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Al-Qatala

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The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Warzone The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III This article was previously featured

"Our war is not for our faith. We fight to remove all foreign power from our soil. We fight without sorrow. We wage war without sympathy. This is the only way to live....and die. A true soldier."
— Omar Sulaman

Al-Qatala (Arabic: القتَلة, lit. The Killers), later known as Al-Qatala-Aljahdid (Arabic: القتَلة الجُدد, lit. The New Killers), is an international, Urzikstan-based terrorist organization; they were originally from Urzikstan, but later globally expanded and operated in underground cells throughout many European and Asian cities and other countries like Kastovia and the United Republic of Adal. Founded by Omar "The Wolf" Sulaman, the organization and its operatives serve as the secondary antagonistic faction in the campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and assuming a primary antagonist faction role in its sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. It is also referenced in the backstories of several operators within Multiplayer and mentioned in the campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

History[]

The organization was supposedly formed from the Urzikstan Liberation Force by Omar Sulaman in Urzikstan when he split from the ULF pursuing independence via the use of terrorism, believing the current ULF tactics were ineffective. Soon the group would set up camps and cells operating across Africa, Europe and the Middle East that accumulated large numbers of soldiers that became known as Al-Qatala. With this power, Omar, under his new alias of "the Wolf", directed the Al-Qatala network to use terrorist tactics with the collective goal of causing major world powers to collapse into an untenable war, subsequently destroying the global economy.

Al-Qatala tactics are unconventional and do not distinguish between civilian and military targets, with a recent terrorist attack in Piccadilly Circus and the capture of a truck containing Russian-made chlorine gas with the planning of their underground cells being among their many actions. Al-Qatala soldiers are ruthless and do not offer or accept surrender with those who do being mercilessly slaughtered or brutally executed, although this may be either inconsistent or not strictly enforced, as they have at least been shown taking hostages; they have also been shown to use guerrilla warfare to a large extent as well such as the use of IED booby traps, the ambush of enemy patrols, and, perhaps most notably, an underground tunnel network.

Al-Qatala is directly opposed by the Urzikstan Liberation Force, a resistance movement led by Farah Karim formed from the original Urzikstani Resistance after the latter collapsed fighting Barkov's forces, as well as the actions of the terrorist organization. As a result, the terror group is relentless in its pursuit of Karim and the forces under her command. Instructions are to take no prisoners; rather, they are directed to kill them at all costs.

Campaign Against the West[]

In October 2019, Al-Qatala forces secretly commanded by Hadir Karim stole a shipment of Russian chlorine gas for use in Urzikstan, the next day they carried out a surprise attack on Piccadilly Circus in London and massacred or took hostage dozens of civilians as human shields before retreating into the nearby buildings and setting up machine gun and sniper nests, inflicting heavy casualties on the London Metropolitan Police, but they were eventually repelled by the Special Air Service and the Metropolitan Police, suffering heavy casualties. An S.A.S team led by Captain John Price and Sergeant Kyle Garrick later attacked a townhouse used by the AQ cell responsible for planning the attack, and succeeded in killing or capturing all AQ terrorists and a laptop containing information on the Wolf’s location in Rammaza Hospital, Urzikstan for an assault by the U.S. Marines Demon Dogs.

As U.S forces led by Sergeant Marcus Griggs and Alex pushed through the bombed out remains of Rammaza, they were forced to slow down to defuse booby traps and clear neighborhoods of any potentially hiding Al-Qatala soldiers until they were ambushed by dug-in AQ forces, who detonated a roadside IED which damaged their M2 Bradley IFV, and they then opened up with machine gun fire, rocket launchers and vehicles on the exposed Marines, until Alex cleared them out and linked back up with his unit, which received support from another IFV and AH-64 Apache helicopters that flattened the Al-Qatala positions and drove them inside the hospital, where fighting whittled down into chaotic room-to-room CQB combat with AQ forces using human shields and booby traps to slow down the Marines, with one Al-Qatala soldier being killed by Alex after failing to ambush him on his way to the Wolf.

Sulaman was eventually captured by the Marines when they stormed the hospital room he was in as he was preparing to execute a group of Marine hostages and taken away to the nearby U.S Embassy of Urzikstan, but was forced to be moved to a nearby residence when militants stormed the embassy and overran the defenders who were spotted by AQ child lookouts along the way to the residence, prompting Al-Qatala militants disguised as civilians to move into a nearby store and launch a small-scale attack to test the allied defenses, before bringing in mortar crews to flush out the defenders. The allies were overrun and had to briefly retreat to stage a counterattack which defeated the attackers and allowed Alex to destroy a mortar crew, but lost control of the Wolf when AQ launched their final attack, finally capturing the residence and rescuing the Wolf.

Knowing that Hadir plans to mount a chemical weapon attack in Russia, Price and Garrick capture The Butcher in St. Petersburg while repelling Al-Qatala members. Price interrogates Jamal by threatening his family, learning the location of the chemicals. Hadir meanwhile leads Al-Qatala during an assault Barkov's residence in Moldova, taking hostages. Price and Garrick are however able to apprehend Hadir and free the hostages, also learning about Barkov's gas factory making chemical weapons in Georgia. They are however forced to give him up to Russia.

After the liberation of Urzikstan and the death of Barkov at hands of Farah Karim, Al-Qatala are heavily armed with advanced and powerful weapons by a mysterious benefactor, transforming them into an actual army. With this, they invade and overran Verdansk, which had been rebuilt by both Russia and Western powers after the Cold War, something Al-Qatala detested. Under the command of an individual known only as "The Ascendant", Al-Qatala uses its new resources to stage an invasion of Kastovia. They also became allied with Victor Zakhaev and the remnants of Barkov's soldiers as their elite units.

Post-Verdansk[]

In 2022, Al-Qatala forged an alliance with Iran. As part of this alliance, they were supplied with advanced military equipment such as official standardized uniforms, bomb drones, night vision goggles, armored vehicles, superior weapons, body armor and received proper infantry training from General Ghorbrani and later from Major Hassan Zyani. Al-Qatala also worked with the Las Almas Cartel to help smuggle the stolen US ballistic missiles for Hassan's plan of vengeance against the United States for the assassination of General Ghorbrani. The group also forged a partnership with the Konni Group in this time period, but eventually, due to disagreement from both sides, the partnership soon ended.

In 2023, Al-Qatala invaded Al Mazrah, where they engaged in a battle against the Demon Dogs squadrons defending Zaya Observatory, while Al-Qatala suffered heavy casualties trying to take over the Observatory, but eventually, they managed to overwhelm the Demon Dogs squadrons there, securing control of the Obsevatory and eventually, the entire region. At some point in late 2023, Al-Qatala alongside with the Las Almas Cartel took over an undeground Soviet bunker complex, code-name: Koschei, specifically placing the Sniper and the Rhinoceros in charge of the complex's Factory Admin sector. In August 2023, Al-Qatala was caught off guard when Konni Group forces invaded Al Mazrah, coming from the DRD in Koschei Complex and other places; this forces the group to engage in a large conflict against Konni Group.

Known Members[]

Name Rank/Position Status
Omar Sulaman Founder, First Leader K.I.A.
Khaled Al-Asad Current, Second Leader Alive
Jamal Rahar Former Second-In-Command, De-Facto Leader Incarcerated/K.I.A.
Hadir Karim Commander K.I.A.
Al-Naar Warlord, Al Mazrah Commander Alive
Abu "Chemist" Nassar Scientist, Al Mazrah Commander Alive (Rogue)
The Banker Head of Verdansk Financing Operation Alive/K.I.A.
El Traficante Head of Weapons Trafficking K.I.A.
Rhinoceros Koschei Complex Commander Alive
Sniper Koschei Complex Commander Alive
Mark Davies Fighter K.I.A.
Jessica Ramirez Fighter Incarcerated
Derek Watson Fighter K.I.A.
Christopher Yuter Fighter K.I.A.
Danny Fighter K.I.A.
Almalik Fighter K.I.A.
Ahmed Fighter K.I.A.
Rasheed Fighter K.I.A.
Abu Sa'ir Fighter K.I.A.

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Trivia[]

  • "Al-Qatala-Aljahdid" roughly translates from Arabic to "The New Killers" in English. However, the name is mispronounced, with the proper pronunciation being "Al-Qatala-Aljhudud".
  • The Al-Qatala emblem is similar to that found on the banner of the Urzikstan flag.
  • According to dialogue overheard between terrorists in the Dining Room during Clean House, Al-Qatala has several additional cells operating in Paris, Moscow, and Munich. They also additionally aspired to establish cells in the United States itself, although it's unknown if this was successful.
  • The organization is inspired by the real-life Al-Qaeda and other terrorist militant groups like ISIS.
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