Amn al-Kharji: An Analysis of External Operations Wing of the Islamic State
This article provides an analysis of the external operations wing of IS –the so-called Amn al-Kharji – focusing on its activities in the West. Apart from describing the organisation’s leadership, internal hierarchy, strategy and means of communication and attack coordination, the author asserts ther...
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Amn al-Kharji: An Analysis of External Operations Wing of the Islamic State |
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Amn al-Kharji: An Analysis of External Operations Wing of the Islamic State |
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amn al-kharji: an analysis of external operations wing of the islamic state |
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Obrana a Strategie |
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This article provides an analysis of the external operations wing of IS –the so-called Amn al-Kharji – focusing on its activities in the West. Apart from describing the organisation’s leadership, internal hierarchy, strategy and means of communication and attack coordination, the author asserts there is a link between recent deadly cells-based attacks and generally unsuccessful lone actor attacks; this connection between the two is not accidental but a result of a grand strategy, designed to hide the planning of larger plots by overloading security services with numerous smaller attacks. |
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Islamic State ISIS Terrorism Amn al-Kharji Lone Wolves Networks |
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