The destruction of the Islamic State has left the U.S.-backed Syrian Defense Forces holding thousands of foreign fighters who joined IS ranks from abroad as well as members of their families. What happens to these detainees will impact the continuing jihadi campaign in the Middle East and beyond. Keep Reading
Foreign fighters who stood with ISIS leader up to the end had doubts before the Islamic State began to crumble. Keep Reading
High-level Kurdish officials shared with us their anxieties over the potential U.S. pullout, which leaves them vulnerable in Syria. Keep Reading
The fear of a massive flow of male returnees from the conflict zones in Iraq and Syria did not materialize; instead, it is women hoping to return home. Keep Reading
Today, the number of wilayas claimed in propaganda appears to have reduced dramatically in number. Other wilayas still exist as they were when they were first announced in 2014 and 2015. Keep Reading
Jihadi beheading videos were also mimicked by other extremists who had previously not been associated with this type of gruesome propaganda. Keep Reading
Could this contagious violent behavior be a result of ubiquitous videos rather than driven by IS specifically? Keep Reading
Lewis Ludlow, 26, pledged allegiance to Islamic State and confessed to planning to drive a van into shoppers outside a Disney store. Keep Reading
Mohamed Farah, Abdirahman Daud and Guled Ali Omar were the only 3 of 9 defendants to stand trial in nation's largest counterterrorism prosecution. Keep Reading
As drones continue to proliferate, the counter-drone needs of American law enforcement and national security agencies will only grow. Keep Reading
