Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface

Chapter One- Introduction
Organization-first and Foremost
Leadership and its Role
Hierarchy or Network?
Decline of Terrorist Organizations and Organization Structure
Historical Development: Global Jihad Movement and the Al Qaeda Organization
The Blowback
Global Jihad trajectory
Global Jihad Current Status
Chapter Two- The Ideological Imperative
General background and Historical Development
Ideological Collision in Afghanistan: Azzam vs. Zawahiri
The Establishment of Al Qaeda: Synchronization of Ideologies
Crystallization of the “Third Ideology:” "Global Jihad" against the West
Chapter Three- Al Qaeda: The Global Vanguard
The Structure of Al Qaeda
The Amir
The Deputy
The Secretary
The Command Council
The Military Committee
The General Section (Internal)
The Special Operation Unit (External)
The WMD Subunit
The Library and Research Section
The Political Committee
The Media Committee
The Administrative and Financial Committee
The Security Committee
The Religious Committee
Mobilization
Al Qaeda leadership in Iran
Conclusions and Assessment
Chapter Four- Affiliated Groups
Jamaah Islamiyah of Southeast Asia (JI)
General Background
Infrastructure Layout and Operational Capabilities
Funding
International Characteristics of Activities
JI's "International" Operations
Future Assessment
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
General Background: Historical foundation and Development
Ideology
Military Capability
Infrastructure, Layout, and Operational Capabilities
Attitude towards the Yemeni Regime and other Players in Yemen
The Arab Spring and AQAP Reactions
AQAP Infrastructure
AQAP Deployment in Yemen and its Assessed Military Power and Capabilities
Funding
International Characteristics of Activities
Future
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
General Background
Local Distribution and Area of Operation
Organizational Infrastructure
Group Affiliation
Finance
Operational Characteristics
Military Capability
Strategy and Tactics
International Distribution
Targeting Policy
Activity against Western Targets within the Vicinity of AQIM’s Sphere of Operations
Future Activity
Lashkar-e-Toyba (LET)
General Background
Objectives
Area of Operations
Organizational Structure
Operational Characteristics
Military Capabilities
Strategies
Tactics
Targeting Policy
Group Affiliation
Source of Supply and Finance
Political Capabilities
Significant Events
Recent and Future Activities
Abu Sayaf Group (ASG)
History and Development
Area of Operations and Strength
Command Structure
Affiliated Groups
Finance
Operational Activity
Targeting Policy
Terrorist Activity
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
General
History and Development
Organizational Structure and Leadership
Group Affiliation
Finance
Operational
Islamic Jihad Union (IJU)
General Background
History and Development
Deployment
Group Affiliation
Organization Structure
Finance
Operational Characteristics
Military Capability
Tactical Characteristics
Training
Targeting Policy
International Attacks and Plots
Assessment
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)
Background: Historical Development and Current Status
Shabaab Al Mujahidin – Somalia
General Background
History and Development
Area of Operations
Organizational Infrastructure, Current Leaders and Commanders
Group Affiliation
Finance
Operational Characteristics
Military Strength Tactics and Targeting Policy
International Operations and Plots
Assessment of Future Al Shabaab Activity
Abdallah Azzam Brigade
General Background
Infrastructure and Layout
Group Affiliation
Future Activity
Other Islamic militant groups operating in local arenas
PULO
RSM
MILF
SIMI
Jaish-e-Mohamed -JeM
Harakat Al-Mujahideen -HUM
East Turkistan Islamic Movement -ETIM
Harkatul Mujahideen -HM
Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami -HUJI
Harakat Al Mujahidin Al Alami -HUMA
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi -LEJ
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan -SSP
Ansar Al Islam
Gamma Islamiyah Egypt
Jaish Al Islam
Palestinian Tawhid Wal Jihad
Asbat Al Ansar
Fatah Al Islam
PAGAD
AIAI
EJIM
GICM
Taliban Al Nigeri-Boko Haram
Chapter Five – Jihad Arena Offshoots
Pakistan Tribal Area – Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA)
Iraq
Syria
Chechnya
Chapter Six – Local Initiatives, Lone Wolves and Homegrown Cells
Radicalization:
First Phase: Pre radicalization
Second Phase: Search of “Self-identity”
Third Phase: Indoctrination
Fourth Phase: Jihad

About the Author

Rohan Gunaratna is professor of security studies and head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute and serves on the advisory board of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, The Hague.

Aviv Oreg was the head of the al-Qaeda and Global Jihad desk in the Analysis and Research Division of the IDF Intelligence Branch.

Reviews

This handbook presents a comprehensive, detailed, and authoritative overview of the global Jihadi movement and its disparate affiliates, with a focus on their infrastructure, operational capabilities, and terrorist activities.
*Perspectives on Terrorism*

This book offers a perfect primer for students of the global situation on the elements and ideals of jihad, with special attention afforded to Al-Qaeda, the largest and most successful proponent of jihad.... The book incorporates a number of instructive charts and maps to good effect and includes an index. This informative book is an excellent launching point for further study.
*American Reference Books Annual*

The Global Jihad Movement is recommended reading for college-level political science readers strong in global security issues, and provides a reference designed to identify and differentiate the various world groups involved in global jihad. An introductory section covers basic ideology common to such groups, while other sections present 'affiliate groups' and discuss their different perspectives, strategies, and political processes. Any college-level reader with more than a cursory interest in the subject will find this a serious reference that uses the different groups as a starting point for examining their patterns, ideology, lifestyles, and effects on world political and social order.
*Midwest Book Review*