The "most striking development" in international terrorism during the first half of this year has been "the emergence of Africa as the region most affected by terrorism" in terms of casualties and successful growth of terror groups, said a recent report assessing the activity of al-Qaeda and ISIS. Keep Reading
Bilal Al-Rayanni of Helena-West Helena admitted to helping Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula between October and December of 2014. Al-Rayanni was living in Yemen, his birth country, at the time. Keep Reading
Would-be jihadists should not start with simpler knife or vehicle attacks "until you search" for guns, terror group directs. Keep Reading
The last time Al Qaeda noticeably increased its messaging around Palestine was in 2019, and its affiliates subsequently staged attacks against a hotel in Kenya and a military installation in Mali which they claimed were in protest of Israel’s “Judaization of Palestine.” Keep Reading
Over the past four years, HTS has witnessed several changes and shifts in its ideological and military structures as its leadership works to transform the organization from a faction of the Global Jihad movement into the de facto local military and governing power in NW Syria. Keep Reading
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley tells senators that risk could "obviously increase." Keep Reading
French forces killed an al Qaeda leader during an operation in the Sahel region of Africa, France's armed forces minister said on Friday, vowing to keep a substantial military presence in the region a day after President Emmanuel Macron ordered a draw-down. Keep Reading
Al-Anabi was previously the leader of AQIM’s Council of Notables and served on AQIM’s Shura Council. Al-Anabi has also served as AQIM’s Media Chief. Keep Reading
Islamic State took the lead by temporarily migrating to TamTam, Hoop, Conversation, Riot, and other messaging applications. However, following deletions and bans on these platforms, Islamic State media channels soon returned to Telegram. Keep Reading
On April 14, 2021, both Al Qaeda and the pro-Al Qaeda propaganda outlet Jaysh Al-Malahim Al-Electroni (Electronic Battle Army) released magazines that include articles about the cultural strife in America and the West more broadly. Keep Reading
In 2017, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) disclosed approximately 470,000 files recovered in Abbottabad, Pakistan, during the 2011 raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound. Keep Reading
Earlier this month, a drone carried TNT near U.S. forces stationed at Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The drone dropped the explosives but no one was injured in the blast -- the first attack of its kind on U.S. forces in the area. Keep Reading
"A lot of these violent extremism threats don't fit into nice, neat ideological buckets," FBI director warns. Keep Reading
All along, al-Qaeda has remained relevant, expanded its military campaigns in several countries, and maintained a resilient organizational structure filled with senior leaders with years of experience. Keep Reading
In light of the recent Capitol Hill riots, there has been a growing realization that domestic terrorism is now a greater threat to the homeland than internationally linked militant jihadist threats from groups like ISIS, al Qaeda, al Shabaab, etc. Keep Reading
NIC: Global jihadist groups will likely be "largest, most persistent" terrorism threat over next 20 years. Keep Reading
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said it was "not surprised" at the UN report "but we did not expect that lying would be to this extent to the public." Keep Reading
Out of 729 detainees transferred out of Gitmo, ODNI said 125 have been confirmed as reentering terrorism, while noting that the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation put the number at 130. Keep Reading
Some analysts see a Faustian bargain between IS or al-Qaeda and insurgencies that are driven by local grievances associated with corrupt governments that have marginalized those far from the national capital. Keep Reading
Over most of two decades, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s life has been a roadmap of Islamist militancy in Iraq and Syria. He joined the fight against U.S. forces in Iraq and was jailed by the Americans. He became a commander within the group known as the Islamic State of Iraq. Keep Reading