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Osama bin laden is dead but alqaida remains the cias number one threat. Abdel bari atwan, the editorinchief of alquds alarabi, said that as the peace process between israel and palestine falters and with the us conflicts in iraq and afghanistan struggling, there. The digital caliphate was published by saqi books and the. This acclaimed book by abdel bari atwan is available at in several formats for your ereader. Its author is abdel bari atwan, editor of the londonbased arabiclanguage daily alquds alarabi who also wrote the secret history of alqaida. Atwan profiles the next generation of foot soldiers and leaders and explores both the new methods they embraceespecially on the digital battlefieldas well as the full global range of their operations and local variations in somalia, afghanistan, pakistan, libya, algeria, tunisia, morocco, and elsewhere. After bin laden by abdel bari atwan 1412 words essay. After bin laden provides us with a crystalball glimpse into the future of al qaeda. He is a regular contributor to a number of publications, including the guardian and the scottish herald, and he is a frequent guest on radio and. Based on interviews with islamic state insiders, abdel bari atwan reveals the origins and modus operandi of the fastestgrowing and richest terrorist group in the world. He is the author of several books on islamic extremism, the latest, islamic state. The digital caliphate, longtime journalist who served as editorinchief of the.
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