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As al qaedas leadership of the jihadist movement began to wane especially after the killing of osama bin laden, many groups and individuals that al qaeda mentored with ideology, training and financing are now increasingly turning to isis and abu bakr al baghdadi for strategic leadership and inspiration. He is a research fellow at the centre for the study of terrorism and political violence, university of st. While al qaeda conducted one major attack every year prior to 911, al qaeda and its associated groups have conducted one attack every three months since 911. Ideology frames a terrorist groups organizational structure, leadership and membership motivation, recruitment and support, and strategies and tactics.
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