Anatomy of an Insurgency
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1 Threat Level Days Percentage ISMOR 2015 UK Threat Status 28 th August 2014 Severe 11 th July 2011 Substantial 22 nd January 2010 Severe Critical 8 0.2% Severe % Substantial % the number of British extremists who had visited a training camp or fought alongside Jihadis was higher than at any point since 9/11 20 th July 2009 Substantial 4 th July 2007 Severe 30 th June 2007 Critical First Explicit calls for attack on the UK issued 16 th July th August 2006 Severe 10 th August 2006 Critical 1 st August 2006 Severe Arrests in the UK running at one per day of people associating themselves with ISIS we call upon every Muslim in every place to perform hijrah (emigration) to the Islamic State or fight in his land wherever that may be The recording calls Islam a religion of war, adding that coexistence with Jews and Christians is impossible. Aby Baku al-baghdadi 14 th May 2015 Anatomy of an Insurgency 1 30 Briton Dead in Tunisia Dr Dave Sloggett Visiting Research Fellow University of Oxford
2 2500 Data Source: IHS Janes: Terrorism Database NSAG Attacks 2009-June
3 ISIL is uniquely brutal in its treatment of foes and uniquely competent as a propagandist Sophistication of the Jordanian Pilot Video The Dae sh pseudo-state will be defeated once we have destroyed the consistency and unity of its military forces But To defeat Dae sh militarily will not resolve the problems once and for all. Bombs rarely triumph over ideas General Didier Castres, French Army, DCOS 19 th July 2015
4 #AllEyesonISIS 4 Pledges of Fealty accompanied by pictures of House of Commons; Eiffel Tower; Mecca
5 OPCW Evidence of systematic use of toxic materials Improvise Chemical Weapons in the UK? 5
6 Jakarta March 2015: Chlorine Bomb Attack ISIL CW Bomb Used in Iraq at Mosul Dam
7 Threat to Spain from 3,000 Jihadists in Morocco
8 2,000 Russians Believed to have joined ISIL 1,000 People from Azerbaijan have joined ISIL
9 Country Total Population Millions in 2014 Muslim Population (%) Millions in 2014 Publicly Stated Syrian & Iraq Fighters Ratio to Total Population Ratio to Muslim Population Albania (70) in 10,000 1 in 7,000 Austria (4.1) in 55,000 1 in 2500 Belgium (4) in 21,500 1 in 832 Denmark (5) in 50,000 1 in 2,700 France (9) in 62,000 1 in 4,500 Finland (1) 50 1 in 10,000 1 in 1,000 Germany (3.6) in 125,000 1 in 5,500 Netherlands (6) in 130,000 1 in 8,000 Norway (3.4) in 36,000 1 in 1,200 Spain (2.1) 50 1 in 100,000 1 in 20,000 Sweden (2.3) in 145,000 1 in 3,300 Switzerland (5) 35 1 in 230,000 1 in 11,500 Turkey (99) in 100,000 1 in 100,000 United Kingdom (3) in 62,250 1 in 2000
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11 We warn France and those that tread her course about the implications of their hostility towards Islam We take this opportunity to thank our brothers, AQAP, who have been and continue to be the pioneers of external operations at the heart of the Crusader enemies Al Shabab ISIL in Libya Instability in the Yemen 11 How many AQ Franchises will break away and join ISIS? Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
12 Manoeuver Space Comments Geography Al Qaeda s Franchise Network is Spreading Tactics Lone Wolf, VBIED, SBIED, Complex Attacks Capability Various Explosives, EFP, CBRN Organisation Hierarchical, Distributed (Franchises) Media Radio, Television, Newsprint, e- Magazines, Social Media ISIS is growing its own Island Network Hezbollah has its own network of Islands Technology Exchange: Khorasan Group New islands emerging 12 The wider issue of some islands declaring allegiance to ISIS This resembles the fall of the original Caliphate through in fighting
13 Operation Dates Months NSAG Incidents Rate per Month IED Attacks Rate per Month Serval Jan 2013-July Barkhane August Today Mali [June] Serval Barkhane From confrontation to containment 13
14 Operation Serval Mali NSAG & IED Attacks 16 Operation Barkhane
15 Evidence of fault lines appearing in Dae sh Command Structure The Province Structure of Dae sh Dae'sh runs a state with a population of 8 million Naming of the Khorasan Group Declarations of Support from: Saudi Arabia Nigeria Yemen Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia Algeria Death of Mushi al-fadhil; 8 th July 2015 ISIL problems getting Established in Pakistan 15 The Caliphate was abolished by Turkey in 1924
16 Thursday 16 th July 2015 Egyptian Coastguard Vessel Kornet Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Vulnerability of the Suez Canal ISIL Affiliate: Sinai Province 16 th July 2015: Egyptian Patrol Boat Ablaze Large manoeuvre room for the insurgents
17 Terrorist Attacks Egypt (June) IED Attacks in Red President Morsi Replaced
18 Dilution ratio: IED to Non-IED attacks 18
19 Year NSAG Attacks Suicide VBIED IED IED Disrupted IED Attacks Dead Ratio to IED Wounded (Jan-June)
20 Year Military Police Justice Media Hospital Education Civilian CNI Religious Hotels (Jan-June) Totals Percentage Analysis of IED Targets Conclusions: Not sectarian No focus on tourism No focus on education No focus on media CNI is a focus Civilians are a focus Military decreasing Police remain in focus
21 Yemen NSAG Attacks [June] ISIL Invades Iraq 10 th June Correlation 0.78 with annual data over same period: Higher Degree of Freedom of Manoeuvre? 21 Saudi Air Campaign 25 th March 2015
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