Assessing Al-Qaeda (merged thread)

[davidbfpo]

A short article from a UK Business News website, the actual title is: 'There are nearly four times as many jihadist militants today than on 9/11, and the 'war on terror' has been a 'terrifyingly expensive failure'. BLUF:

• There are nearly four times as many jihadist militants across the world today as there were on September 11, 2001, according to a new report.
• Foreign policy analysts say it's yet another sign the war on terror has been a colossal failure.
• There are approximately 230,000 Salafi jihadist fighters across almost 70 countries, according to the report.

On a quick read it appears to be based on a CSIS report published this week.
Link:http://https://www.csis.org/analysis...ihadist-threat

Link to the website article:http://uk.businessinsider.com/there-...8-11?r=US&IR=T