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Leadership &
Acronym
AQI Influence
ISIS/IS
Influence
Area of
Operations
Membership
International
Response
Abu Musab
Zarakawi killed
in Iraq by US
forces - AQI /
ISI
2011
3
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and Ayub alMasri killed by US forces. Abubakr alBaghadi announced as new leader - ISI
2012
3
2014
3
Abubakr Baghdadi
announces creation
of ISIL or ISIS.
Sermon in
Mosulcreation of
IS
Military
Response
2013
3
www.othersolutions.org
Large swathes
of land being
taken over in
northern Iraq and
sophistication of
tactics ,
kidnappings
increased
membership.
US commences air
strikes to help
Yazidi crisis. US lead International &
Arab support in
UN - Coalition war
vs IS.
Hundreds of airstrikes
in Iraq and Syria.
Arming & training
Peshmerga. Kobane
focus - No boots on
the ground. Aerial
campaign insufficient to
end IS operations.
Jan
1-15
Feb
16-30
1-15
16-30
March
1-15
16-30
April
16-30
1-15
May
16-30
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30
AbuBakr al- Baghdadi announces the creation of ISIL or ISIS - Islamic State
in Iraq and Levant . Also, desire to merge with JAN : key in conflict with AQ
& start of ISIL dominance in Syrian theatre.
Leadership
& Acronym
AQI Influence
ISIS/IS
1-15
translation-of-ayman-al-zawahiris-letter
OSC Analysis : Al- Qaeda & Islamic State Friends or Foe (Please request your copy to OTHER SOLUTIONS Consulting)
Influence
ISIL increase
operations in
northern Syria.
Race for
legitmacy and
control
Area of
Operations
Key
Developments
International
Response
ISIL organised
break out of
more than 500
prisoners from
Abu Ghraib
Prison , Iraq.
AQ operatives
Free Syrian
Army
battalion
chief killed
by ISIL in
Lattakia
U.S discussing use of chemical weapons by Assad regime."RED LINE". Also criticism of
Iran and Hezbollah support of regime , becoming clearer on the ground and effecting
FSA.Intense discussions with Russia .
Vote passes
273-156 in
House of
representatives
Obama
decides to
arm Syrian
rebels.
www.othersolutions.org
ISIL
plannin
g
insurge
ncy
into
Anbar
Widepsrea
d Sunni
repression.
31 Dec.
Iraqi army
pulls out
from
Jan
1-15
Feb
16-30
1-15
16-30
March
1-15
16-30
1-15
April
16-30
1-15
May
16-30
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30 1-15 16-30
Leadership
& Acronym
ISIS/IS
Influence
Area of
Operations
June 5th
Blitzkrieg
into Iraq
Mosul, Tikrit
around
Kirkuk .
International
Response
Military
Response
Maliki publically
accusing KSA &
Qatar for funding
ISIL.
NO MILITARY RESPONSE BY US, ALLIES or ARAB STATES. Fighting between suuni tribes ,
iraqi security force ISIL and other islamist groups. Bashar regime and Maliki's government
inable to contain IS. Terror attacks and deaths in Iraq increase with time.
IS broken Syria
- Iraqi border in
controlof area
size of Jordan.
Captures major
oil fields . Aug:
IS starts
cleansing
campaign
targeting
Yazidis Kurds
,christian ,
Turkemen etc.
US send miltary
advisors and
marines - then
proceed aerial
missions for
Mount sinjar
crisis. Maliki
Large caches of
weaponary, tanks ,
humvees are left behind by
the Iraqi army. Iraqi forces
low morale unable to fight off
www.othersolutions.org
Videos
of
beheadi
ngs
foreign
journalist
s,aid
17
Septembe
r : Kobane
crisis.
Activity in
northern
Syria and
Iraq.