ISIS & Restructuring the Middle East (eBook)

In the first chapter of this book, we will shed light on al-Qaeda since its foundation at the hands of Abdullah Azzam, who assumed top positions within the Brotherhood Muslim, and how it was intellectually and dynamically developed during Usama bin Laden 's era, when Al-Qaeda was active in the Taliban's areas of influence in Afghanistan. This chapter will tackle reasons for Al-Qaeda apocalypse following the September 11 attacks, especially after the death of Usama bin Laden and his replacement by Ayman al-Zawahiri. ****The four-part second chapter will take on the emergence of Al-Qaeda-offshoot ISIS at the hands of Abu Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi under the name "e;Al Qaeda in Iraq"e; before being turned into "e;the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant"e;. It will also shed light on the declaration of the "e;Caliphate State"e; by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the fight between ISIS and "e;Al-Nusra Front "e; to gain control over the Syrian territory. The chapter will discuss in detail the conflict between Al-Qaeda and ISIS over the areas of influence in the Maghreb and West Africa. ****The third chapter reviews the Egyptian government's war on Al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorist groups in Sinai as well as coordination between terrorist groups and the Brotherhood group in Egypt, Syria and Libya. ***The fourth chapter tackles the Western-American plans to divide the Middle East, including "e;Bernard Lewis"e; plan , as well as the "e;Creative Chaos"e; theory and the Greater Middle East project , especially after the Arab Spring revolutions. The role of Islamist currents, including moderate and radical one, as well as the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in implementing the American vision will be discussed in this chapter as well. In the same context, the chapter will highlight the role assigned to Qatar as an "e;agent"e; to implement the American plan, in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood and other terrorist groups in the region.