Inside Al Qaeda
Subtitle: global network of terror
By: Rohan Gunaratna.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Qaida (Organization); Terrorism
Description: "Inside Al Qaeda examines the leadership, ideology, structure, strategies, and tactics of the most violent politico-religious organization the world has ever seen. Although founded in 1988, Al Qaeda merged with, and still works with, several other extremist groups. Hence Al Qaeda rank and file draw on nearly three decades of terrorist expertise.

Moreover, it inherited a full-fledged training and operational infrastructure funded by the American, European, Saudi Arabian, and other governments for use in the anti-Soviet jihad.".

"This book sheds light on Al Qaeda's financial infrastructure and how the organization trains combat soldiers and vanguard fighters for multiple guerrilla, terrorist, and semiconventional campaigns in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. In addition, the author covers the clandestine Al Qaeda operational network in the West."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-261) and index.