate national struggles brought them increasingly under the influence of Osama bin Laden and his global agenda. From prison cells in Morocco to the caves of Tora Bora, Tawil gives us unique access to the key players behind the jihadist movement and the evolution of its violent ideology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saqi Books
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780863564741
• Artikelnr.: 38237802

Autorenporträt

Born in 1965 in Lebanon, Camille Tawilawil has covered Islamic militant groups for al-Hayat Arabic daily in London for two decades. His blog is http://camilletawil.blogspot.com/.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations 7 Introduction 9 1. Afghan Arabs 15 2. Brothers and Rivals:The Foundation of the Jihadist Groups 35 3. Libya: Jihadists Supplant Nationalists 57 4. Algeria: The Descent into the Abyss 67 5. The Sudanese Interlude 89 6. Egyptians in Sudan: A State within a State 99 7. Londonistan: Jihadists in the Lion's Den 111 8. Setbacks: Jihad in Decline 127 9. The Return to Afghanistan 145 10. The Approach to 9/11 161 11. Hellfire 173 12. Al-Qa'ida & Co: The Jihad Franchise 185

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List of Abbreviations 7
Introduction 9
1. Afghan Arabs 15
2. Brothers and Rivals:The Foundation of the Jihadist Groups 35
3. Libya: Jihadists Supplant Nationalists 57
4. Algeria: The Descent into the Abyss 67
5. The Sudanese Interlude 89
6. Egyptians in Sudan: A State within a State 99
7. Londonistan: Jihadists in the Lion's Den 111
8. Setbacks: Jihad in Decline 127
9. The Return to Afghanistan 145
10. The Approach to 9/11 161
11. Hellfire 173
12. Al-Qa'ida & Co: The Jihad Franchise 185