The struggle between the Islamic State and the Islamic Republic (of Iran) captures the current nature of the Third Fitnah between the Sunnis and Shia, a war whose origins date back to 1979 and the rise of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Kohmeini.To the Islamic State, the Shia are apostates who have two choices: Al Qaeda hopes to convince the Shia to return to the Sunni fold. What is the major distinction between al Qaeda and the Islamic State?īoth want to recreate the Caliphate. He led al Qaeda-in-Iraq until killed by US forces in 2006.ĭuring that period, one of his up-and-coming subordinates was Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, today's leader of the Islamic State. He formed al Qaeda-in-Iraq with his headquarters in Fallujah. After the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, Ansar al Islam was destroyed but Zarqawi survived. Once there, he became a leader in the extremist Ansar al Islam Group. Wounded in 2001 when the US attacked Afghanistan terrorist camps after 9/11, he was granted safe passage by Iran and arrived in Iraq. While in jail, Maqdisi radicalized fellow Jordanian Abu Musab al Zarqawi.Īt Maqdisi's urging, after his release from prison, Zarqawi went to Afghanistan to join al Qaeda but never fully submitted to Usama bin Laden. Maqdisi left Afghanistan for home and was imprisoned from 1995-1999 for inciting rebellion against King Hussein of Jordan.
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Maqdisi became the spiritual leader of al Qaeda and the two remain comrades to this day. In the 1990s, Zawahiri became close friends with Abu Muhammad Maqdisi. Without Mullah Omar's support, 9/11 would not have happened.Īyman al Zawahiri is the current head of al Qaeda and co-led al Qaeda with Usama bin Laden until the latter's death in 2011. The two were bound together by a marriage between their children. After taking control of Afghanistan, he incorporated al Qaeda into the Taliban army in the mid-1990s and assisted Usama bin Laden in planning the 9/11 attacks. Omar is from Afghanistan, bin Laden was from Saudi Arabia, Zawarhiri is Egyptian, Maqdisi is Jordanian, Zarqawi was a Palestinian born in Jordan and al Baghdadi is from Iraq. The international flavor of these radicals shows why this is a far-reaching movement. To understand the tangled web of interrelationships between the various radical Sunni Islamic groups look to these six extremists:Ību Muhammad Maqdisi (spiritual leader of al Qaeda)Ību Musab al Zarqawi (leader, al Qaeda-in-Iraq)Ību Bakr al Baghdadi (leader, Islamic State) PARKS & PRESERVES: Kiwanis Park (318 feet), Forest Park (1.7 miles), Grand Avenue Park (2.2 miles), Harborview Park (3.1 miles), Legion Memorial Park (4.4 miles), Japanese Gulch Conservation Area (5.3 miles), Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary (7.1 miles), Spencer Island Park (7.2 miles)ĪIRPORTS: Paine Field (7.8 miles), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (43.I. ON THE WATER: Pigeon Creek Beach (1.6 miles), Howarth Park (2.8 miles), Port of Everett (3.0 miles), Edgewater Beach Park (5.5 miles), Langus Riverfront Park (6.1 miles), Lighthouse Park (6.2 miles), Mukilteo Beach (6.3 miles), Davies Beach (7.7 miles)
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NEARBY HIGHLIGHTS: Funko Field (0.3 miles), Everett Station (0.7 miles), Palmer House from Twin Peaks (1.0 miles), Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens (4.5 miles), Boeing Future of Flight (7.9 miles), High Trek Adventures (9.5 miles), Downtown Seattle (28.1 miles)įOOD & DRINKS: Red Rock Subs (0.3 miles), Burger Stop (0.3 miles), Buzz Inn Steakhouse (0.6 miles), The New Mexicans (0.9 miles), Strawberry Patch Cafe (0.9 miles), The Sisters Restaurant (1.1 miles), Soundview Tavern (1.1 miles), Scuttlebutt Brewing - Restaurant and Pub (2.9 miles)
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DOWNTOWN EVERETT: The Everett Farmers Market (0.7 miles), Angel of the Winds Arena (0.8 miles), Historic Everett Theatre (0.8 miles), Funko Everett (0.8 miles), Schack Art Center (0.8 miles), Imagine Children's Museum (0.8 miles), Village Theatre (0.9 miles)