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The Different Breeds of “Lone Wolf” Terrorist
Over the last years Lone Wolf Terrorists (LWTs) have been one of the biggest security concerns in the European …
By Sebastian Gonano
29 Jan 2019
Europe, Politics, Profiles
Hajin – The Last Stand of the Islamic State
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
Conflict, West & Central Asia
Compromise, Concession, and “The Railroad”
In the late hours of 23 November 2018, a year after the last major combat action between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) …
By Trent Schoenborn & Séamus Malekafzali
3 Dec 2018
Conflict, West & Central Asia
Anwar al-Awlaki’s Hereafter
There is a saying attributed to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, regarding the …
By Séamus Malekafzali
4 Oct 2018
Conflict, North Africa, West & Central Asia
Islamic State Propaganda during the Damascus Offensive
A series of defeats for the Islamic State (IS) through 2017 had reduced their territory in Syria to a handful of …
By Robert Postings
17 Aug 2018
Conflict, West & Central Asia
Recent Islamic State Attacks in Indonesia
On 13 May 2018, two motorbikes drove up to the entrance of Santa Maria Catholic Church in Surabaya, Indonesia’s …
By Robert Postings
29 May 2018
Conflict, South & Southeast Asia
An Analysis of the Islamic State’s SVBIED Use in Raqqa
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
Conflict, West & Central Asia
The Sinai Insurgency, Part 1: An Introduction
Just before 1:50 PM local time (UTC+2), four off road vehicles planted three bombs in the Al-Rawda Mosque in the …
By Chris Gentry
16 Mar 2018
Conflict, North Africa
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
The Islamic State’s Armed Drone Program
In a departure from previous armed groups, the Islamic State (IS) have invested heavily in the development of new …
By Robert Postings
10 Dec 2017
Conflict, West & Central Asia
A Summary of the Fighting in Kirkuk
On the 21st of October 2016, the Islamic State (IS) launched a surprise attack on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. One set of attackers came from outside the city limits, circumventing the front-line and checkpoints, while a second group of sleeper cells attacked from within Kirkuk.
By Sebastian Gonano
16 Nov 2017
Conflict, West & Central Asia
The Start of the SDF’s Raqqa Offensive
On November 5th 2016, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) started the so called “Wrath of the Euphrates” …
By Sebastian Gonano
13 Nov 2017
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
Group Profile: Nineveh Plain Protection Unit (NPU)
“We are coming” is the message to the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) from a commander of the Nineveh Plain …
By Chris Gentry
23 Oct 2017
Profiles, West & Central Asia
Iraq: Ar-Rutbah Clashes
Islamic State Counter Attacks To Relieve Pressure On Mosul Located in the western part of Anbar province, Ar-Rutbah …
By Karlo Gregorić
7 Oct 2017
Conflict, West & Central Asia
Iraq & Syria: What Has Operation Chammal Achieved So Far?
An account of the French Army Intervention in Iraq and Syria What is Operation Chammal? Operation Chammal is the …
By Benjamin Duplessis
8 Dec 2016
Conflict, West & Central Asia