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Business "jihad"
The US annual report on the terrorism of al-Qaeda is presented in the United States, but the groups affiliated with other terrorist organizations operating in the territory of the Middle Eastern and African countries now pose the main threat to the United States and their allies. Such a conclusion is made in the annual report of the US State Department on terrorism on Wednesday.
According to the conclusions of American experts, Al-Qaeda, who organized the most bloody attack of the United States, organized the most bloody one after the attack on Pearl Harbor, as a result of the anti-terrorist campaign, many people from its top were destroyed. The influence of the once second after the bin-loot of man in Al-Qaeda Aiman Az-Zavakhiri in the branches of the terrorist network fell sharply. The report, for example, states that radical groups in Syria and a group, previously known as al-Qaida, in Iraq rejected his mediation in their dispute. Formally
The fading al-Qaeda is replaced by numerous autonomous organizations in various North African countries, which are less dependent on the financial support of Al-Qaeda and finance their operations, collecting tribute for the release of the hostages they took.
American experts conclude that Syria has turned into the battlefield of various terrorist groups acting on both sides of the conflict. They note a constant influx of volunteers, for whom the war in Syria provides an opportunity to undergo combat training, which, as the governments of many, including Western countries, are afraid, can apply after returning home.
The report notes a sharp increase in the terrorist activity of groups that Iran sponsor. This is the Hezbollah and Shiite groups in several Arab countries. In other words, a terrorist threat acquires a new look, and today the main goal is to deprive terrorist groups of shelters in the territory of different countries.
-First of all, al-Qaeda as an organized group ceased to exist many years ago. Most groups that appeared in Muslim countries and declare their connection with it are actually impostors. Sometimes they recognize each other, sometimes not. These groups are united by the fact that they declare the jihad’s management. Their existence is largely supported by the donations of wealthy Kuwaitis, in the recent past of the Saudis, residents of the Emirates and some other countries who, for some reason, are ready to give money for jihad. Let us take one of the most recent examples of this kind: the Boko Haram group in Nigeria proclaimed its goal to fight the Western civilization and foreign ones, and in the country there are people who are ready to finance such jihad. This has turned into a kind of business called "jihad."
-Is it possible to explain the absence of significant terrorist attacks in the USA and Western countries by the weakening of al-Qaeda?
- The State Department report that there is a certain level of cooperation in anti -terrorism activities between the United States and Russia. What is known about how close this cooperation is?
- In normal circumstances, if the United States has information about terrorist attacks preparing against objects in Russia, they reports this to the Russian authorities. The only exception will be cases when the transmission of such information will neutralize the source of these data. However, the explosions in Boston showed that this level of cooperation is not too high. The Russians then did not provide the American side with all the information available to them. In turn, the Americans did not pay due attention to her. That is, there is a need for a closer exchange of data.
According to the conclusions of American experts, Al-Qaeda, who organized the most bloody attack of the United States, organized the most bloody one after the attack on Pearl Harbor, as a result of the anti-terrorist campaign, many people from its top were destroyed. The influence of the once second after the bin-loot of man in Al-Qaeda Aiman Az-Zavakhiri in the branches of the terrorist network fell sharply. The report, for example, states that radical groups in Syria and a group, previously known as al-Qaida, in Iraq rejected his mediation in their dispute. Formally
The groups belonging to al-Qaedes ignore, for example, its requirement to avoid attacks on a peaceful Muslim population.The influence of the second person after the bin-loot of man in Al-Qaeda Aiman Az-Zavakhiri in the branches of the terrorist network sharply fell
The fading al-Qaeda is replaced by numerous autonomous organizations in various North African countries, which are less dependent on the financial support of Al-Qaeda and finance their operations, collecting tribute for the release of the hostages they took.
American experts conclude that Syria has turned into the battlefield of various terrorist groups acting on both sides of the conflict. They note a constant influx of volunteers, for whom the war in Syria provides an opportunity to undergo combat training, which, as the governments of many, including Western countries, are afraid, can apply after returning home.
The report notes a sharp increase in the terrorist activity of groups that Iran sponsor. This is the Hezbollah and Shiite groups in several Arab countries. In other words, a terrorist threat acquires a new look, and today the main goal is to deprive terrorist groups of shelters in the territory of different countries.
An influential American expert in the field of terrorism, an employee of the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies , Edward Lutvak talks about the features of the current stage of the fight against terrorism:The terrorist threat acquires a new look, and today the main goal is to deprive terrorist groups of shelters in different countries
-First of all, al-Qaeda as an organized group ceased to exist many years ago. Most groups that appeared in Muslim countries and declare their connection with it are actually impostors. Sometimes they recognize each other, sometimes not. These groups are united by the fact that they declare the jihad’s management. Their existence is largely supported by the donations of wealthy Kuwaitis, in the recent past of the Saudis, residents of the Emirates and some other countries who, for some reason, are ready to give money for jihad. Let us take one of the most recent examples of this kind: the Boko Haram group in Nigeria proclaimed its goal to fight the Western civilization and foreign ones, and in the country there are people who are ready to finance such jihad. This has turned into a kind of business called "jihad."
-Is it possible to explain the absence of significant terrorist attacks in the USA and Western countries by the weakening of al-Qaeda?
- attacks on objects in Western countries are becoming an increasingly difficult task for terrorist groups, primarily due to increased security measures. In addition, we should not forget that September 11 attacks were prepared very thoroughly by people who lived in Germany for a long time, one of the organizers was an engineer, another key participant in the conspiracy was educated in the United States. They were able to take advantage of the achievements of Western civilization to organize a terrorist attack, which, in terms of plan and preparation, looks like an exception to what we know about the practice of terrorist groups. Take at least an attempt to blow up the plane with explosives hidden in a boot or undermining of explosive devices in crowded places. These people, apparently, simply have no opportunities and skills to organize a large -scale operation in the West. By and large, we are talking about groups with primitive ideology and primitive methods of struggle.The Boko Haram group in Nigeria proclaimed its goal to struggle with Western civilization and foreign ones, and there are people in the country who are ready to finance such jihad. This has turned into a kind of business called "jihad"
- The State Department report that there is a certain level of cooperation in anti -terrorism activities between the United States and Russia. What is known about how close this cooperation is?
- In normal circumstances, if the United States has information about terrorist attacks preparing against objects in Russia, they reports this to the Russian authorities. The only exception will be cases when the transmission of such information will neutralize the source of these data. However, the explosions in Boston showed that this level of cooperation is not too high. The Russians then did not provide the American side with all the information available to them. In turn, the Americans did not pay due attention to her. That is, there is a need for a closer exchange of data.