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Archives: al-Qaeda
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![Do Drug Profits actually drive Terrorism in the Muslim World?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/do-drug-profits-actually-drive-t-187x137.jpg)
Do Drug Profits actually drive Terrorism in the Muslim World?
Robert Rotberg | (The Conversation) | - - Terrorists are in it as much for the loot as for the ideology. . . . ISIS, could hardly exist, whatever its Islamist fervor,…![Daesh/ ISIL hasn’t weakened al-Qaeda– Its Affiliates are Stronger than Ever](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/daesh-isil-hasnt-weakened-al-qae-187x137.jpg)
Daesh/ ISIL hasn’t weakened al-Qaeda– Its Affiliates are Stronger than Ever
By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | - - Experts predicted that the rise of the Caliphate declared by Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) would be disastrous for al-Qaeda(AQ). One report that concluded “The…![How Turkish President Erdogan went Wrong: Dividing and Not Ruling](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/how-turkish-president-erdogan-we-187x137.jpg)
How Turkish President Erdogan went Wrong: Dividing and Not Ruling
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Receb Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, was once seen as a political breath of fresh air and a beacon of change in…![Why did Turkey dare shoot down a Russian Plane? The Proxy War in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/187x137/Screen-Shot-2015-11-25-at-4.46.26-AM.png)
Why did Turkey dare shoot down a Russian Plane? The Proxy War in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Turkish government decision to down a Russian jet operating in the north of the Syrian province of Latakia is breathtaking in its…![Syria: On eve of Vienna Summit, Has Russia changed the facts on the Ground?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/syria-on-eve-of-vienna-summit-ha-187x137.jpg)
Syria: On eve of Vienna Summit, Has Russia changed the facts on the Ground?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Writing in al-Hayat [Life] this week, columnist Walid Choucair outlined the successes he sees Russia to have had in its Syria campaign, and…![American Hypocrisy: Against Muslim Sharia law at home, Calls it “Moderate” in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/american-hypocrisy-against-musli-187x137.jpg)
American Hypocrisy: Against Muslim Sharia law at home, Calls it “Moderate” in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I just watched the 5 pm news hour on CNN anchored by Wolf Blitzer, and the editors had clearly decided that the lead…![Al-Qaeda in Syria Leader: Kill Alawite Minority, Russians; Christians fear West Backs Him](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/al-qaeda-in-syria-leader-kill-al-187x137.jpg)
Al-Qaeda in Syria Leader: Kill Alawite Minority, Russians; Christians fear West Backs Him
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The leader of al-Qaeda in Syria, Abu Muhammad al-Julani, has called for an escalation in attacks on the population centers of the Alawite…![ISIL, al-Qaeda in Syria call for Holy War against Russia](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/isil-al-qaeda-in-syria-call-for-187x137.jpg)
ISIL, al-Qaeda in Syria call for Holy War against Russia
By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/ RL Both the [so-called] Islamic State (IS) group and Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, the Al-Nusra Front, this week called for attacks against Russia, as Russian air strikes…![US-trained Syria rebels gave weapons to al-Nusra Islamists, Pentagon confirms](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/us-trained-syria-rebels-gave-wea-187x137.jpg)
US-trained Syria rebels gave weapons to al-Qaeda Pentagon confirms
RT | - - "The U.S. military has revealed that American -trained Syrian rebels surrendered equipment to an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group in exchange for safe passage. They handed over pick-up trucks…![14 Years after 9/11, US, Israel Tempted to ally with Al-Qaeda in Syria](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/14-years-after-911-us-israel-tem-187x137.jpg)
14 Years after 9/11, US, Israel Tempted to ally with Al-Qaeda in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Jabhat al-Nusra or Support Front is one of the major rebel groups in Syria, holding extensive territory in the hinterland of cities…![Russia Ramping up Military Involvement in Syria?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/russia-ramping-up-military-invol-187x137.jpg)
Russia Ramping up Military Involvement in Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Reuters reports, based on sources in Beirut, that Russia is increasing its involvement in Syria, backing the military of beleaguered dictator Bashar al-Assad.…![Is Syria doomed to become Sunni version of Theocratic Iran?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/is-syria-doomed-to-become-sunni-187x137.jpg)
Is Syria doomed to become Sunni version of Theocratic Iran?
By Hakim Khatib | ( Your Middle East ) - - War in Syria The Syrian upheaval has, increasingly, been fixed in a religious framework – Sunnis against the rest, writes Hakim…![Is al-Zawahiri’s oath to Taliba a sign al-Qaeda is finished? Will ISIL step In?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/is-al-zawahiris-oath-to-taliba-a-187x137.jpg)
Is al-Zawahiri’s oath to Taliban a sign al-Qaeda is finished? Will ISIL step In?
By Joanna Paraszczuk | ( RFE/ RL ) - - After almost a year of silence, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has released an audio message swearing bay'ah -- an oath of allegiance…![Syria’s al-Qaeda captures US-Linked Free Syrian Army Commander, troops](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/187x137/Al-Nusra_Front_fighters_Syria.png)
Syria’s al-Qaeda captures US-Linked Free Syrian Army Commander, troops
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The 30th Infantry Division of the moderate Free Syrian Army says that the al-Qaeda-linked Support Front captured one of its commanders and several…![Did the US DIA see ISIL as a strategic Ally against al-Assad in 2012?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/did-the-us-dia-see-isil-as-a-str-187x137.jpg)
Did the US DIA see ISIL as a strategic Ally against al-Assad in 2012?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)- The answer, in a word, is "no." Fabius Maximus is right that this is just a clickbait story or an unfounded conspiracy theory. The Defense Intelligence…![Washington asks, “Who lost Ramadi?” But Washington never had Ramadi](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/washington-asks-who-lost-ramadi-187x137.jpg)
Washington asks, “Who lost Ramadi?” But Washington never had Ramadi
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | -- The inside-the-Beltway debate set off by the fall of the Iraqi city of Ramadi to Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) on Sunday is, as usual, Dadaistic…![Syria: Al-Qaeda takes Jisr al-Shughur, threatening Key Port](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/syria-al-qaeda-takes-jisr-al-shu-187x137.jpg)
Syria: Al-Qaeda takes Jisr al-Shughur, threatening Key Port
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - A coalition of extremist groups with al-Qaeda ties managed on Saturday to take the city of Jisr al-Shughur from the Syrian army. Among them were…![A Game-Changer in Syrian War? al-Qaeda-led Factions take Idlib](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/03/a-game-changer-in-syrian-war-al-187x137.jpg)
A Game-Changer in Syrian War? al-Qaeda-led Factions take Idlib
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - The provincial capital Idlib, a city of 165,000 in the old days and administrative center of the northwestern Idlib province, appears to have fallen completely…![Will Terrorist attack on Tunisia Museum-goers Test Gov’t’s Commitment to Rights?](http://web.archive.org./web/20160331042331im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/03/will-terrorist-attack-on-tunisia-187x137.jpg)