31. The Failure of Jihad in Saudi Arabia
- Author:
- Thomas Hegghammer
- Publication Date:
- 02-2010
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
- Abstract:
- This paper traces and assesses al-Qa'ida''s efforts to launch an insurgency in Saudi Arabia from the mid-1990s until today. It examines the background of Usama bin Ladin's 1996 declaration of jihad, al-Qa'ida's activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1996 to 2002, and the causes and evolution of the campaign waged by the group “al-Qa'ida on the Arabian Peninsula” (AQAP) from 2003 to 2006.
- Topic:
- Terrorism and Insurgency
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Arabia, Saudi Arabia, and Sinai Peninsula