Continuing… Why did al-Qaeda attack the U.S.? Was it to drive the U.S. out of the Middle East? Or was it to strike the far enemy for the sake of destroying the near enemy (i.e. regimes in the Arab and Islamic world)? Regardless of the intent of al-Qaeda’s leaders, the sequence of events gives weight [...]
Archive for the ‘Kuwait’ Category
The Strategic Effects of 9/11, Part 5: The Jihadi Domino Theory
Posted: 23rd September 2008 by Will McCants in AQ Leadership, Kuwait, Nuclear, Oil, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, StrategyTags: al-Qaeda, nuclear weapons, Oil, Strategy
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25 Kuwaitis Fighting for al-Qaeda in Diyala Province
Posted: 16th July 2008 by Will McCants in AQ in Iraq, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, KuwaitTags: al-Qaeda, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, Kuwait
That’s the claim of Abu Islam al-`Iraqi, one of the leaders of the “popular committees” in Diyala Province. 25 seems high, but it dovetails with what I wrote about the Harbi group last week.
Walking the Talk: Forum Members Travel to Afghanistan and Iraq (Pt. 3)
Posted: 6th July 2008 by Will McCants in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Recruitment, Travel RoutesTags: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, martyrdom, UAE
Today we continue our look at a Kuwaiti cell and how its members transitioned from forum fighters to foreign fighters. When we left off, Badr al-Harbi and Bawasil had returned to Kuwait from the front in Afghanistan via Iran, entrusted with a special mission by Abu al-Layth al-Libi, a senior al-Qaeda leader. They were delayed [...]
Walking the Talk: Forum Members Travel to Afghanistan and Iraq (Pt. 2)
Posted: 2nd July 2008 by Will McCants in Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait, Recruitment, Travel RoutesTags: Abu Layth al-Libi, Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait, Travel Routes
On Monday, we looked at the case of al-Miskin al-Muhajir/asdasd99, who finally made his way to Afghanistan. Miskin had hoped to go to Iraq in April with a group from Kuwait, but unnamed obstacles stood in his way. We don’t yet know the fate of Miskin, but we do know what happened to this earlier [...]