Divisions within the Global Jihad

... die postponement of the destruction of the “distant enemy,” whether that be Israel or the United States, while the interests of Iraq's Sunni and their fight against Nouri al-Maliki’s Shia government came to the fore [2] . Events in Syria have become a catalyst for a direct clash of interests between al-Qaeda, the traditional power center of the global jihad movement, and ISIS, which is gathering momentum. Most of those who left Iraq rushed into Syria, where the “Islamization” of the revolution was well underway. The loss of foreign fighters jeopardized the integrity of Islamic State in ...