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Al-Qaeda & Islamic State: History, Doctrine, Modus Operandi and U.S. Strategy to Degrade and Defeat Terrorism Conducted in the Name of Sunni Islam

Terror WarfareBy Paul Kamolnick, Strategic Studies Institute

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Dr. Kamolnick's book is a meticulously documented investigation and comparison of the al-Qaeda and the Islamic State across three key strategically relevant dimensions: essential doctrine, beliefs, and worldview; strategic concept, including terrorist modus operandi; and in the final chapter, specific implications, and recommendations for current U.S. Government policy and strategy. Contents: Belief-System, Creed, Worldview, Doctrine The Al-Qaeda Organization Sunni Islamic Orthodoxy Sunni-Salafism/"Fundamentalism" The Muwahhidun/Wahhabism/Salafi-Wahhabism Muslim Brotherhood-Salafi-Wahhabi The "Base of the Jihad"; Al-Qaeda From Qa'idat Al-Jihad to Bin Ladenism From Bin Ladenism Back to Qa'idat Al-Jihad Post-Arab Spring Qa'idat Al-Jihad "What is Qa'idat Al-Jihad?" In a Nutshell: Fazul Abdullah and Adam Gadahn III. Islamic State Organization "Zarqawism" vs. AQO: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi's Worldview and Doctrine: 1989-June 7, 2006 From Non-Religious Violent Street Tough to Ultra-Sectarian Salafi-Wahhabi Jihadist Prison Tough: 1980-1999 Al-Zarqawi's Private Jihasist Armies of the Levant: 1999-2004 The History, Doctrines, and Worldview of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's "Caliphate": From ISI to the Caliphate: Brief Organizational History Self-Proclaimed Emir Al-Muminin Abu Bakr Al-Hussaini Al-Qurayshi Al-Baghdadi: The Caliphate Now! The "Final Solution" to the "Shia Problem" Terrorist Modus Operandi Terrorist Quadrangle Analysis The Al-Qaeda Organization The "Classical" Base First Bin Ladenist Lone Mujahid" "Far Enemy" Strategy Islamic State Conclusions, Implications, and Recommendations for U.S. Government Key Findings Belief-Systems, Worldviews, Doctrines, Creeds Strategies and Terrorist Modus Operandi Implications for U.S. Government Policy and Strategies Implications for Existing USG Policy and Strategy to Permanently Defeat AQ and its Affiliates Implications for Existing USG Policy and Strategy to Permanently Defeat the IS

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GenrePolitics and Government, History

Length12 hrs 50 mins

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Publish dateSep 19, 2017

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1Al-Qaeda &amp; Islamic State: History, Doctrine, Modus Operandi and U.S. Strategy to Degrade and Defeat Terrorism Conducted in the Name of Sunni Islam

28The History, Doctrines, and Worldview of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s “Caliphate”: May 2010-Present

2Foreword

29From ISI to the Caliphate: Brief Organizational History

3About the Author

30Self-Proclaimed Emir Al-Muminin Abu Bakr Al-Hussaini Al-Qurayshi Al-Baghdadi: A Brief History

4Summary

31Current ISO Worldview, Beliefs, Creed, and Doctrine

5Prologue

32ISO’s Differentia Specifica: Four Essential Categorical Divergences from AQO

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61. Belief-System, Creed, Worldview, Doctrine

33The Imminence of the End Times (Apocalypticism and Eschatology)

7I. Introduction

34The Caliphate Now!

8II. The Al-Qaeda Organization (Tanzim Qa’idat Al-Jihad)

35The “Final Solution” to the “Shia Problem”

9Sunni Islamic Orthodoxy

36The Nearest Enemy is the Ummah’s Truest Enemy!

10SunniSalafism/“Fundamentalism”

37ISO Relative Divergences from AQO

11The Muwahhidun/Wahhabism/Salafi-Wahhabism

382. Terrorist Modus Operandi

12Shaykh Scholar-Mujahid, Dr. Abdallah Azzam: The Individual Obligation to Join the Caravan in Defense of Muslim Lands: An Armed Muslim Brotherhood-Salafi-Wahhabi Synthesis

39I. Introduction.: Terrorist Quadrangle Analysis(TQA)

13The “Base of the Jihad”; Al-Qaeda (Qa‘idat Al-Jihad)

40II. The Al-Qaeda Organization (Tanzim Qa’idat Al-Jihad)

14From Qa&#x27;idat Al-Jihadto Bin Ladenism

41TQA, I: The “Classical” Base First Bin Ladenist “Far Enemy“ Strategy

15From Bin Ladenism Back to Qa‘idat Al-Jihad? Back to the Future? Hubris, Delusion, Disaster, and the Remaking/Rebirth of a Post-Bin Laden, Post-Arab Spring Qa&#x27;idat Al-Jihad

42TQA, II: The AQAP “Lone Mujahid” “Far Enemy” Strategy

16What is Qa&#x27;idat Al-Jihad?” In a Nutshell: Fazul Abdullah and Adam Gadahn

43III. Islamic State Organization (Tanzim Al-Dawla Al-Islamiyya): TQA: The ISO “State/Caliphate-First” Strategy

17III. Islamic State Organization (Tanzim Al-Dawla Al-Islamiyya)

443. Conclusions, Implications, and Recommendations for U.S. Government Policy and Strategy

18“Zarqawism” vs. AQO: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi’s Worldview and Doctrine: 1989-June 7, 2006

45I. Key Findings

19From Non-Religious Violent Street Tough to Ultra-Sectarian Salafi-Wahhabi Jihadist Prison Tough: 1980-1999

46Macro-Level Conclusion

20Al-Zarqawi’s Private Jihasist Armies of the Levant: 1999-2004

47Belief-Systems, Worldviews, Doctrines, Creeds

21Abdallah Al-Muhajir’s Ultra-Extremism in Takfir, and Takfir of the Shia