The second volume of "Unmasking Terror" reviews trends and significant events in international terrorism, with selected articles from the journals 'Terrorism Monitor" and "Terrorism Focus." Through concise and informative analysis, "Unmasking Terror" provides invaluable information on terrorist groups that is not often covered in the mainstream media. The book brings together leading experts on terrorism and security, with analysis on the inner workings of terrorist groups, their motives and aims, and their relationships with one another. Written for both the specialist and the general reader, "Unmasking Terror" is an important resource for anyone serious about understanding terrorism.

"The second volume of Unmasking terror contains articles published from September 11, 2004 to September 11, 2005"--P. [4] of cover. "A compendium of articles from Jamestown's Terrorism Monitor, September 11, 2003-September 11, 2004"--p. [1] of Cover.

Foreword / Michael Scheuer ; Introduction / Glen E. Howard ; Part I. Al-Qaeda. Coalition warfare: how al-Qaeda uses the world Islamic front against crusaders and Jews / Michael Scheuer -- Al-Qaeda's completed warning cycle-read to attack? / Michael Scheuer -- Al-Qaeda media activity on the 9/11 anniversary / Stephen Ulph -- Assessing the October 2004 message from bin Laden / Matthew Lyons ; Al-Qaeda and the virtual jihad. A guide to jihad on the web / Stephen Ulph -- The 'virtual hand' of jihad / Scott Atran -- "The management of barbarism" lays out al-Qaeda's military strategy / Stephen Ulph -- Assessing the London and Sharm al-Sheikh bombings: the role of internet intelligence and urban warfare training / Michael Scheuer -- The return of Swat al-Jihad and escalating violence in Saudi Arabia / Stephen Ulph ; Part II. Africa and the Middle East. Kuwait wakes up to face of militant Islam / N. Janardhan -- Terrorism accelerates in Kuwait / Stephen Ulph -- Ain al-Hilweh: al-Qaeda's foothold in Lebanon / Khalil Gebara -- Jihadist commentary on the killing of Rafiq al-Hariri / Stephen Ulph -- A new phase for jihad in Egypt? / Sherifa Zuhur -- The end of Egyptian Islamic jihad? / Khalil Gebara -- Iran's changing relationship with Hezbollah / Kathryn Haahr-Escolano -- El Kaide Turka: tracing an al-Qaeda splinter cell / Brian Glyn Williams and Feyza Altindag ; Africa. North and west Africa: the global war on terror and regional collaboration / Peter Chalk -- military rebellion and Islamism in Mauritania / Andrew McGregor -- Al-Qaeda's threat to Ethiopia / Erich Marquardt -- South Africa in the war on terror / Andrew Holt -- Terrorism and violence I the Sudan: the Islamist manipulation of Darfur / Andrew McGregor ; North Africa. The Islamist movement in Morocco / Alison Pargeter -- The origins of militancy and Salafism in Morocco / Anouar Bokhars -- The Algerian Salafist group for preaching and combat: a dossier / Sara Daly -- Disarray in the Algerian GSPC / Stephen Ulph ; Libya. Libya and al-Qaeda: a complex relationship / John C.K. Daly -- The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) / Gary Gambill - Political Islam in Libya / Alison Pargeter -- Libyan state-sponsored terrorism: an historical perspective Christopher Boucek -- From mujahid to activist: an interview with a Libyan veteran of the Afghan jihad / Mahan Abedin ; Iraq. Anbar province emerging trends in the Iraqi insurgency / Mahan Abedin -- Sectarian divisions after Fallujah / Stephen Ulph -- The disintegration of Mojahedin-e Khalq in post-Saddam Iraq / Massoud Khodabandeh ; Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and al-Qaeda in Iraq. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: a biographical sketch / Gary Gambill -- Zarqawi's pledge of allegiance to al-Qaeda: from Mu'askar al-Battar, issue 21 Jeffrey Pool -- unraveling Zarqawi's al-Qaeda connection / Gordon Corera -- Ricin fever: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the Pankisi Gorge / Andrew McGregor -- The fall of Zarqawi's lieutenants / Stephen Ulph ; Saudi Arabia. Al-Qaeda's diminishing returns in the peninsula / Stephen Ulph -- Osama bin Laden on the demise of the Saudi regime / Michael Scheuer -- Saudi mujahideen: down but not out? / Stephen Ulph -- Radical clerics in the firing line / Stephen Ulph -- Al-Qaeda: in decline or preparing for the next attack? An interview with Saad al-Faqih / Mahan Abedin ; Syria. The history of political and militant Islam in Syria / Sami Moubayed -- Syria, the U.S. and terrorism / Michael Young -- Syria: a haven for terrorists? / Sherifa Zuhur -- Abu Musab al-Suri and the third generation of Salafi-jihadists / Murad Batal al-Shishani -- How significant is Syria's role in Iran? /Gary Gambill ; Yemen. Yemen's innovative approach to the war on terror / Eric Watkins -- Yemen's committee for dialogue: can jihadists return to society? / Michael Taarnby -- The Yemeni arms trade: still a concern for terrorism and regional security / Shaun Overton -- Al-Moayad's conviction: the strain on U.S.-Yemeni relations / Eric Watkins -- Understanding the second Houthi rebellion in Yemen / Shaun Overton ; Part III. South Asia. Afghanistan. History chasing optimism: Afghanistan in spring, 2005 / Michael Scheuer -- The pious caliphate will start from Afghanistan: is al-Qaeda's long-held Afghan strategy now unfolding? / Michael Scheuer -- Osama bin Laden: cornered in Kunar or Nuristan? / Afzal Khan -- Soft targets in post-election Afghanistan / David C. Isby -- Weaker and none the wiser: the Taliban today / Daan van der Schriek -- Waziristan: developments in terrorism and security / Daan van der Schriek -- Nuristan: insurgent hideout in Afghanistan / Daan van der Shriek -- Gulbuddin Hekmatyar: the rise and fall of an Afghan warlord / A. Jamali ; Bangladesh. The roots of extremism in Bangladesh / Wilson John -- Extremist mobilization in Bangladesh / Kanchan Lakshman ; Pakistan. The new face of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan / Wilson John -- The ongoing Baluch insurgency in Pakistan / Tarique Miazi -- Sipah-e-Sahaba: fomenting sectarian violence in Pakistan / Animesh Roul -- Lashkar-e-Jhangvi: sectarian violence in Pakistan and ties to international terrorism / Animesh Roul -- Mixed results on the arrest of al-Libi in Pakistan / Stephen Ulph ; Part IV. Central Asia and the Caucasus. IMU: a terrorist movement in eclipse / Stephen Schwartz -- The future of Uzbekistan after Andijan / Stephen Blank-- The recruiting and organizational structure of Hizb ut-Tahrir / Evgueni Novikov -- Xinjiang: an emerging Narco-Islamist corridor? / Hayder Mili -- Islam and Uzbekistan: an interview with Dr. Rafik Saifulin / Evgueni Novikov ; The Caucasus. The north Caucasus: spiraling out of control? / Svante E. Cornell - Abu Hafs and the future of Arab fighters in Chechnya / Murad Batal al-Shishani -- From Egyptian Islamic jihad to Chechnya: a portrait of Mahmoud Hannawi / Murad Batal al-Shishani and Cerwyn Moore -- The Jamaat movement in Kabardino-Balkaria / Andrew McGregor -- Turkish volunteers in Chechnya / Brian Glyn Williams, Feyza Altindag -- The rise of Salafi Islam in Azerbaijan / Anar Valiyev -- Securlar nationalism versus political Islam in Azerbaijan / Asbed Kotchikian ; Part V. Southeast Asia. The Emir: an interview with Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, alleged leader of Jemaah Islamiyah / Dr. Scott Atran -- A conspiracy of silence: who is behind the escalating insurgency in southern Thailand? / Zachary Abuza -- Islamist militant groups infiltrating the relief efforts in Aceh / Stephen ulph -- Out of the woodwork: Islamist militants in Aceh / Zachary Abuza -- Gauging Jemaah Islamiyah's threat in southeast Asia / Sharif Shuja -- The trial of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir: a test for Indonesia / Zachary Abuza ; Part VI. Europe and the Americas. The London bombings: for al-Qaeda, steady as she goes / Michael Sheuer -- An in-depth look at the London bombers / Paul Tumelty -- The jihadist movement after London: diverse backgrounds, common ideology / Cerwyn Moore and Murad Batal al-Shishani -- Securing the northern front: Canada and the war on terror / Haydar Mili -- Al-Qaeda's unlikely allies in Central America / Carlos Mauricio Pineda Cruz -- The U.S. agricultural system: a target for al-Qaeda? / Peter Chalk -- The European battleground / Michael Taarnby -- Deporting radical Iamams: a viable strategy to combat attacks against the west? / Michael Scheuer -- Italy: Europe's emerging platform for Islamic extremism / Kathryn Haahr-Escolano -- Assessing Spain's al-Qaeda network / Kathryn Haahr-Escolano -- Algerian Salafists and the new face of terrorism in Spain / Kathryn Haahr-Escolano -- Radical Islam in the Netherlands / Edwin Bakker -- European counter-terrorism culture and methodology / Ludo Block.