Al-Qatala

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Al-Qatala (Arabic: القتَلة, lit. The Killers), later known as Al-Qatala-Aljahdid (Arabic: القتَلة الجُدد, lit. The New Killers), is an international terrorist organization predominantly made up of Urzik people and based in Urzikstan; they also globally operated in underground cells throughout many European cities and other countries. Founded by Omar "The Wolf" Sulaman, the organization and its operatives serve as the secondary antagonistic faction in the campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and assuming a central role in its sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. It is also referenced in the backstories of several operators from the Allegiance and Coalition factions in Multiplayer. And it is mentioned in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. 
==History==
The organization was supposedly formed from the Urzikstan Liberation Force by Omar Sulaman in Urzikstan when he split from the ULF pursuing independence via the use of terrorism, believing the current ULF tactics were ineffective. Soon the group would set up camps and cells operating across Africa, Europe and the Middle East that accumulated large numbers of soldiers that became known as Al-Qatala. With this power, Omar under his new alias of "The Wolf" directed the Al-Qatala network to use terrorist tactics with the collective goal of causing major world powers to collapse into an untenable war, subsequently destroying the global economy.
Al-Qatala tactics are unconventional and do not distinguish between civilian and military targets with a recent terrorist attack in Piccadilly Circus and the capture of a truck containing Russian-made chlorine gas with the planning of their underground cells. Al-Qatala soldiers are ruthless and do not offer or accept surrender with those who do being mercilessly slaughtered or brutally executed, they have also been shown to use guerrilla warfare to a large extent as well such as the use of IED booby traps, the ambush of enemy patrols and perhaps most notably an underground tunnel network.
Al-Qatala is directly opposed by the Urzikstan Liberation Force, a resistance movement led by Farah Karim formed from the original Urzik Resistance after the latter collapsed fighting Barkov's forces, as well as the actions of the terrorist organization. As a result, the terror group is relentless in its pursuit of Karim and the forces under her command. Instructions are to take no prisoners, rather they are directed to kill them at all costs.
===Campaign Against the West===
In October 2019, Al-Qatala forces secretly commanded by Hadir Karim stole a shipment of Russian chlorine gas for use in Urzikstan, the next day they carried out a surprise attack on Piccadilly Circus in London and massacred or took hostage dozens of civilians as human shields before retreating into the nearby buildings and setting up machine gun and sniper nests, inflicting heavy casualties on the London Metropolitan Police but are eventually repulsed by the Special Air Service. and the Metropolitan Police with heavy casualties. An S.A.S team led by Captain John Price and Sergeant Kyle Garrick attacked a townhouse used by the AQ cell responsible for planning the attack and succeeding in killing or capturing all AQ terrorists and a laptop containing information on the Wolf’s location in Rammaza Hospital, Urzikstan for an assault by the U.S. Marines ‘Demon Dogs‘.
As U.S forces led by Sergeant Marcus Griggs and Alex pushed through the bombed out remains of Rammaza they were forced to slow down to defuse booby traps and clear neighbourhoods of any potentially hiding Al-Qatala soldiers until they were ambushed by dug-in AQ forces who detonated a roadside IED which damaged their M2 Bradley IFV and opened up with machine gun fire on the exposed Marines until Alex cleared them out and linked back up with his unit which received support from another IFV and AH-64 Apache helicopters that flattened the Al-Qatala positions and drove them inside the hospital where fighting whittled down into chaotic room-to-room CQB combat with AQ forces using human shields and booby traps to slow down the Marines with one Al-Qatala soldier was killed by Alex after failing to ambush him on his way to the Wolf.
Sulaman was eventually captured by the Marines when they stormed the hospital room he was in as he was preparing to execute a group of Marine hostages and taken away to the nearby U.S Embassy of Urzikstan but was forced to be moved to a nearby residence when militants stormed the embassy and overran the defenders who were spotted by AQ child lookouts along the way to the residence prompting Al-Qatala militants disguised as civilians to move into a nearby store and launch a small-scale attack to test the allied defenses before bringing in mortar crews to flush out the defenders. The allies were overrun and had to briefly retreat to stage a counterattack which defeated the attackers and allowed Alex to destroy a mortar crew but lost control of the Wolf when AQ launched their final attack, finally capturing the residence and rescuing the Wolf.
Knowing that Hadir plans to mount a chemical weapon attack in Russia, Price and Garrick capture The Butcher in St. Petersburg while repelling Al-Qatala members. Price interrogates Jamal by threatening his family, learning the location of the chemicals. Hadir meanwhile leads Al-Qatala during an assault Barkov's residence in Moldova, taking hostages. Price and Garrick are however able to apprehend Hadir and free the hostages, also learning about Barkov's gas factory making chemical weapons in Georgia. They are however forced to give him up to Russia.
After the liberation of Urzikstan and the death of Barkov at hands of Farah Karim, Al-Qatala are heavily armed with advanced and powerful weapons by a mysterious benefactor, transforming them into an actual army. With this, they invade and overran Verdansk, which had been rebuilt by both Russia and Western powers after the Cold War, something Al-Qatala detested. Under the command of an individual known only as "The Ascendant", Al-Qatala uses its new resources to stage an invasion of Kastovia. They also became allied with Victor Zakhaev and also the remnants of Barkov's soldiers as their elite units. 
===Post-Verdansk===
In 2022, Al-Qatala forged an alliance with Iran. As part of this alliance, they were supplied with advanced equipment such as official uniforms, bomb drones, night vision goggles, armored vehicles and received proper training from General Ghorbrani and later from Major Hassan Zyani. Al-Qatala also worked with the Las Almas Cartel to help smuggle the stolen US ballistic missiles for Hassan's plan of vengeance against the United States for the assassination of General Ghorbrani. The group also forged a partnership with the Konni Group in this time period, but eventually, due to disagreement from both sides, the partnership soon ended.
In 2023, Al-Qatala invaded Al Mazrah, where they engaged in a battle against the Demon Dogs squadrons defending Zaya Observatory, while Al-Qatala suffered heavy casualties trying to take over the Obsevatory, eventually, they managed to overwhelm the Demon Dogs squadrons there, securing control of the Obsevatory and eventually, the entire region. At some point in late 2023, Al-Qatala alongside with the Las Almas Cartel took over an undeground Soviet bunker complex, code-name: Koschei. In August 2023, Al-Qatala was caught off guard when Konni Group forces invaded Al Mazrah, coming from the DRD in Koschei Complex and other places, this forces the group to engage in a large conflict against Konni Group.
==Known Members==
Name 	Rank/Position 	Status
Omar Sulaman 	Founder, First Leader 	K.I.A.
Khaled Al-Asad 	Current, Second Leader 	Alive
Jamal Rahar 	Former Second-In-Command, De-Facto Leader	Incarcerated/K.I.A.
Hadir Karim 	Commander 	K.I.A.
Al-Naar 	Warlord, Al Mazrah Commander 	Alive
Chemist 	Scientist, Al Mazrah Commander 	Alive (Rogue)
The Banker 	Head of Verdansk Financing Operation 	Alive/K.I.A.
El Traficante 	Head of Weapons Trafficking 	K.I.A.
Rhinoceros 	Koschei Complex Commander 	Alive
Sniper 	Koschei Complex Commander 	Alive
Mark Davies 	Fighter 	K.I.A.
Jessica Ramirez 	Fighter 	Incarcerated
Derek Watson 	Fighter 	K.I.A.
Christopher Yuter	Fighter 	K.I.A.
Danny 	Fighter 	K.I.A.
Almalik 	Fighter 	K.I.A.
Ahmed 	Fighter 	K.I.A.
Rasheed 	Fighter 	K.I.A.
Abu Sa'ir 	Fighter 	K.I.A.
===Allies===
*Imran Zakhaev (Deceased)
*Victor Zakhaev (Zakhaev Arms CEO)
*Hassan Zyani (Quds Force Major) (K.I.A.)
*Scavenger
==Arsenal==
===Handguns===
*1911 (MW)
*M19 (MW)
*X16 (MW)
*P890 (MWII, DMZ)
*.50 GS (MW, MWII, DMZ)
*X12 (MWII, DMZ)
*X13 Auto (MWII, DMZ)
===Assault Rifles===
*AK-47 (MW)
*FR 5.56 (MW)
*FAL (MW)
*M16 (MWII, DMZ)
*Kastov 762 (MWII, DMZ)
*Kastov-74u (MWII, DMZ)
*Kastov 545 (MWII, DMZ)
*M4 (MWII, DMZ)
*STB 556 (Atomgrad EP 04)
*Chimera (Atomgrad EP 04)
*Lachmann-556 (Atomgrad EP 04)
*M13B - "Hazardous" (MWII) blueprint-only
===Battle Rifles===
*Lachmann-762 (DMZ; Atomgrad EP 04) 
*SO-14 (DMZ; Atomgrad EP 04)
*TAQ-V (DMZ; Atomgrad EP 04)
*FTac Recon (DMZ; Atomgrad EP 04)
===Marksman Rifles===
*Kar98k (MW)
*LM-S (MWII, DMZ)
*TAQ-M (Atomgrad EP 04)
===Sniper Rifles===
*Dragunov (MW)
*HDR (MW)
*SP-R 208 (DMZ)
===Submachine Guns===
*Uzi (MW)
*VEL 46 (MW, MWII, Atomgrad EP 04)
*Fennec 45 (Atomgrad EP 04)
*Lachmann Sub (MWII, DMZ Atomgrad EP 04)
*PDSW 528 (MW, MWII, DMZ Atomgrad EP 04)
*FSS Hurricane (Atomgrad EP 04)
*MX9 (MWII, Atomgrad EP 04)
*Minibak (MWII)
*Vaznev-9K (MWII)
===Shotguns===
*Model 680 (MW)
*Lockwood 300 (MW, MWII)
*Bryson 800 (MWII, DMZ)
*Expedite 12 (MWII, DMZ)
*KV Broadside
===Light Machine Guns===
*PKM (MW)
*MG34 (MW)
*RPK (MW, MWII)
*RAPP H (MWII)
*556 Icarus (MWII; DMZ, Atomgrad EP 04)
*HCR 56 (Atomgrad EP 04)
===Launchers===
*RPG-7
*PILA
===Others===
*Minigun (only used by Juggernauts)
*Riot Shield
===Vehicles===
*Technical
*APC (SP)
*Light Helo (DMZ)
*UH-60 Blackhawk (DMZ)
*Hatchback (DMZ; Commandeered)
*Chop Top (DMZ; Commandeered)
*Armored Truck (DMZ)
*Cargo Truck (DMZ & SP; Violence and Timing)
*Mi-24 Hind (DMZ)
*AH-64 Apache (DMZ)
*C-17 Globemaster III (DMZ)
==Gallery==
===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare===
Al-Qatala Emblem MW.png|The emblem of Al-Qatala.
TheWolf CampaignReveal MW.jpg|Omar Sulaman, a.k.a "The Wolf", founder and former leader of Al-Qatala.
JamalRahar ATVIBlog MW.jpg|Jamal Rahar, a.k.a "The Butcher", second in command and later de-facto leader.
Khaled Al-Asad surveillance MW.png|Khaled Al-Asad, the current leader, rallying troops.
Hadir Karim 2022 MWII.png|Hadir Karim, current Commander of Al-Qatala
AlQatala Invades Russia ModernWarfare 2019.jpeg|Al-Qatala invading Verdansk, Kastovia.
AQ US Embassy MW.png|Al-Qatala fighters attacking the U.S. embassy.
AQ St. Petrograd MW.png|Al-Qatala Members in St. Petersburg.
Al-Qatala Soldiers MW.jpg|Al-Qatala soldiers.
===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II===
AlQatala CallingCard MWII.png
Armored Al-Qatala Soldier MWII.jpg|Al-Qatala Special Forces.
Al-Qatala NVG MWII.jpg|Al-Qatala Infantry.
Soap Performing A Takedown On AQ Fighter.gif|Soap performing a takedown on an AQ fighter.
Al-Qatala At Door MWII.jpg|Al-Qatala Infantry before getting killed by Ghost.
Al-Qatala Juggernaut WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Juggernaut.
AQ Fighter 1 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Fighter 1.
AQ Fighter 2 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Fighter 2.
AQ Fighter 3 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Fighter 3.
AQ Fighter 4 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Fighter 4.
AQ Infantry 1 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Infantry without a helmet.
AQ Infantry 2 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Infantry.
AQ Infantry 3 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Infantry reloading.
MilSimKorTac TheUnseen Skin MWII.png|A KorTac operator, in an Al-Qatala disguise.
The Haunting AQ Fighter 1 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Fighter, in an oasis west of Taraq Village during The Haunting.
The Haunting AQ Fighter 2 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Fighter during The Haunting 2.
The Haunting AQ Fighter 3 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Fighter during The Haunting 3.
The Haunting AQ Fighter 4 Al Mazrah DMZ WZ2.png|Al-Qatala Fighter during The Haunting 4.
====Concept Art====
AlQatala Fighter ConceptArt DMZ WZ2.jpg|Concept Art of an Al-Qatala's Fighter.
AlQatala Infantry ConceptArt DMZ WZ2.jpg|Concept art of an Al-Qatala's Infantry.
AlQatala SpecialForces ConceptArt DMZ WZ2.jpg|Concept Art of an Al-Qatala's Special Forces
==Trivia==
*"Al-Qatala-Aljahdid" roughly translates from Arabic to "The New Killers" in English. The name is mispronounced, with the proper pronunciation being "Al-Qatala-Aljhudud".
*The Al-Qatala emblem is similar to that found on the banner of the Urzikstan flag.
*According to dialogue overheard between terrorists in the Dining Room during Clean House, Al-Qatala comprises several additional cells operating in Paris, Moscow, and Munich. They also additionally aspired to establish cells in the United States itself.
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