Al-Qaida after 9/11

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ISBN: 9780755648566

The War on Terror and the Decade of Demise

Anne Likuski

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English

I.B. Tauris
02 April 2026

International relations; Geopolitics; Terrorism, armed struggle

How did the War on Terror impact Al-Qaida in the decade after 9/11? This is the first book to analyse the inner workings of the group through the eyes of its mid-level leaders in Pakistan, who were, in practice, running al-Qaida’s affairs when communications with Osama bin Laden were slow or absent.

The book relies on a large collection of little-known Arabic primary sources about al-Qaida, including the “Abbottabad documents” - the group’s own, internal communications between 2002-2011. Al-Qaida’s performance is assessed in three areas: the war in Afghanistan; the war in Iraq; and international terrorism. Chapters explain why the group’s contributions to the Afghan war were modest, shows the reasons for Al-Qaida’s inability to influence events in Iraq, and charts its fading ability to organize international terrorist attacks.

The Abbottabad documents reveal that Al-Qaida’s demise after 9/11 was not simply the result of effective counterterrorism. Rather, the group’s organizational weaknesses and the fallibilities of individual leaders played a vital role. The book gives us the first glimpse into the instances where bin Laden’s lack of strategy meant al-Qaida’s mid-level leadership had to grapple with the consequences. It also documents the detrimental impact of the relationship between al-Qaida and the Taliban.

By: Anne Likuski
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9780755648566
ISBN 10: 0755648560
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 02 April 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne Likuski is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Norway. She specializes in al-Qaida’s history, leadership and strategy and jihadism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. She is the author of Al-Qaida in Afghanistan (2017).

Reviews for Al-Qaida after 9/11: The War on Terror and the Decade of Demise

Of the many accounts of Al-Qaida covering the 2001-11 period, this is to my knowledge by far the one most solidly grounded in written sources. Likuski confirms her skills as a careful analyst and historian of bin Laden’s organisation, adding substantially to our knowledge and understanding * Antonio Giustozzi, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI, UK * Anne Likuski is one of the world's leading scholars of jihadism, and her new book, Al-Qaida after 9/11, is full of important new research and insights. * Peter Bergen, author of The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, USA *