West Africa: the Next Recruiting Front for Al-Qaeda

Abstract

After the 9/11 attacks, The United States of America (USA) destroyed al Qaeda's established training bases and removed the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. Thus, al Qaeda is forced to find new havens to continue operating safely as well as new sources of recruits. Unfortunately, if the conditions in the ground do not change, West Africa will be the next recruiting front for Osama bin Laden's terrorist movement. This paper examines what al Qaeda wants in the region and what the terrorist organization is presently doing there to meet its goals. Lastly, the document will address the means and ways to thwart al Qaeda's efforts in West Africa.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA538908

Entities

People

  • Alhousseyni Ly

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Air Force
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Human Intelligence
  • Instructors
  • International Relations
  • Ivory Coast
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • West Africa

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.