Cracks and Infighting in Fundamentalist Islamic Front

The rifts between the operational and ideological wings of al Qaeda and the fundamentalist Islamic movement as a whole are widening – in Iraq and across the Middle East. In this issue of DEBKA-Net-Weekly, the dynamic of this dissent will be examined and analyzed in depth, together with its impact on the capabilities and tactics of the Islamic movements threatening the West with paroxysms of terrorist violence in tune with a promised Arab onslaught on Israel.

The sense pervading the region since March 22 of sitting on a powder keg emanates as much from these still subterranean tremors as from Hamas’ revenge frenzy for the assassination of their leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.