Comments on: The Islamic State of Disunity: Jihadism Divided

By: The WhistleBlowers | STATE OF JIHAD: THE REALITY OF THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND SYRIA

Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:07:55 +0000

[…] was a controversial position, even and especially within the jihadi movement. Foreshadowing the conflict between ISIS and Al Qaeda today, the jihadi community was deeply divided over the legitimacy and […]

By: The Caliphate’s Scholar-in-Arms » Savoir ou se faire avoir

The Caliphate’s Scholar-in-Arms » Savoir ou se faire avoir — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 08:52:46 +0000

[…] specialist). The sharpening of the pen began in December of last year, just before the January 2014 uprising against the Islamic State in northern Syria led by fellow Islamist groups angry at its refusal to […]

By: Did al-Maqdisi make a deal with the Jordanian regime? « jihadica

Did al-Maqdisi make a deal with the Jordanian regime? « jihadica — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:07:48 +0000

[…] not only rooted in his broader ideology but also – and more directly – influenced by the failure to successfully mediate between Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS and his perception that the latter was mostly (if not entirely) to […]

By: Al-Qaeda’s Quasi-Caliph: The Recasting of Mullah ‘Umar « jihadica

Al-Qaeda’s Quasi-Caliph: The Recasting of Mullah ‘Umar « jihadica — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:36:31 +0000

[…] has made his fatwa so controversial is that he has been one of the Islamic State’s strongest ideological proponents. Three of his essays (see here, here, […]

By: The Caliphate’s Scholar-in-Arms « jihadica

The Caliphate’s Scholar-in-Arms « jihadica — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:46:31 +0000

By: Are There Any Good Guys Left In Syria? | The Syrian Intifada

Are There Any Good Guys Left In Syria? | The Syrian Intifada — Fri, 30 May 2014 20:36:37 +0000

[…] schism in the global jihadist movement. In February, al-Qaeda formally disowned ISIS after they refused to submit to arbitration of independent shari’a courts—something they cannot do since they claim to be a State authority, not just one more jamaat […]

By: IB Online (5/3): Eine Kleine Netzschau | Bretterblog

IB Online (5/3): Eine Kleine Netzschau | Bretterblog — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:03:01 +0000

[…] Dschihadisten in Syrien die Rede ist. Spannend ist das, da sich diese „foreign fighters“ zum Machtkampf zwischen den dschihadistischen Gruppen JAN, ISIL und anderen verhalten müssen. Des Weiteren heißt […]

By: Weighing the Case Against Assad-ISIS Collusion | The Syrian Intifada

Weighing the Case Against Assad-ISIS Collusion | The Syrian Intifada — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:18:47 +0000

[…] the rebels reluctantly turned to them—and having done so discovered not only that these fanatics believed themselves to be a State authority with the right to monopolise force, but were being encouraged in these thoughts and actions that […]

By: Al-Qaeda Disowns ISIS | kyleorton1991

Al-Qaeda Disowns ISIS | kyleorton1991 — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:14:04 +0000

[…] [in Iraq] must give allegiance to the State, not vice versa.” That said, AQM was always, as Cole Bunzel put it in October, a “problem child“. Bunzel noted that the Abbottabad documents reveal that AQC never […]

By: A divorce years in the making: Al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) | Notes on the Periphery

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 01:11:58 +0000

[…] donors, and other Al Qaeda sympathizers undoubtedly paid keen attention to ISIS’ expulsion. A number of influential pro-Al Qaeda ideologues have since scolded ISIS and even called on members to defect to other jihadist outfits. Moreover, […]