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Archives: al-Qaeda
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Top Five Ways to tell if a Terrorist is still al-Qaeda despite name Change
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The leftist Beirut newspaper al-Safir comments scathingly on the name-change of the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate, the Nusra Front led by Abu Muhammad al-Julani,…![Top 5 things that Make Bangladesh a natural Target for Extremists](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/top-5-things-that-make-banglades-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 things that Make Bangladesh a natural Target for Extremists
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bangladesh has been plagued by extremist violence for years, but the violence and hostage-taking in Dhaka on Friday and on Saturday morning was…![Al-Qaeda Speaks The Language Of Syrian Sectarianism](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/al-qaeda-speaks-the-language-of-187x137.jpg)
Al-Qaeda Speaks The Language Of Syrian Sectarianism
By Sam Heller | ( RFE/RL) | - - As the extremist group Islamic State (IS) and its rival Al-Qaeda have captured pieces of Iraq, Syria, and other countries in the region,…![Al-Qaeda’s Al-Zawahri, 9/11 Mastermind, Plays Syrian Politics](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/al-qaedas-al-zawahri-911-masterm-187x137.jpg)
Al-Qaeda’s Al-Zawahiri, 9/11 Mastermind, Plays Syrian Politics
By Sam Heller | ( RFE/RL ) | - - When the self-proclaimed Islamic State declared the establishment of a global Muslim “caliphate” in 2014, the move accelerated a race for legitimacy…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-05-09-at-12.29.46-AM-1-187x137.png)
Al-Zawahiri Supports Syrian al-Qaeda, calls for more global Volunteers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al-Qaeda central leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, a mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, DC, has issued a new audio tape.…![Al-Qaeda Everywhere: US support for Oppressive Gov’t’s undermined victory against Bin Laden](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/al-qaeda-everywhere-us-support-f-187x137.jpg)
Al-Qaeda Everywhere: US support for Oppressive Gov’t’s made Bin Laden’s Killing Moot
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US government has never understood insurgency for the most part. Smart USG officials with whom I've interacted have had a firm belief…![Inclusive Governing key to preventing 5th Wave of Violent Radicalism](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/inclusive-governing-key-to-preve-187x137.jpg)
Inclusive Governing key to preventing 5th Wave of Violent Radicalism
By Carl Bildt | (Project Syndicate) | - - STOCKHOLM – Muscular language has become increasingly prevalent in the debate about how to counter the threat of jihadist terrorism. Television talk-show hosts…![Saudis warn they will withdraw $750 Bn. from US economy if 9/11 Bill Passes](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/saudis-warn-they-will-withdraw-7-187x137.jpg)
Saudis warn they will withdraw $750 Bn. from US economy if 9/11 Bill Passes
TeleSur | - - The Saudis threatened selling off almost a trillion dollars in U.S. assets if Congress makes it legal to hold Saudi citizens accountable for 9/11. Saudi Arabia has threatened…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Al-Nusra_Front-187x137.png)
Syria: More US Weaponry goes to al-Qaeda
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - al-Akhbar (Beirut) reports that al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Levant, also known as the Support Front (jabhat al-Nusra), repeated scenarios it had…![Do Drug Profits actually drive Terrorism in the Muslim World?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://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/20170701055521im_/https://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/20170701055521im_/https://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…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2015-11-25-at-4.46.26-AM-187x137.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/20170701055521im_/https://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/20170701055521im_/https://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/20170701055521im_/https://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/20170701055521im_/https://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/20170701055521im_/https://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/20170701055521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/14-years-after-911-us-israel-tem-187x137.jpg)