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Inghimasi (
.Definition and etymology
Inghimasi are usually well-trained
SVBIED or being a regular fighter.[4] The word comes from the Arabic word Inghamasa (انغمس) meaning "to plunge" or "become immersed".[4][2]
History
Arabic media outlets first reported of Inghimasis in 2013; however, its use on social media originates to 2011, the origin of the Inghimasi concept is attributed to
Battle of Al-Tabqa airbase, the Siege of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya, the 2016 Battle of Kirkuk,[5] and various times during the 2012–2016 Battle of Aleppo such as during the Aleppo offensive in October and November 2016.[6]
The Inghimasi method of attack is not unique to the Middle East, and has been used in terrorist attacks outside the region. Al-Shabaab in
Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan uses them as well.[2] Furthermore, the individuals involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks operated in a similar fashion to Inghimasi.[4]
Notable Inghimasi members and operations
- Hudhayfah al-Badri, son of ISIL leader Russian troops in Homs Governorate.[2]
- 2018 As-Suwayda attacks
- A raid by four inghimasi fighters belonging to the Islamic State's Chad Basin campaign (2018–2019)[7]
- A Taliban attack upon Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost on June 2012 was an inghimasi.
References
- ^ a b c Anzalone (2018), p. 13.
- ^ Long War Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Studies, Middle East, politics, GCC, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Nuclear deal, Yemen, Trump, MENA, Turkey, Gulf Crisis, Qatar,Future for Advanced Research and. "Inghimasi Fighters: Terrorist Organizations Return to Previous Modus Operandi". Future Center. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e f "Inghimasi – The Secret ISIS Tactic Designed for the Digital Age - bellingcat". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Mojon, Jean-Marc (22 October 2016). "Kirkuk raid offers glimpse of post-caliphate IS: analysts". Yahoo! News. AFP.
- ^ "Jihadists and other rebels launch new offensive in Aleppo". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Fergus Kelly (10 April 2019). "Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa". Defense Post. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
Works cited
- Anzalone, Christopher (2018). "Black Banners in Somalia: The State of al-Shabaab's Territorial Insurgency and the Specter of the Islamic State" (PDF). CTC Sentinel. 11 (3). West Point, New York: Combating Terrorism Center: 12–20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2018-06-14.