Why isn't Al-Qaeda supporting the ISIS?

But the Islamic State's savagery has drawn eyes away from the true danger: the Taliban and al Qaeda, which continue to sit pretty after nearly 16 years of .... As Gartenstein-Ross has pointed out, AQIS has already engaged in “insurgent-style warfare” in Afghanistan to help support Taliban goals. read more

Al-Qaeda wants to attack the West and other targets that are seen as holding back Islam, and is much more ideologically based. They too want a Caliphate, but Ibrahim isn't cooperating with the central leadership of Al-Qaeda on how to do it. They can't get along. read more

America's focus on ISIS is allowing Jabhat al-Nusra, al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, to set up a return to the global stage once ISIS is defeated. America's focus on ISIS is allowing Jabhat al-Nusra, al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, to set up a return to the global stage once ISIS is defeated. read more

The Obama administration is targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) under the same authority it is using to target al Qaeda, arguing that the ISIS is an “associated force” of al Qaeda since ISIS used to be al Qaeda in Iraq. read more