One month ago, an English-language monthly magazine produced by ISIS supporters urged followers to “race” to emulate the Charlie Hebdo attack, arguing that governments aren’t doing enough to punish those viewed by the terror group as blasphemers. Keep Reading
It is no secret that salafi-jihadism, the ideology of the deadliest Islamist organizations around the globe, is in a deep crisis. Despite its rapid growth since 2001, salafi-jihadism (hitherto referred to as jihadism) never constituted a single, unified faction. Keep Reading
For almost two decades since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the paramount mission of the U.S. security establishment has been counterterrorism—specifically, defeating the jihadi terrorist enterprise and preventing it or any terrorist organization from mounting another devastating attack. Keep Reading
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) Saturday claimed to have foiled plans for terror strikes in various parts of the country with the arrest of nine alleged al-Qaeda operatives reportedly acting at the behest of handlers from Pakistan. Keep Reading
Terror groups are attracted to the tactic of wildland arson for casualty and damage potential, simplicity, and messaging. Keep Reading
The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) released a statement through its Naba newspaper celebrating September 11th as the United States commemorated the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Keep Reading
Nineteen years after 9/11, al Qaeda's name is fading from American consciousness, mostly reduced to a mention in an occasional news story in the rare event that one of its senior leaders is eliminated by U.S. forces. Keep Reading
In last year’s anniversary message, Zawahiri attempted to rebuke Islamic critics of al Qaeda’s deadliest day. This year, Zawahiri’s ire is directed at another target: Al Jazeera. Keep Reading
There are some familiar faces as well as new threats keeping counter-extremism on its toes. Keep Reading
Troops surveyed in the latest Military Times Poll identified white nationalism as a national security threat on par with al-Qaida and the Islamic State Group, and more worrisome than the danger posed by North Korea, Afghanistan or Iraq. Keep Reading
According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed in court, on Jan. 17, 2018, Hassan, who at that time was living in a SCU dorm lounge without the university’s permission, attempted to set several fires on the SCU campus. Keep Reading
The impact of trauma on radicalization and terrorist recruitment has only recently made its way into the collective psyche of counterterrorism researchers and practitioners and is still not well understood. Keep Reading
When the Toronto-based tech company Tucows Inc. discovered it was providing domain registration services to the Pakistani Taliban, it immediately contacted the RCMP for guidance. Keep Reading
The Justice Department today announced the dismantling of three terrorist financing cyber-enabled campaigns, involving the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, al-Qaeda, and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Keep Reading
Terrorists are not immune to the coronavirus, but they tend to adapt quickly and exploit conditions of instability. Keep Reading
Esper cautioned that the troop reduction would be "conditions-based" and carried out as long as the Pentagon felt it could proceed with missions in the region with fewer troops. Keep Reading
The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, Africa, Major General Dagvin Anderson, warned that the terrorist group is making in-roads into Nigeria and other African countries. Keep Reading
Local officials in Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan, have said that Al Qaeda has a strong presence in the province's districts alongside the Durand Line and in border areas between Afghanistan and Iran. Keep Reading
Europol’s annual report on online Jihadist propaganda highlights the major trends and developments in propaganda of the most prominent Sunni jihadist organizations. Keep Reading
Jill Marie Jones, 35, was arrested at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport as she allegedly tried to board a flight to join al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Keep Reading