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  • The Sinai Insurgency Part 5; The Underground Economy
    In 2016 Hamas deployed several hundred fighters to the Gaza border as part of a deal reached with Egypt to prevent Wilayat Sinai from entering the strip. Hamas has a complicated relationship with the Egyptian-Gaza border crossing. This conduit has proved to be the life …
    By Chris Gentry
    18 February 2019
    Conflict, Economy, North Africa
  • Hajin – The Last Stand of the Islamic State
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
    The failure to break the YPG in Kobani was an omen of things to come. And now, as winter neared in 2018, the SDF was on the doorstep of the "capital" the remnants of IS had declared, in Hajin, a town of less than 30,000.
    By Séamus Malekafzali
    22 Dec 2018
  • Anwar al-Awlaki’s Life after Death: ISIS, al-Qaida, and a Shared L…
    Conflict, North Africa, West & Central Asia
    There is a saying attributed to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, regarding the …
    By Séamus Malekafzali
    4 Oct 2018
  • The Sinai Insurgency, Part 3: The Tribal Aspect
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
    As we have discussed in the last two articles, the Sinai conflict has recently intensified. The conflict in the …
    By Chris Gentry
    24 Jun 2018
  • An Analysis of the Islamic State’s SVBIED Use in Raqqa
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
    Perhaps the most fearsome of all of the Islamic State’s (IS) weapons is the suicide vehicle borne improvised …
    By Robert Postings
    11 May 2018
  • The Sinai Insurgency, Part 2: Islamists and Militants
    As previously discussed, insurgency has been a part of the Sinai for decades now. Militants have operated in small …
    By Chris Gentry
    27 Apr 2018
    Conflict, North Africa, West & Central Asia
  • The Growing Role of Reconciled Rebels in Syria
    In 2013, two years after the first anti-government protests began in Dara’a, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was …
    By Gregory Waters
    21 Apr 2018
    Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
  • The Art of Constantly Changing Narratives – Part I: Russia
    To anyone familiar with the media landscape surrounding Syria, Russia’s presence in the war has always been …
    By Séamus Malekafzali
    12 Apr 2018
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • Online Terror: The Islamic State’s Hacking of Egyptian Christians …
    For the past few years the Islamic State (IS) has staged a brutal reign of terror against Christians in Egypt, …
    By Robert Postings
    8 Mar 2018
    News and Analysis, North Africa
  • Mujahidat: The Female Fighters of the Islamic State
    In a release dated February 7th 2018 the Islamic State (IS) published a new propaganda video which featured violent …
    By Robert Postings
    3 Mar 2018
    Conflict, West & Central Asia
  • The Battle of Marawi: A Brief Summary
    Following a botched raid by the Armed Forces to capture a terrorist commander in Marawi, armed militants stormed the city.
    By Robert Postings
    24 Dec 2017
    Conflict, South & Southeast Asia

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