Alqaeda killed more than 120 europeans on 911 and has struck within europe on multiple occasions since. History, terrorism, bin laden alqaeda, an arabic word for the base was a terrorist group started in 1988 by a wealthy saudi named osama bin laden. An al qaeda agent posing as a double agent killed 7 cia officers in the 2009 khost cia bombing on december 30, 2009. In the past couple of years isis islamic state of iraq and syria or isil islamic state of iraq and the levant or simply is, has been all over the news, yet the origins of the socalled islamic state began over a quarter of a century ago.
It began as a logistical network to support muslims fighting against the soviet union during the afghan war and transformed into the active. This approach makes for a harder read but allows the different views of bin laden and al qaedas history to shine forth, helping the reader understand the organizations complexity. By national commission on terrorist attacks upon the united states. It talks, obviously, mostly about isis, but it does so in a way that incorporates its entire history, including when it. This bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited volumes, theses. The secret history of al qaeda reveals events in iraq and saudi arabia as watershed moments in the organizations evolution that are making it more dangerous by the day. Alqaida attacks on western targets the attacks on londons subway and bus system thursday bear similarities to last years commutertrain attacks in madrid. May 24, 2018 how seal team six took out osama bin laden. During the 1980s a large number of muslims moved from middle eastern countries to afghanistan to unite with the afghan. Its often overwhelming and difficult to pinpoint exactly whats going on, why, where, when and with whom. Packed with new information and a deep historical perspective, the looming tower is the definitive history of the long road to september 11. Giles foden on how bin laden may have been inspired by isaac asimovs foundation. On a hot summers day in 1996 a plane carrying osama bin laden and a few friends and family landed at a runway just outside the eastern afghan city of jalalabad.
Jul 12, 2008 11 august 1988 al qaeda is formed at a meeting attended by bin laden, zawahiri and dr fadl in peshawar, pakistan. Most shed light on our understanding of how al qaeda emerged as a potent threat to regimes. Yet these are important topics which affects us all. In the last two years, quite a few books have been published about al qaeda and its leader, osama bin laden. Implications for al qaedas evolving ideology and strategy, 10. The war on terror in historical perspective 105 erable awareness of international developments and the history of their own and earlier epochs. The author utilizes facts to support the thesis and does a wonderful job of exploring the roots of terrorism and not being narrowly focused on the current situation of the mideast and the events surrounding sept11.
They implemented and brutally enforced shariah, or islamic law. Al qaeda was headquartered in the sudan from approximately 1991 until approximately 1996 but still maintained offices in various parts of the world. The authors would like to note that initial work on this subject stems from the masters thesis efforts of fekecs et. The first half of the book is very enjoyable, with the author creating a narrative regarding terrorism and the evolution of it. That same year he issued a declaration of war against the united states. Alqaeda and its ideology were established on a background of the decline of socialism and communism in the face of western culture and capitalism and increasing islamic influence. It is a historical look at the way in which the militant organization alqaeda came into being, the background for. Osama bin laden, founder of the militant islamist organization al qaeda and mastermind of numerous terrorist attacks against the united states and other western powers, including the september 11, 2001, attacks on the world trade center in new york city and the pentagon near washington, d.
The members of alqaeda believe an extremist form of islam known as wahhabi. Islamic books, muslim clothing, hijabs, digital qurans, cd and dvd, jewellery, gifts, attar, perfume, azan clock. There is a lot of information out there in regards to isis, al qaeda and terrorism. Historical perspective, global presence, and implications for u.
Soviet war in afghanistan and the beginnings of al qaeda the true roots of osama bin ladens al qaeda network stem from the decadelong conflict that plagued. As such, here are a number of books designed to help shed some light on these critical issues du jour. Qaida noorania learning arabic letters and words with sound. After afghanistan was invaded by the soviet union, the afghan. Policy john rollins, coordinator specialist in terrorism and national security january 25, 2011 congressional research service 75700. Al qaeda s leading thinkers are steeped in these reformerslong struggle against the establishment. The longest war also draws on these interviews and looks at al qaeda after 911, but most of the text focuses on u. He was ubiquitous and palpable, both in a physical and a cyberspectral form, to the extent that his death took on something of the feel of an exorcism.
Elnourys false background said his mother died of neglect in a u. The witness recounted that bin laden and al qaeda were seeking to obtain nuclear and chemical weapons and that the organization engaged in sophisticated training. It began as a logistical network to support muslims fighting against the soviet union during the afghan war and transformed into the active terrorist organization known for carrying out the september 11 attacks of 2001. The awardwinning bbc documentary maker tells us what hes learned in 10 years investigating al qaeda, and suggests what we should read to understand where the group came from, and what its still trying to do. Jul 20, 2004 al qaeda, meaning the base, was created in 1989 as soviet forces withdrew from afghanistan and osama bin laden and his colleagues began looking for new jihads. During the 1980s a large number of muslims moved from middle eastern countries to afghanistan to unite with the afghan people in an ongoing war which began in 1979. This is an incomplete list of books about al qaeda ahmed, nafeez mosaddeq 2005. Alqaeda was influenced mainly by the extreme ideologies of the salafi stream of islam, particularly those of sayyid qutb 19061966, an egyptian religious. Reality of invisible balance of power naveed ahmed in his book, invisible balance of power, published in 2005, sajjad shaukat has taken present different war as an interaction of state terrorism led by the united states and the group terrorism by the al qaeda or islamic militants. It has become synonymous with the terrorist attacks of september 11 but what is the origin of the name alqaida. Atwans outspoken londonbased newspaper alquds alarabi, of which he is editorinchief, has been the vehicle of choice for the release of many al qaeda electronic communiques.
Giles foden on how bin laden may have been inspired by. It is a stateless meaning without a country terrorist organization. Statements and evolving ideology naval history and. The true roots of osama bin ladens al qaeda network stem from the decadelong conflict that plagued afghanistan from 19791989. It was led and financed by osama bin laden, a radical sunni muslim. Al qaeda, broadbased militant islamist organization founded by osama bin laden in the late 1980s. Shrouded as he was for a decade in an apparent cloak of anonymity and obscurity, osama bin laden was by no means an invisible man. In july 1973 afghanistans last king or padishah, mohammed zahir shah, was ousted in a coup detat by his first cousin and former prime minister mohammed daoud khan, who established a republican government. List of books and articles about al qaeda online research. Osama bin laden biography, alqaeda, terrorist attacks.
The witness revealed that al qaeda had a close working relationship with the aforementioned egyptian terrorist group known as egyptian islamic jihad. What to read on bin laden and al qaeda foreign affairs. Alqaeda alqaeda, alqaida mideastweb for coexistence. Experts believe that al qaeda s diverse statements contain calculated variations in tone and content that address or appeal to various target audiences. Office of the director of national intelligence odni 2015, may. Which books should i read to understand the history of al. The jordanian man, thought to be an american asset penetrating al qaeda was brought in the wire of the camp and detonated an explosive belt, killing 7 cia, 1 jordanian intelligence officer, and seriously wounding six others. Like other totalitarian movements, the movements leaders have rationalized their brutality in a number of published treatises. The organisation grew out of the network of arab volunteers who had gone to afghanistan in the 1980s to fight under the banner of islam against soviet communism. The best books on al qaeda recommended by peter taylor. Al qaeda background al qaeda inside the terror network. Al qaeda after bin laden over the summer of 2012, al qaeda in the islamic maghreb and ansar dine, another radical islamist group, took advantage of the instability and an increasingly weak military in mali and captured timbuktu, kidal, and gao, cities in the north.
Aug 24, 2002 it has become synonymous with the terrorist attacks of september 11 but what is the origin of the name alqaida. The creation of the group brings together extraordinary saudi wealth, the. The best books on alqaeda recommended by peter taylor. The awardwinning bbc documentary maker tells us what hes learned in 10 years investigating alqaeda, and suggests what we should read to understand where the group came from, and what its still trying to do. Al qaeda trained terrorists that were linked to the 1996 car bombings of the u. Pages in category books about alqaeda the following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. Following september 11, 2001, bin laden has appealed directly to national groups on the front. Years of conflict followed, including war with the soviet union, rise and fall of the taliban, alqaeda and todays insurgency.
This book is very good, i found it extremely entertaining. Al qaeda has been described as many different things, and it includes a federation of different islamist groups, all dedicated to mayhem against the west, christians, jews and muslim regimes that do not conform to its ideas. Now, for the first time, the al qaeda reader gathers together the essential texts and documents that trace the origin, history, and evolution of the ideas of alqaeda founders ayman alzawahiri and osama bin laden. History of alqaeda and terrorism against the usa 2. As bergen, the author of several books on national security, shows, donald trumps relationship to the american military. The best books on alqaeda five books expert recommendations.