The Nature And Scope Of Terrorism - 862 Words

Introduction The nature and scope of terrorism is shifting. Following the 9/11 attacks, the United States developed a massive counterterrorism apparatus to defeat Al-Qaeda. However, over the past decade there has been a noticeable difference in how terrorists recruit and operate. The international community has not yet adjusted to these changes, and states continue to rely on conventional methods to combat terrorism. With ISIS emerging as a global terrorist threat, there is a need to implement strategies that can successfully defeat this unconventional enemy. This paper will discuss the evolution of ISIS, and compare it with Al-Qaeda. It will analyze how the US strategies designed to defeat Al-Qaeda are inadequate to deal with ISIS, and provide some policy recommendations. The origin of ISIS can be traced back to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in 1979, when Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi joined the global recruitment of ‘mujahedeen’ to defeat the communist enemy (Beau champ, 2016). At the end of the war in 1989, Osama bin Laden formed Al-Qaeda, whereas Zarqawi unsuccessfully attempted to form a similar group in Jordan. Following the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Zarqawi formed his own terrorist group in the country. He recruited many of the Sunni soldiers from Saddam Hussein’s disbanded army who were angry, unemployed and looking for retribution (Beauchamp, 2016). By 2004, Zarqawi’s terrorist organization was the most brutal in Iraq, and it became the officialShow MoreRelatedThe Usa Patriot Act : An Essential Step Against The Constitutional Rights Of All Americans1185 Words   |  5 Pagesaddress the realities of modern terrorism. 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