The Fall of Al Qaeda?

Is Al Qaeda still a threat to the world?

 

    So this seems like a good topic to discuss this week.  Is this core superpower terrorist group still a threat to the U.S., or anyone for that matter.  Well let's explore the recent facts.  Since the tragedy of 9/11, There has not been a single successful attack on us soil, that’s 12 years.  Since the Bombing of London's transport service there has not been a major attack in Europe for 8 years.  Since the War on Terrorism began in 2002, The rate of suicide bombings has greatly decreased down to a minimal number.  Less and Less do you turn the television on and hear about bombings around the world.  This is a good sign that This elite terrorist group is crumbling, more so in the past year and a half since the death of their leader Osama Bin Laden. 

    When Bin Laden was killed, the world feared that his "martyrdom" would wreak havoc and Al Qaeda everywhere would just start blowing up everyone and everything, but nothing happened.  Since 2008, President Barrack Obama's tenure, The U.S. Military has been able to successfully seek and destroy 38 Al Qaeda leaders.  Let's put it this way, say we have a small group of terrorist and they see their fearless leader gunned down along with 38 other leaders of their group.  With no one to keep them grounded and rally orders out, this group will not last very long.  The most they may be able to do is attempt to plan their own "solo" attack, but will most likely be either ineffective, or get caught trying due to the world major powers attempting to prevent attacks. 

    What about all the other small splinter cells of Al Qaeda?  Well, most of them have been either destroyed or the last few remaining members have gone into hiding.  Jemaah Ialamiah, Abu Sayyaf Group, The Pakistan Taliban, and AQAP have been mostly destroyed by countries who have searched and captured all of their top officials rendering these groups obsolete. 

    And then there is AQIM who I recently heard about.  This group runs the northern Africa cell, but after being together for over seven years, has only carried out the attack on the Algerian Gas Facility, which did not have a major impact.

    So the dire question is, Are they going extinct?  I say yes, slowly this group will meet its demise and never rise again and become a tale of stories like the Vikings, At first they were strong and later they fell.  So here is the real kicker and twist to this story…With Al Qaeda diminishing and the recent attacks from KDHP-C, does this enter the next age of terrorist groups?  Will KDHP-C be the next Al Qaeda, or even the next KGB?  Are the cold war groups coming out of hiding to strike?  Only time will tell, but I will keep looking into it.

 

Victor Out