Ch 6: The Base

Where did Ayman al-Zawahiri travel to in 1986?

• Saudi Arabia

• United States

• Jordan

• Pakistan

How did UBL and Zawahiri differ on their targets?

• They DIDN"T. Both believed the Saudi royal family must be overthrown first in the Muslim world

• Zawahiri remained committed to overthrowing the government of Egypt, whereas UBL's focus was on the US and its Western allies.

• Zawahiri was committed to the mujahideen and overthrowing the Soviets, whereas UBL wanted to target the Saudi royal family

• UBL was committed to the mujahideen and overthrowing the Soviets, whereas Zawahiri's primary objective the dictatorship in Egypt.

What is the Arabic translation for the Base?

• al-Jihad

• al-Qaeda

• Mujahideen

• al-Shabaab

How were Zawahiri's mujahideen different than the Arabs in the mujahideen?

• Z's men were disciplined professionals; doctors engineers, soldiers and the Arabs were young drifters, uneducated

• The Arabs were battled hardened soldiers. Z's men were inexperienced and mostly from poor families

• Actually, there were few differences. Both were excellent soldiers and the two merged into one foreign brigade.

• Z's men were financed by the USA and the Arabs by the Saudis

What happened on Feb. 15th 1989?

• UBL elected as leader of al-Qaeda

• al-Qaeda is formed

• The Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan

• Hamas for formed in Palestine

What happened to the mujahideen after the Soviet defeat?

• Moved their operations to Palestine

• Broke up and reformed under the Muslim Brotherhood

• Elected a leader (Azzam) who finished off the communist Afghans

• Civil War and fighting between various groups and leaders