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clear and present danger for all of Europe!

DAESHwww.noterror.eu

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This brochure focuses on the actions of DAESH and other jihadist groups because they represent the first danger today for our Western societies.

It must however NOT be seen as anti-Muslim or anti-Islam website! We believe the terrorists have nothing to do with the true values of Islam! On the contrary, the crimes commit-ted by DAESH and so-called islamists groups are against all the teachings of Islam!

INTROducTION

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The origins of DAESH can be found by looking at the history of the creation of Al Qaeda (AQ) in Iraq which followed the American military occupation of that country. AQ in Iraq made headlines on many occa-sions between 2004 and 2006 and became infamous for its many bloody attacks. The Jihadist movement in Iraq suffered major setbacks after US troops were able to turn several Sunni tribes against it, as a response to the bloody attacks that the Jihadists were blindly carrying out among civilians.In 2006, AQ in Iraq established with 5 other Jihadist groups and several Sunni tribes, the Mujahideen Shura Council. This Council started by proclaiming an Islamic State in Iraq, followed by the inclusion of Syria and Lebanon. Shortly thereafter, the name of AQ fell into obsolescence, and the Jihadist movement came to be referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), also known by the Arabic acronym DAESH.Though marginalized for several years, two elements triggered a rebirth of this Jihadist structure: the sec-tarian politics of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki who treated the Sunni population as second class citizens and the war in Syria.Last June, DAESH and a large number of Sunni tribes launched a wide attack that pushed the Iraqi army

back toward the gates of Baghdad.In Iraq, DAESH carefully planned its presence, by organizing these past few years, truly organized and targeted terrorist attacks against tribal leaders, secu-rity forces, and state infrastructures. These campaigns weakened the security apparatus, as well as the Sunni opposition to DAESH. This thus paved the way to the crushing Sunni offensive of last summer in Iraq. The resentment of the Sunni population toward the sectarian politics of the Shiite prime minister took care of the rest.Interestingly, DAESH was not the only side in this Summer 2014 offensive, as other groups, both religious and not, participated in the events.DAESH Jihadists have also participated in the war against the Syrian regime. This has allowed money to flow in the direction of the group from countries that are opposed to the Bashar Al-Assad regime, and the arrival of thousands of foreign voluntary fighers.With the extensive media coverage afforded to DAESH, and the group’s military victories, it has become the most attractive group for a number of Jihadists. Some estimates would place the number of DAESH fighters somewhere between 20,000 and 75,000, at least 16,000 of which come from countries

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other than Syria or Iraq. These 16,000 foreigners come from 74 countries! If the majority comes from Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries, the Maghreb and Chechnya, some are from Asia-Pacific (Including China!). Some

4,000 are estimated to have come from European countries. Foreign Jihadists are especially present on the Syrian stage.

Besides individuals, at least 3 distinct organizations trade militants in large quantities and in a systematic way: • the Caucasus Emirate (group that exists in the

Russian Caucasus) • Pakistani Taliban (TTP)• the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (Iranian oppo-

sition)If DAESH started out with Al Qaeda as its reference point, it quickly distanced itself from the latter as soon as a conflict arose between itself and the al-Nusra Front. AQ leader Ayman al-Zawahiri chose to back the al-Nusra Front and asked DAESH to dissolve its Syrian branch and join al-Nusra. DAESH, however, refused. As a result, al-Nusra was recognized by AQ as its Syrian branch… DAESH was furious about that decision! The conflict between the two organizations escalated until the involvement of arms turned against and among brothers who had now become enemies. DAESH did not hesitate, in January of 2014, to execute over a hundred al-Nusra Front prisoners.

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DAESH (also known as ISIS) is led by a single leader: “Caliph Ibrahim”! In reality, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Arrested in Iraq by US troops in 2005, he was surprisingly released in 2009.He appointed an Emir for Syria, Abu Muhammad al Adnan al-Shami, who is also the spokesman for DAESH.The Caliph is assisted by a council about which little is known There are also provincial “gover-nors”.There is a military councilFor judicial matters, the “Caliph” is supported by an Advisory Council.DAESH has a media branch whose aim is to construct and disseminate propaganda videos, known as the Furqan Media Center.In terms of strategy, DAESH has developed an efficient and highly motivated light infantry force, with extensive combat experience from years of war in Iraq and from combat in Syria, but also with fighters from the Balkans and Chechnya. This type of highly mobile light infantry unit is

helped in Iraq by the road infrastructure that was developed under Saddam Hussein. It is possible to move a large number of fighters on fast heavily armed pick-up style vehicles quickly and over long distances. DAESH used the technique widely to launch aggressive raids with units ranging from

just one company to a platoon (30 to 100 men) and were aimed at attacking army positions and esca-ping quickly. Car bombs were also used in support of these attacks.This kind of tactic is only possible when the opponent (the Iraqi army) lacks information, but espe-cially means of observation. This is very surprising since in theory, the Iraqi army could count on the sup-

port of the US Army, who are recognized experts in this field.DAESH, of which many of its leaders come from Saddam’s army and therefore have received Soviet training, also utilizes artillery barrage when it has the opportunity.As a military and terrorist plan, DAESH practices

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centralization of control but decentralization of execution. In other words, the strategic guidelines are clearly defined by a single authority but dis-

cretion is allowed as to the means and tactics to achieve the goals.

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Other jihadi groups are rife in Iraq and Syria. Al-though other groups exist: nationalist, religious but less radical, etc., we only mention here the jihadist type groups• Jaish al-Mujahideen (Army of Holy Warriors) :

Iraqi group, Salafist with nationalistic tendencies.• Ansar al-Islam (Guardians of Islam) : Originally

Iraqi rebel group, but began to send volunteers to Syria. The group originated in Kurdistan. The group recently announced that it would dissolve and join DAESH. A minority of the group seems to reject this plan.

• Ahrar al-Sham (Free Men of the Levant) : Sup-ported by Qatar. This probably explains the fierce competition against DAESH and the fighting that broke out between the two groups in January 2014. Its estimated strength is between 10,000 and 20,000 fighters. Many of its leaders are former Al Qaeda. Ahrar al-Sham was decapitated by bombing that killed 47 of its leaders in September 2014.

• Ansar al Sham (Supporters of the Levant): Contains many Caucasians in its ranks, mainly active in the region of Latakia.

• Suqur-Al-Sham (Falcons of the Levant)

• Jabhat al Nusra (Nusra Front): Founded in 2011. Salafist and close to Al Qaeda to which it swears allegiance. The most powerful jihadist group along-side DAESH and with which it was in competition that went as far as armed confrontation and reci-procal massacres. Has 7000 fighters. Active in Syria and Lebanon, but not in Iraq up until now. Twelve of its members were arrested in May 2013 in Turkey while trying to buy sarin gas. Supported by Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

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• Liwa al-Islam (Flag of Islam) : Jihadist group funded by millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia. Trained by Pakistani instructors. Has 25,000 figh-ters. Its members participated in the massacre of Adra, industrial city where the men in this group murdered dozens of civilians belonging to Alawite, Christian, Druze and Ishmaelite minorities.

• Liwa al Tawhid (Unity Brigade) : Founded in 2012 with the support of Qatar. Its strength is estimated to be 10,000. In open conflict with DAESH executed a hundred of its men captured in January 2014.

• Liwa al Ummah (Banner of the Nation) : Created in 2012, largely composed of Libyan Islamists.

DAESH has been or is open and armed conflict with the bulk of Syrian rebel groups including jihadist groups. And while it does not flinch away from com-bat with them, or even executing prisoners of com-peting groups, it is not the only one to lead a ruthless fratricidal war. Since September 2014, the Jabhat al Nusra is suspected of 12 murders or attempted mur-ders of rebel leaders belonging to the Ahrar al Sham, Liwa al Ummah and Harakat Hazm groups.

Wherever DAESH has established itself, the same treatment is seen for religious minorities or oppo-nents:• Dhimmis statutes for minorities: Christians subject

to a special tax and expulsion of those who refuse to submit to it or to convert

• Abductions of minorities and especially the Yazidis including many women who were sold as slaves

• Destruction of churches such as the burning of the archdiocese of Mosul on July 17, 2014

• Destruction of historic religious sites considered “heretic”, such as the tomb of the prophet Jonah

• Prohibitions of many subjects: his-tory, philosophy, chemistry, modern biology and Darwin’s theory

• Crucifixion• Execution of thousands of pri-

soners: Shiites, members of the Iraqi army, members of the Syrian army, prisoners of other rebel groups, members of the Yazidi community

• Between August and October, the slaying of four Western hostages

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DAESH receives money from wealthy donors from the Gulf countries. It also takes advantage of cap-tured Iraqi cities by stealing the financial reserves of the banks. DAESH sells oil from the wells it possesses, via US oil companies (!!!) and via Turkey. It is also funded by extortion of individuals and businesses in occupied areas, plus the illegal trade of antiquities stolen during looting …Qatar and Kuwait also support DAESH although they now seem to support other equally jihadist groups such as al Jabhat al Nusra, Liwa al Tawhid, Ahrar al Sham and Jaish al-Islam. But given the number of members of the cited groups rallying to DAESH, it is likely that it still enjoys some of the Qatari and Kuwaiti funds…Turkey also has just as murky a role but is much more active in supporting jihadists. Because of the anti-Assad and Islamist rhetoric of the AKP and its “turning a blind-eye” to jihadists crossing the country, a growing number of Turkish citizens are joining the jihadists in Syria. The Turkish intelli-gence services themselves estimated in June 2014 that 600 – 700 Turks had joined DAESH, not coun-ting other groups…

Furthermore, Turkish support is almost public since it is common knowledge that some jihadists stayed in well known hotels in Ankara. The head of Israeli military intelligence even announced in January 2014 that jihadist groups close to al Qaeda had 3 training camps in Turkey.Meanwhile, the Combat Terrorism Center at West Point estimated, in its journal “Sentinel”, that Turkey is the country that has most supported the Syrian opposition. And that’s without mentio-ning its closing its eyes to the transit of men and weapons that sometimes even leave from Turkey to make their attacks. It seems that the Jabhat al Nusra has particularly benefitted from Turkish leniency.The influences of each country within the jihadist movement can be summarized as follows.• Qatar: Ahrar al-Sham (HASI), including former Al

Qaeda• USA: Harakat Hazzm, Revolutionary Syrian Front

who made extensive use of American-made TOW anti-tank missiles in October 2014

• Various Gulf countries: Jabhat al Nusra, Liwa al Tawid, Ahrar al Sham, Jaish al-Islam

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• Saudi Arabia: Jaysh al Islam, DAESH (at least until January 2014)

In the jihadist world DAESH no longer enjoys una-nimity. And while some groups such as Boko Haram (Nigeria), Abu Sayyaf (Philippines), TTP (Pakistani Taliban) support it, others criticize it sharply.

Saudi Arabia: Support No. 1Saudi Arabia is playing a macabre double game! While it joins in with the anti-DAESH coalition, it is known that it has supported the creation of this group and has largely financed it, both in Iraq and Syria!“It is clear that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have fi-nanced it,” stated Alain Chouet, a former officer of the Directorate General for External Security (DGSE). “These two States were financing all the anti-Assad forces”, continued Alain Rodier, a former

member of the same department and researcher at the French Centre for Research on Intelligence. “And this has benefited, among others, ISIS (ano-ther name for DAESH).” This support is provided discreetly through private donations, the action of Islamic NGOs or through secret services via com-plex financial arrangements using Saudi “offshore” accounts in Bahrain and Sudan.

The shady game of the secret servicesAs with Al Qaeda and Bin Laden, the Western secret services seem to have been a liability in the growth of DAESH. Whether through anti-Bashar phobia, error, or dark geopolitical calculations, Western intelligence agencies (British, American, French and even Israeli) have once again played with fire by protecting DAESH when in its infancy.

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And if they had weapons of mass destruction?Note that in June 2014, DAESH seized fissile type material (used for the manufacture of nuclear weapons) from the University of Mosul. But it has also taken possession of facilities where there were materials relating to the former chemical weapons program of the Iraqi army of Saddam Hussein.

It is unclear whether DAESH has enough materials and expertise to exploit such seizures but the risk of this group one day using weapons of mass destruc-tion is real.And other jihadist groups seem interested in the subject, since in September 2013, the Turkish In-telligence revealed the activity of Turkish nationals seeking to procure sarin gas on behalf of the Jabhat al Nusra…

dAESH TERRORIST ASSESSmENT

en 4 ans

4 times more than in 2014

Arrests of jihadists in Europe

Fatalities due to jihadist activities in Europe (19 deaths in 2015)

(We are in February)

110 in 2009 - 216 in 2013 : More than double in 4 years

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DAESH does not hesitate to kill Muslims who think differently.

Of the 16,000 foreign volunteers (conservative estimate) that DAESH has – 12,000 come from the Muslim world (see table below). The rest (4000) come from Western countries.

Foreign volunteers

Some have tried to continue the Jihad in the Western countries.• Mohammed Merah: murdered French soldiers

and Jewish children in France, 3 years ago• Mehdi Nemmouche: Alleged perpetrator of the

attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels killing 4 in May 2014

• Ibrahim Boudina: French citizen arrested on his return from Syria in spring 2014 in pos-session of a USB memory contai-ning the plans for building bombs. A firearm and bomb building mate-rials were also found in a box near his home

• Mohammad Ali Baryalei: DAESH recrui-ter established in Australia and arrested in Septem-ber 2014 for plotting to film the kidnapping and execution of an Australian family to have been taken at random

• Martin Roleau-Couture, young Canadian conver-ted to Islam who purposely ran over and killed a soldier in the suburbs of Montreal, October 20 2014

JIHAdIST RISK IN THE WEST ?

Monde  musulman   Nombre     Pays  Occidentaux   Nombre  

Tunisiens   3.000     France   1.000  Saoudiens   2.500     GB   1.500  Jordaniens   2.089     RFA   500  Marocains   1.500     Belgique   250  Libanais   890     Australiens   250  Libyens   550     Pays  Bas   120  Turc   400     Danois   100  Egyptiens   358     USA   70  Tchétchènes   186     Autrichiens   60  Palestiniens   114     Norvégiens   50  Koweitiens   71     Irlandais   30         Suédois   30         Suisses   15    

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• Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: Canadian, 32, conver-ted to Islam who led an attack against the Parlia-ment in Ottawa, October 22, 2014

On 22 September 2014, Abu Mohammed Al Ad-nan, the DAESH spokesman called for unbelievers belonging to the coalition countries to be killed, wherever they are and even if they are civilians.There is particular risk from lone wolves, radica-lized through the Internet or in prison. But we cannot exclude the formation of sleeper cells.But the biggest risk of all lies in individuals retur-ning from Syria who may commit “spontaneous” but very deadly attacks such as that conducted by Mehdi Nemmouche.

From lone wolves to organized packs While producing this leaflet, we learned that

events proved us to be horribly right with the deadly attacks in Paris, Copenhagen and the bloody dismantling of a terrorist cell in Belgium.In Paris, we were faced not with lone wolves, but an autonomous pack that hit targets and chose its own scenario, while taking instructions transmit-ted by pro-jihadist Internet sites and forums. Each of the killers then claims to be part of the group to which he feels closest, depending on his contacts in Syria, Yemen or elsewhere: Al Qaeda for the Kouachi brothers and DAESH – the Islamic state, for Coulibaly. In Belgium, it seems that here, there was very much a network authorized, fun-ded and under the orders of DAESH! A network that had planned complex attacks and large scale violence: attacks on the police, attacks on public transport, etc...

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› DAESH is genuine international army with real military and organizational capabilities.

› DAESH is a real and immediate threat to global security and stability!

› DAESH is, for obscure reasons of regional policy, supported by a number of Arab-Muslim countries and especially the Gulf countries

› Foreign jihadists in Syria represent a ma-jor threat to their country of origin when they return there!

Salafism and Wahhabism (Saudi version of Sala-fism) are intolerant and archaic visions of Islam. They are nourishment and ideological justifica-tion for many terrorist groups. These ideologies are broadcast using mega petrodollars by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and even in Europe. In doing so, they create hundreds of fanatics who are all time bombs installed in the heart of Europe.The Western policy of playing a double game is a bloody failure (laxity towards these groups and supporting them while struggling timidly against terrorism). If Western countries do not stand up and fight radically and efficiently against the

jihadists and their Qatari and Saudi sponsors, the risks faced by the European population are real and very significant!One of the ways to fight against DAESH and groups of this nature would be for European countries to seriously review their policy towards Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and not hesitate to sanc-tion them for their support of terrorism!

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Brochure produced by the EURoPEAN INFoRMATIoN CENTRE oN TERRoRISMBP 71 - 1000 Bruxelleswww.noterror.euinfo@noterror.eu

This brochure focuses on the actions of Islamist and jihadist groups because they represent the first danger today for our Western societies.It must however NoT be seen as anti-Muslim or anti-Islam brochure! our only goal is to inform about actions of groups manipulated by extremists.DAESH should not be seen as a religious organization but as a kind of cult manipulated for political reasons.

DAESH is supporting or has been supported, among others, by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Jordan,

the United Arab Emirates.