Divisions within the Global Jihad

... were taken by the Mujahideen Shura Council, not connected with al-Qaeda. The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose “Afghan past” allowed him to liaise between the “center” and local groups, only deepened the rift. Establishing Jabhat al-Nusra and launching open confrontation France24 The years preceding the Arab Spring were a serious test for al-Qaeda. Many researchers believed that, due to the loss of influence in Iraq, the killing of Osama bin Laden, the intensification of the power struggle within the group and, finally, the triumph of political Islam in Tunisia and Egypt, the organization ...