Al-Qaeda & Islamic State: History, Doctrine, Modus Operandi and U.S. Strategy to Degrade and Defeat Terrorism Conducted in the Name of Sunni Islam

Dr. Kamolnick's book is a meticulously documented investigation and comparison of the al-Qaeda and the Islamic State across three key strategically relevant dimensions: essential doctrine, beliefs, and worldview; strategic concept, including terrorist modus operandi; and in the final chapter, specific implications, and recommendations for current U.S. Government policy and strategy.Contents:Belief-System, Creed, Worldview, DoctrineThe Al-Qaeda OrganizationSunni Islamic OrthodoxySunni-Salafism/"Fundamentalism"The Muwahhidun/Wahhabism/Salafi-WahhabismMuslim Brotherhood-Salafi-WahhabiThe "Base of the Jihad"; Al-QaedaFrom Qa'idat Al-Jihad to Bin LadenismFrom Bin Ladenism Back to Qa'idat Al-JihadPost-Arab Spring Qa'idat Al-Jihad"What is Qa'idat Al-Jihad?" In a Nutshell:Fazul Abdullah and Adam GadahnIII. Islamic State Organization"Zarqawism" vs. AQO: Abu MusabAl-Zarqawi's Worldview and Doctrine: 1989-June 7, 2006From Non-Religious Violent Street Tough to Ultra-Sectarian Salafi-Wahhabi Jihadist PrisonTough: 1980-1999Al-Zarqawi's Private Jihasist Armies of the Levant: 1999-2004The History, Doctrines, and Worldview of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's "Caliphate":From ISI to the Caliphate: Brief Organizational HistorySelf-Proclaimed Emir Al-Muminin Abu Bakr Al-Hussaini Al-Qurayshi Al-Baghdadi:The Caliphate Now!The "Final Solution" to the "Shia Problem"Terrorist Modus OperandiTerrorist Quadrangle AnalysisThe Al-Qaeda OrganizationThe "Classical" Base First Bin LadenistLone Mujahid""Far Enemy" StrategyIslamic StateConclusions, Implications, and Recommendations for U.S. GovernmentKey FindingsBelief-Systems, Worldviews, Doctrines, CreedsStrategies and Terrorist Modus OperandiImplications for U.S. GovernmentPolicy and StrategiesImplications for Existing USG Policy and Strategy to Permanently Defeat AQ and its AffiliatesImplications for Existing USG Policy and Strategy to Permanently Defeat the IS