Allied & lethal : Islamic State Khorasan's network and organizational capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Amira Jadoon.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Jadoon, Amira, 1982- author.

Contributor:

Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic State Khorasan Province (Organization).

IS (Organization).

Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Afghanistan.

Terrorism--Pakistan.

Terrorism--International cooperation.

Afghanistan.

Pakistan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VI, 73 pages) : color illustrations, color maps

Other Title:

Allied and lethal

Islamic State Khorasan's network and organizational capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Place of Publication:

West Point, NY : Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, United States Military Academy, 2018.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This report uncovers various facets of ISK's presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan. First, the report provides a comparative assessment of the geography and operational trends of ISK attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan between January 2014 and July 2018. Second, to explain the source of ISK's demonstrated capacity and resilience, the report maps out the universe of ISK's alliances in the AfPak region, explaining various types of cooperation and the quality of cooperation. Third, the report analyzes the direct linkages between ISK and three of its alliances to show the extent to which ISK relies on operational cooperation to sustain its activity. The findings of this report strongly suggest that ISK's continued ability to leverage and make effective use of a lethal, cross-border, and resourceful network in the Khorasan region will define the parameters of its future trajectory. The report concludes with an analysis of the similarities and differences in ISK's activity in Afghanistan and Pakistan and highlights the associated security implications of its alliance hub.

Contents:

Executive summary.

Introduction.

Methodology.

Part 1: ISK in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

q.q Overview of ISK attacks.

1.2 Operational trends.

Part 2: The ISK network: explaining ISK's organizational capacity.

2.1 The drivers and effects of terrorism cooperation.

2.2 Defining domains and quality of cooperation.

2.3 ISK alliances metric #1: domains of cooperation.

2.4 ISK alliances metric #2: quality of cooperation.

Part 3: Leveraging operational alliances.

3.1 The Lashkah-e-Jhangvi connection.

3.2 The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar connection.

3.3 The Lashkar-e-Islam connection: friend or foe?

Part 4: Analysis and conclusion.

4.1 Networking to succeed.

4.2 ISK in Afghanistan and Pakistan: similarities and differences.

4.3 Security implications.

Appendix.

Notes:

"December 2018."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USMA, viewed October 26, 2019).

OCLC:

1124678700