Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is an Al Qaeda affiliate group based in the Arabian Peninsula and was formed in January 2009. It operates primarily in Yemen and occasionally recruits from Saudi Arabia. Of all the Al Qaeda affiliates, AQAP has been the most effective and dedicated to projecting attacks against the West. Mohammed Saeed al Shamrani, who committed the Pensacola Naval Air Station shooting in December 2019, was reportedly recruited and radicalized by AQAP.
Other terms tagged with Islamist
Islamic Revolutionar…
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is part of Iran’s armed forces, separate from the traditional military but complementary to it. The group is tasked with defending Iran’s revolutionary regime, which took power in 1979, and answers... Read more
Kata’ib Hezbollah
Kata’ib Hezbollah (also Kata’ib Hizballah) is an Iraqi Shia militant group that seeks to institute an Iran-aligned government in Iraq, remove U.S. and coalition forces from the country and further Iranian interests in the region. KH has... Read more
