Harmony and Disharmony: Exploiting Al-Qa`ida’s Organizational Vulnerabilities
In the text of newly-released al-Qa’ida documents captured during recent operations in support of the Global War on Terror and maintained in the Department of Defense’s Harmony database,...
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Radical Islamic Ideology In Southeast Asia
The 17 July 2009 terrorist attacks on two hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia were a vivid reminder of the breadth of the battle space and the importance of constant...
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Feature Commentary: Confronting Cartels: Military Considerations South of the Border
...are reported to have received technical advice from Hamas.117 They literally may go underground. They also may do what Hamas has done and relocate their facilities, putting them...
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Twenty Years After 9/11: What Is the Future of the Global Jihadi Movement?
...jihad. Often critical of Hamas in the past for its decision to enter elections, following the most recent round of fighting, al-Qa`ida was quick to praise the group...
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A View from the CT Foxhole: Christopher O’Leary, Former FBI Counterterrorism Senior Executive and Director of Hostage Recovery
...the tactic of hostage-taking is effective. It’s an asymmetric tactic; it provides the terrorist organization—in the case October 7th, Hamas—with the ability to have the leverage and give...
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Bin Ladin’s Killing and its Effect on Al-Qa`ida: What Comes Next?
...a senior Hamas field commander whose bomb-making skills earned him the sobriquet the “Engineer.” A deceptive quiet then ensued as Hamas licked its wounds and plotted its revenge....
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Reviewing Iran’s Proxies by Region: A Look Toward the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
...Qaani met with Iraqi militia group leaders and Hamas leadership in the days after Soleimani’s death in Iran. Adam Rasgon, “Hamas chief meets slain Iranian general’s successor in...
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The Province of Sinai: Why Bother with Palestine if You Can Be Part of the “Islamic State”?
...of Hamas tightening its grip on their activities.[14] Since at least 2006, several groups split from Hamas when it participated in the Palestinain Authority’s legislative election of 2006,...
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