Global Jihad Movement

Rohan Gunaratna is professor of security studies and head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute and serves on the advisory board of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague. Aviv Oregwas the head of the al-Qaeda and Global Jihad desk in the Analysis and Research Division of the IDF Intelligence Branch.

• AcknowledgmentsForewordPrefaceChapter One- Introduction Organization-first and Foremost Leadership and its Role Hierarchy or Network? Decline of Terrorist Organizations and Organization Structure Historical Development: Global Jihad Movement and the Al Qaeda Organization The Blowback Global Jihad trajectory Global Jihad Current Status Chapter Two- The Ideological Imperative General background and Historical Development Ideological Collision in Afghanistan: Azzam vs. Zawahiri The Establishment of Al Qaeda: Synchronization of Ideologies Crystallization of the “Third Ideology:” "Global Jihad" against the West Chapter Three- Al Qaeda: The Global Vanguard The Structure of Al QaedaThe Amir The Deputy The Secretary The Command Council The Military CommitteeThe General Section (Internal) The Special Operation Unit (External) The WMD Subunit The Library and Research Section The Political Committee The Media CommitteeThe Administrative and Financial CommitteeThe Security CommitteeThe Religious Committee MobilizationAl Qaeda leadership in IranConclusions and AssessmentChapter Four- Affiliated GroupsJamaah Islamiyah of Southeast Asia (JI)General Background Infrastructure Layout and Operational CapabilitiesFundingInternational Characteristics of ActivitiesJI's "International" OperationsFuture AssessmentAl Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)General Background: Historical foundation and DevelopmentIdeologyMilitary CapabilityInfrastructure, Layout, and Operational CapabilitiesAttitude towards the Yemeni Regime and other Players in YemenThe Arab Spring and AQAP ReactionsAQAP InfrastructureAQAP Deployment in Yemen and its Assessed Military Power and CapabilitiesFundingInternational Characteristics of ActivitiesFutureAl Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)General BackgroundLocal Distribution and Area of OperationOrganizational InfrastructureGroup AffiliationFinance Operational CharacteristicsMilitary CapabilityStrategy and TacticsInternational DistributionTargeting PolicyActivity against Western Targets within the Vicinity of AQIM’s Sphere of OperationsFuture ActivityLashkar-e-Toyba (LET)General BackgroundObjectivesArea of OperationsOrganizational StructureOperational CharacteristicsMilitary CapabilitiesStrategies TacticsTargeting PolicyGroup AffiliationSource of Supply and FinancePolitical CapabilitiesSignificant EventsRecent and Future ActivitiesAbu Sayaf Group (ASG)History and DevelopmentArea of Operations and StrengthCommand StructureAffiliated GroupsFinanceOperational Activity Targeting PolicyTerrorist ActivityIslamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)GeneralHistory and DevelopmentOrganizational Structure and LeadershipGroup AffiliationFinanceOperationalIslamic Jihad Union (IJU)General BackgroundHistory and DevelopmentDeploymentGroup AffiliationOrganization StructureFinanceOperational CharacteristicsMilitary CapabilityTactical CharacteristicsTrainingTargeting PolicyInternational Attacks and PlotsAssessmentLibyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)Background: Historical Development and Current StatusShabaab Al Mujahidin – SomaliaGeneral BackgroundHistory and Development Area of OperationsOrganizational Infrastructure, Current Leaders and CommandersGroup AffiliationFinance Operational CharacteristicsMilitary Strength Tactics and Targeting PolicyInternational Operations and PlotsAssessment of Future Al Shabaab ActivityAbdallah Azzam BrigadeGeneral BackgroundInfrastructure and LayoutGroup AffiliationFuture ActivityOther Islamic militant groups operating in local arenasPULORSMMILFSIMIJaish-e-Mohamed -JeMHarakat Al-Mujahideen -HUMEast Turkistan Islamic Movement -ETIMHarkatul Mujahideen -HMHarkatul Jihad Al-Islami -HUJIHarakat Al Mujahidin Al Alami -HUMALashkar-e-Jhangvi -LEJSipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan -SSPAnsar Al IslamGamma Islamiyah EgyptJaish Al Islam Palestinian Tawhid Wal JihadAsbat Al AnsarFatah Al Islam PAGADAIAIEJIMGICMTaliban Al Nigeri-Boko Haram Chapter Five – Jihad Arena OffshootsPakistan Tribal Area – Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA)IraqSyriaChechnyaChapter Six – Local Initiatives, Lone Wolves and Homegrown CellsRadicalization:First Phase: Pre radicalizationSecond Phase: Search of “Self-identity”Third Phase: IndoctrinationFourth Phase: Jihad

This handbook presents a comprehensive, detailed, and authoritative overview of the global Jihadi movement and its disparate affiliates, with a focus on their infrastructure, operational capabilities, and terrorist activities.