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Jihadi John

Author : Robert Verkaik
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781780749440

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It was a defining moment, the first time ‘Jihadi John’ appeared. Suddenly Islamic State had a face and the whole world knew the extent of their savagery. Weeks later, when his identity was revealed, Robert Verkaik was shocked to realise that this was a man he’d interviewed years earlier. Back in 2010, Mohammed Emwazi was a twenty-one-year-old IT graduate who claimed the security services were ruining his life. They had repeatedly approached him, his family and his fiancée. Had they been tracking an already dangerous extremist or did they push him over the edge? In the aftermath of the US air strike that killed Emwazi in November 2015, Verkaik’s investigation leads him to deeply troubling questions. What led Emwazi to come to him for help in the first place? And why do hundreds of Britons want to join Islamic State? In an investigation both frightening and urgent, Verkaik goes beyond the making of one terrorist to examine the radicalisation of our youth and to ask what we can do to stop it happening in future.

Operation Jihadi Bride

Author : John Carney,Clifford Thurlow
Publisher : Monoray
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781913183080

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Operation Jihadi Bride by John Carney,Clifford Thurlow Pdf

Soldier Magazine's Book of the Month Fascinating... Incredibly dangerous. The Times h2Gripping. Adrenalin fuelled true-life account with all the makings of a military thriller. The action unfolds like a Le Carre novel. Soldier Magazine“/i>/h2> 'If there are young women with children trapped in that hell and we can get them out, don't we have a duty to do so?' Hearing terrifying stories first-hand from naive young girls who'd been tricked, abused and enslaved by ISIS, ex-British Army soldier John Carney set up a high-risk operation to rescue as many as he could. This is the breath-taking true story of how he repeatedly led his men behind enemy lines into the Syrian lead storm to liberate women and children, delivering them to de-radicalization programmes and fair trials. Believing that 'every person we can bring back is living proof that ISIS is a failure', Carney tackles the complex issue of Jihadi Brides head on, as he and his men endanger their lives, not always returning safely home.

The Jihadi Next Door

Author : Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781510732872

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The Jihadi Next Door by Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco Pdf

The recruitment of ISIS terrorists may have begun as an extremist crusade in Iraq, but it has quickly become a global phenomenon that is taking hold of people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and belief systems. The iconic image of a terrorist as an old, angry, middle-eastern man is long gone. It has since been replaced by young men and women of all races and religious upbringings, in tactical gear and ski masks, carrying heavy artillery. From the outside looking into the Islamic State, most people see these men and women as nothing more than evil terrorists with a psychotic penchant for violence. Internally, they perceive themselves as freedom fighters or mujahedeen, who violate the laws of men to protect their community according to the will of Allah. Ultimately, neither of these perceptions are based in reality. While some experts claim that terrorist recruitment is completely random, criminologist Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco has identified clear patterns which can be used to explain how regular people are being conscripted into terrorism. Using interviews with convicted terrorists, in-depth research and analysis of extremist propaganda, and case-specific details, Dr. Mehlman-Orozco provides nuanced theories into the methods of terrorist recruitment—methods which can be used to identify persons at high risk of being targeted. The Jihadi Next Door provides unprecedented information that can be used to actually combat terrorism. By laying bare the tactics used by ISIS to deceive and exploit new recruits and exposing the veneer these extremists operate under, Dr. Mehlman-Orozco hopes to empower readers with the knowledge needed to prevent future recruitment and thereby preventing acts of terrorism.

Jihad Joe

Author : John M. Berger
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781597978668

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Jihad Joe by John M. Berger Pdf

They are Americans, and they are mujahideen. Hundreds of men from every imaginable background have walked away from the traditional American dream to volunteer for battle in the name of Islam. Some have taken part in foreign wars that aligned with U.S. interests, while others have carried out violence against Westerners abroad, fought against the U.S. military, and even plotted terrorist attacks on American soil. This story plays out over decades and continents: from the Americans who took part in the siege of Mecca in 1979 through conflicts in Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Bosnia, and continuing today in Afghanistan and Somalia. Investigative journalist J. M. Berger profiles numerous fighters, including some who joined al Qaeda and others who chose a different path. In these pages he portrays, among others, Abdullah Rashid, who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan; Mohammed Loay Bayazid, who was present at the founding of al Qaeda; Ismail Royer, who fought in Bosnia and Kashmir, then returned to run training camps in the United States; Adam Gadahn, a Jewish Californian who is now al Qaeda's chief spokesman; and Anwar Awlaki, the Yemeni-American imam with links to 9/11 who is now considered one of the biggest threats to America's security.

Burying Jihadis

Author : Riva Kastoryano
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190934866

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What should states do with the bodies of suicide bombers and other jihadists who die while perpetrating terrorist attacks? This original and unsettling book explores the host of ethical and political questions raised by this dilemma, from (non-)legitimization of the 'enemy' and their cause to the non-territorial identity of individuals who identified in life with a global community of believers. Because states do not recognize suicide bombers as enemy combatants, governments must decide individually what to do with their remains. Riva Kastoryano offers a window onto this challenging predicament through the responses of the American, Spanish, British and French governments after the Al-Qaeda suicide attacks in New York, Madrid and London, and Islamic State's attacks on Paris in 2015. Interviewing officials, religious and local leaders and jihadists' families, both in their countries of origin and in the target nations, she has traced the terrorists' travel history, discovering unexpected connections between their itineraries and the handling of their burials. This fascinating book reveals how states' approaches to a seemingly practical issue are closely shaped by territory, culture, globalization and identity.

The Media World of ISIS

Author : Rosemary Pennington,Michael Krona
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253045942

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The Media World of ISIS by Rosemary Pennington,Michael Krona Pdf

From efficient instructions on how to kill civilians to horrifying videos of beheadings, no terrorist organization has more comprehensively weaponized social media than ISIS. Its strategic, multiplatformed campaign is so effective that it has ensured global news coverage and inspired hundreds of young people around the world to abandon their lives and their countries to join a foreign war. The Media World of ISIS explores the characteristics, mission, and tactics of the organization's use of media and propaganda. Contributors consider how ISIS's media strategies imitate activist tactics, legitimize its self-declared caliphate, and exploit narratives of suffering and imprisonment as propaganda to inspire followers. Using a variety of methods, contributors explore the appeal of ISIS to Westerners, the worldview made apparent in its doctrine, and suggestions for counteracting the organization's approaches. Its highly developed, targeted, and effective media campaign has helped make ISIS one of the most recognized terrorism networks in the world. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of its strategies—what worked and why—will help combat the new realities of terrorism in the 21st century.

The Jihadist Plot

Author : John Rosenthal
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594036828

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“How could this happen in a country we helped liberate?” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pondered in the aftermath of the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi that left American ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead. The Jihadist Plot: The Untold Story of Al-Qaeda and the Libyan Rebellion shows how it could have happened and why it did happen. It happened because in supporting the Libyan rebellion against Muammar al-Qaddafi, America and its allies, in effect, changed sides in the war on terror, securing the victory of some of the very Islamic extremist forces that they had been fighting for the previous decade. The result is a Libya that is today under the sway of heavily-armed jihadist brigades that make no secret of their allegiance to al-Qaeda, proudly flying the al-Qaeda flag in broad daylight in Benghazi and other Libyan cities. Moreover, as the September 11 Benghazi attacks make clear, if America reversed course in Libya in order to join forces with jihadists, the jihadists remain exactly as they ever were, with the same ideology and the same hatred of America. Exploding the myth of NATO’s “humanitarian intervention,” The Jihadist Plot tells the real story of the Libyan rebellion. It traces the itineraries of some of the notorious veterans of international jihad who served as the rebellion’s leading commanders and strategists and shows how NATO helped to create a new jihadist hero at the siege of Sirte. And it reveals that long before the onset of the so-called Arab Spring, Libya’s own al-Qaeda affiliate, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, had devised a plan to bring down the Qaddafi regime using some of the classic methods of jihadist terror: a plan that would be put into practice in the rebellion of February 2011.

Jihad and the West

Author : Mark Silinsky
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253027207

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“Expertly weaves the story of the current conflict through the points of view of perpetrators, victims, and nations.”—Journal of Military History U.S. Department of Defense analyst Mark Silinsky reveals the origins of the Islamic State’s obsession with the Western world. Once considered a minor irritant in the international system, the Caliphate is now a dynamic and significant actor on the world’s stage, boasting more than 30,000 foreign fighters from eighty-six countries. Recruits consist not only of Middle-Eastern-born citizens, but also a staggering number of “Blue-Eyed Jihadists,” Westerners who leave their country to join the radical sect. Silinsky provides a detailed and chilling explanation of the appeal of the Islamic State and how those abroad become radicalized, while also analyzing the historical origins, inner workings, and horrific toll of the Caliphate. By documenting the true stories of men, women, and children whose lives have been destroyed by the radical group, Jihad and the West presents the human face of the thousands who have been abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered by the Islamic State, including Kayla Mueller, who was kidnapped, given to the Caliphate’s leader as a sex slave, and ultimately killed.

Jihadi John

Author : Robert Verkaik
Publisher : HarperCollins Brasil
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788595082168

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Como um adolescente londrino se transformou no terrorista mais procurado do mundo. Foi um momento decisivo, a primeira vez em que "Jihadi John" apareceu. De repente, o Estado Islâmico tinha um rosto, e o mundo inteiro sabia a proporção da sua brutalidade. Semanas depois, quando a identidade do jihadi foi revelada, o jornalista Robert Verkaik ficou chocado ao perceber que aquele era o mesmo homem que havia entrevistado anos antes: em 2010, Mohammed Emwazi era um profissional de TI que afirmava que os departamentos de segurança estavam destruindo a sua vida, perseguindo de forma incessante a ele, a sua família e a sua noiva. Será que já estavam rastreando um extremista perigoso ou teriam sido os responsáveis por levar Emwazi ao limite? Das origens do terrorista até o desfecho da operação aérea norte-americana que matou Emwazi em novembro de 2015, a investigação de Verkaik o leva a questões profundamente perturbadoras. O que havia levado Emwazi a pedir ajuda para ele em 2010? E por que centenas de britânicos querem se juntar ao Estado Islâmico? Em uma pesquisa de ampla urgência e importância, Verkaik vai além da criação de um terrorista, examinando o processo que leva milhares de jovens à radicalização e à intolerância.

I Was Told to Come Alone

Author : Souad Mekhennet
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781627798969

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“I was told to come alone. I was not to carry any identification, and would have to leave my cell phone, audio recorder, watch, and purse at my hotel. . . .” For her whole life, Souad Mekhennet, a reporter for The Washington Post who was born and educated in Germany, has had to balance the two sides of her upbringing – Muslim and Western. She has also sought to provide a mediating voice between these cultures, which too often misunderstand each other. In this compelling and evocative memoir, we accompany Mekhennet as she journeys behind the lines of jihad, starting in the German neighborhoods where the 9/11 plotters were radicalized and the Iraqi neighborhoods where Sunnis and Shia turned against one another, and culminating on the Turkish/Syrian border region where ISIS is a daily presence. In her travels across the Middle East and North Africa, she documents her chilling run-ins with various intelligence services and shows why the Arab Spring never lived up to its promise. She then returns to Europe, first in London, where she uncovers the identity of the notorious ISIS executioner “Jihadi John,” and then in France, Belgium, and her native Germany, where terror has come to the heart of Western civilization. Mekhennet’s background has given her unique access to some of the world’s most wanted men, who generally refuse to speak to Western journalists. She is not afraid to face personal danger to reach out to individuals in the inner circles of Al Qaeda, the Taliban, ISIS, and their affiliates; when she is told to come alone to an interview, she never knows what awaits at her destination. Souad Mekhennet is an ideal guide to introduce us to the human beings behind the ominous headlines, as she shares her transformative journey with us. Hers is a story you will not soon forget.

ISIS and Its Hostages

Author : Mark Dawn
Publisher : Conceptual Kings
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781507873540

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The ISIS insurgency group has been taking hostages in their holy war since April 2004. Since then, they have continuously in dramatic fashion captured over 200 hostages and thousands of Iraqi citizens in their area. Some of the hostages were either killed, rescued or freed. The outcome of the lives of the hostages are unpredictable but usually they are fatal. Since 2004, some of the captives were often filmed in captivity and many of them were also beheaded on film. Some, while not beheaded on film, their whereabouts cannot be found. There are various reasons they kidnap hostages which ranges from influencing foreign governments to make decisions, demanding ransom money or discouraging travel to their area.

'home-Grown' Jihad

Author : Samuel John MULLINS
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783268054

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Based on seven years of original research, this book contains one of the most detailed and comprehensive assessments of 'home-grown' Islamist terrorism (HGIT) in the US and UK to date. Beginning with an examination of the development of militant networks during the 1980s and 1990s, it traces the origins of HGIT and highlights the significance of these early experiences in different countries for shaping the future trajectory of the threat. The book also examines the range of motivations for violent jihad in the West, suggesting a composite theoretical model that specifies three 'necessary' conditions for involvement and challenges popular explanations for differential rates of terrorism which emphasize socioeconomic factors.The book analyzes the background and operational activities of nearly 800 American and British jihadis who mobilized between 1980 and September 11th 2013, including factors such as mental health, education, processes of radicalization, leadership, use of the Internet, sources of funding and links to foreign terrorist organizations. This analysis is then complemented with an examination of how these individuals have been dealt with by the respective security services.From the first proponents of 'global jihad' to the recent wave of volunteers inspired by events in the Middle East, this book provides an extensive yet lucid analysis of one of the greatest security concerns facing America and Great Britain today. 'Home-Grown' Jihad challenges existing studies on a number of key issues and expands our understanding of HGIT. It will be invaluable to academics, practitioners and policymakers alike.

The Syrian Jihad

Author : Charles R. Lister
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190613181

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The Syrian Jihad by Charles R. Lister Pdf

The eruption of the anti-Assad revolution in Syria has had many unintended consequences, among which is the opportunity it offered Sunni jihadists to establish a foothold in the heart of the Middle East. That Syria's ongoing civil war is so brutal and protracted has only compounded the situation, as have developments in Iraq and Lebanon. Ranging across the battlefields and international borders have been dozens of jihadi Islamist fighting groups, of which some coalesced into significant factions such as Jabhat al Nusra and the Islamic State. This book assesses and explains the emergence since 2011 of Sunni jihadist organizations in Syria's fledgling insurgency, charts their evolution and situates them within the global Islamist project. Unprecedented numbers of foreign fighters have joined such groups, who will almost certainly continue to host them. Thus, external factors in their emergence are scrutinized, including the strategic and tactical lessons learned from other jihadist conflict zones and the complex interplay between Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State and how it has influenced the jihadist sphere in Syria. Tensions between and conflict within such groups also feature in this indispensable volume.

Jesus and the Jihadis

Author : Craig A. Evans,Jeremiah J. Johnston
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768409000

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Jesus and the Jihadis by Craig A. Evans,Jeremiah J. Johnston Pdf

The book that Christians want and need For this urgent hour in history As ISIS dominates news headlines, attention is given to the terrorist groups ideology when the truemotive of their mayhem is actually revealed in their theology! Major General Michael K. Nagata of the Special Operations forces in the Middle East explains that we do not understand the movement and until we do, we are not going to defeat it. The key to defeating ISIS regime of terror is understanding its theology. This is why two leading Biblical scholars offer this go-to guide to understanding ISIS distorted theology. Through fresh historical and Biblical insights, discover how ISIS acts of violence, terrorism, and persecution impact your life and your faith today. Get revealing answers to questions such as: How did three faiths come out of one manAbraham? Why does ISIS utilize social media and technology for terrorist propaganda? Is ISIS Islamic and would Muhammad himself join this group? How do the Gospels and the Quran see Jesus differently? How does Biblical history address the development of ISIS? The question millions are asking is Why? Why the hate? Why the persecution? Why the murder? To find the answer, you will trace the origins of ISIS radical theology and discover why these acts of terrorism are happening, what they mean, and where they are taking us.

Hunting Season

Author : James Harkin
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780316305198

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Based on his groundbreaking reporting for Vanity Fair, Hunting Season is award-winning journalist James Harkin's harrowing investigation into the abduction, captivity, and execution of James Foley, at the hands of the masked militant known as "Jihadi John" (Mohammed Emwazi), and the fate of more than two-dozen other ISIS hostages. On August 19, 2014, the jihadist rebel group known as ISIS uploaded a video to YouTube. Entitled "Message to America," the clip depicted the final moments of American journalist James Foley's life--and the gruesome aftermath of his beheading at the hands of a masked executioner. Foley's murder--and the choreographed killings that would follow--captured the world's attention, and the Islamic State's kidnapping campaign exploded into war. Hunting Season is a riveting account of how the world's newest and most powerful terror franchise came to target Western hostages, who was behind it, and why almost no one knew about it until it was too late.