The Fight Goes On: The Islamic Stateโs Continuing Military Efforts in Liberated Cities
This report examines the Islamic State’s self-reported military activities in 16 cities, 11 in Iraq and five in Syria. From each city’s date of liberation from the Islamic...
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Usama bin Ladinโs โFather Sheikhโ: Yunus Khalis and the Return of al-Qa`idaโs Leadership to Afghanistan
The purpose of this report is to shed light on the poorly understood role that Yunus Khalis played in modern Afghan political history. This research is based on...
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Militant Ideology Atlas
The Militant Ideology Atlas identifies the most influential thinkers in the Jihadi Movement and delineates the movement’s key ideological vulnerabilities. It situates the Jihadi Movement within the various...
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Bombers, Bank Accounts and Bleedout
This report is the second to assess the demographics, procedures, finances, and leadership of al-Qa`ida’s foreign fighters, especially those currently fighting in Iraq. It analyzes al-Qa`ida in Iraq’s...
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Iranian Strategy in Iraq
Iranian Strategy in Iraq: Politics and “Other Means” assesses Iran’s strategy to project influence in Iraq and the means it uses to do so. This report addresses Iran’s...
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Sunni and Shiโa Terrorism
...variant. Finally, each sect’s extremists manage publicity and propaganda differently. Importantly, this study does not argue or imply that violence perpetrated by Sunni or Shi’a extremist groups is...
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Unseating the Caliphate: Contrasting the Challenges of Liberating Fallujah and Mosul
...of most of the city’s outskirts and preparing to access the city. The second phase will involve entering the city from multiple directions after heavy airstrikes from the...
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Cracks in the Foundation: Leadership Schisms in Al-Qa`ida From 1989-2006
...the unanticipated ferocity of the United States’ response to the attacks of 9/11, have together left the brand managers the only ones standing. This is not to say...
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