Divisions within the Global Jihad

... “distant enemy” . Zarqawi offered to concentrate on fighting against the “ near enemy ”, namely “collaborationist” Arab regimes and domestic forces, cooperating with the invaders. Despite the fact that Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad formally pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda in 2004, resulting in the establishment of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, they failed to resolve their differences. On the contrary, terrorist attacks against the Iraqi army, police, and civilians started taking place on a regular basis. So, on August ...