Brothers in arms : the story of Al-Qa'ida and the Arab jihadists / Camille Tawil ; translated from the Arabic by Robin Bray.

Author/creator Ṭawīl, Kamīl
Other author Bray, Robin, translator.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Saqi, 2010.
Description208 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Qaida (Organization)--21st century.
Terrorism--Arab countries. --21st century.
Terrorism--Middle East. --21st century.
Terrorism--Religious aspects. --Islam. --21st century.
Islamic fundamentalism--Arab countries. --21st century.
Islamic fundamentalism--Middle East. --21st century.
Islam and politics--Arab countries. --21st century.
Islam and politics--Middle East. --21st century.
Terrorists--Islamic countries. --21st century.

Uniform titleQāʻidah wa-akhawātuhā
Portion of title Story of Al-Qa'ida and the Arab jihadists
Contents Introduction ----1. Afghan Arabs --- 2. Brothers and Rivals: The Foundation of the Jihadist Groups --- 3. Libya: Jihadists Supplant Nationalists --- 4. Algeria: The Descent into the Abyss --- 5. The Sudanese Interlude --- 6. Egyptians in Sudan: A State Within a State --- 7. Londonistan: Jihadists in the Lion's Den --- 8. Setbacks: Jihad in Decline --- 9. The Return to Afghanistan --- 10. The Approach to 9/11 --- 11. Hellfire --- 12. Al-Qa'ida & Co.: The Jihad Franchise.
Abstract "Since 2001 America's War on Terror has achieved what Osama bin Laden could not: the unification of the jihad under al-Qa'ida's banner. Although today al-Qa'ida is seen as the epitome of jihad, when it first emerged other militant Islamists rejected its vision of a holy war against the West ... investigative journalist Camille Tawil charts the history of conflict and complicity between al-Qa'ida and its brothers in arms from the late 1980s to the present day. Drawing on a network of contacts in Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Algeria's Armed Islamic Group and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, he shows how the failure of their separate national struggles brought them increasingly under the influence of Osama bin Laden and his global agenda. From prison cells in Morocco to the caves of Tora Bora, Tawil gives us unique access to the key players behind the jihadist movement and the evolution of its violent ideology"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LanguageTranslation of al-Qāʻidah wa-akhawātuhā : qiṣṣat al-jihādīyīn al-ʻArab. (Bayrūt : Dār al-Sāqī, 2007).
ISBN9780863564802 (pbk.)
ISBN0863564801

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