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8 Creighton Int'l & Comp. L.J. 91 (2016-2017)
21st Century Terrorism Business Model: ISIS v. Al-Qaeda

handle is hein.journals/creintcl8 and id is 91 raw text is: Volume 8 Issue 1 CREIGHTON INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW JOURNAL 21st Century Terrorism Business Model: ISIS v. Al-Qaeda By: Alexandra L. Boll' There are two things a brother must always have for jihad, the self and money. - An Al-Qaeda operative.2 I. INTRODUCTION In the last two years, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has accomplished more than Al-Qaeda has been able to in three decades.3 Unlike Al-Qaeda who fell short in these areas, ISIS has been very successful in the different strategic aspects of funding, recruiting, survival, and capturing the word's undivided attention.4 Proclaiming itself a caliphate in 2014,s known as the Islamic State, ISIS has attempted to legitimize their organization and be the forefront leader of the 1 Juris Doctor Candidate, 2017, Creighton University School of Law. 2 MICHAEL J. FAGEL, PRINCIPLES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: HAZARD SPECIFIC ISSUES AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES 352 (2011). 3 Andrew Costly, Islamist Terrorism From 1945 to the Rise of ISIS, CONST. RTS. FOUND., http://www.crf-usa.org/america-responds-to-terrorism/islamist-terrorism-from- 1945-to-the- death-of-osama-bin-laden.html (last updated 2016). 4 See generally Stephen Dinan, Like a sibling spat for attention, Islamic State-al Qaeda 'competition' could prompt U.S. strikes, THE WASH. TIMES (Sept. 17, 2014), http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/17/isis-al-qaeda-competition-could-prompt- strikes-aga/. 5 Gil Avriel, Terrorism 2.0: The Rise of the Civilitary Battlefield, 7 Harv. Nat'l Sec. J. 199, 230 (2016); See Also Caliphate governance operates under Islamic Law. (The last known caliphate, the ottoman empire, was abolished in 1924.) Adam Withnall, Iraq Crisis: What is a Caliphate?, THE INDEP. - MIDDLE EAST, (Jun. 30, 2014), http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-crisis-what-is-a-caliphate- 9572100.html. 91

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