7/4/2023 0 Comments Al qaeda vs isis![]() ![]() ![]() By not focusing on the far enemy and instead embracing the near enemy, the Islamic State has achieved the ability to recruit a wider and more diverse audience. This is important because by not expressing an anti-Western goal, the group is opening up its ideological target audience to include Westerners. The Islamic State is currently the most successful jihadist group in the Middle East because, unlike Al Qaeda (AQ) that focuses on anti-Westernism, they present themselves as religious crusaders. The article below was published in the Spring 2018 edition of Active Measures, IWP’s student journal.
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