Al-Qa'ida Core & Senior Leadership Archives - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

October 20, 2016

Remotely Piloted Innovation: Terrorism, Drones and Supportive Technology

Don Rassler

March 1, 2015

Abu al-Layth al-Libi (Jihadi Bios Project)

Kevin Jackson

June 4, 2012

Beware of Imitators: Al-Qa`ida through the Lens of its Confidential Secretary

Nelly Lahoud

May 3, 2012

Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?

Nelly Lahoud, Stuart Caudill, Liam Collins, Gabriel Koehler-Derrick, Don Rassler, Muhammad al-`Ubaydi

April 30, 2024

The State of al-Qa`ida Central

Kévin Jackson

August 9, 2022

The Death of Ayman al-Zawahiri: Succession Challenges, Tradeoffs, and Other Implications

Don Rassler, Muhammad al-`Ubaydi

The Taliban One Year On

Andrew H. Watkins

April 14, 2022

A View from the CT Foxhole: David Caulfield, Former Chief, Defense Combating Terrorism Center, Defense Intelligence Agency

Richard M. Yon, Don Rassler, Nakissa Jahanbani

October 8, 2013

Abu Hafs Report on Operations in Somalia

Al-Qa`ida’s Structure and Bylaws

Letter from UBL to `Atiyatullah Al-Libi 3

Letters on al-Qa`ida’s Operations in Africa

August 8, 2017

CTC Sentinel featured in Times article

March 6, 2017

CTC Director featured in podcast by NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

January 13, 2015

Amb. Michael Sheehan proposes a post-Charlie Hebdo Battleplan for New York

May 12, 2014

Ambassador Sheehan Writes Op-Ed for Daily News

December 10, 2017

Al-Qaida and the Pakistani Harakat Movement: Reflections and Questions about the pre-2001 Period

Don Rassler

June 1, 2017

Al-Qaeda in South Asia: A Brief Assessment

Don Rassler

September 1, 2016

The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden’s Death

Bruce Hoffman, Fernando Reinares

June 28, 2016

CTC Class of 1971 Senior Fellow Zarate testifies before House Committee

June 8, 2017

LTG Michael Nagata visits CTC

January 13, 2017

GEN Nicholson visits CTC

January 7, 2015

Dr. Nelly Lahoud speaks at UK FCO conference on jihadi narratives

September 9, 2014

Al-Qa'ida Core & Senior Leadership

Al-Qa'ida & Affiliates

Major Reports

Remotely Piloted Innovation: Terrorism, Drones and Supportive Technology

Abu al-Layth al-Libi (Jihadi Bios Project)

Beware of Imitators: Al-Qa`ida through the Lens of its Confidential Secretary

Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?

Sentinel Articles

The State of al-Qa`ida Central

The Death of Ayman al-Zawahiri: Succession Challenges, Tradeoffs, and Other Implications

The Taliban One Year On

A View from the CT Foxhole: David Caulfield, Former Chief, Defense Combating Terrorism Center, Defense Intelligence Agency

Primary Sources

Abu Hafs Report on Operations in Somalia

Al-Qa`ida’s Structure and Bylaws

Letter from UBL to `Atiyatullah Al-Libi 3

Letters on al-Qa`ida’s Operations in Africa

Media Coverage

CTC Sentinel featured in Times article

CTC Director featured in podcast by NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness

Amb. Michael Sheehan proposes a post-Charlie Hebdo Battleplan for New York

Ambassador Sheehan Writes Op-Ed for Daily News

Other Commentary

Al-Qaida and the Pakistani Harakat Movement: Reflections and Questions about the pre-2001 Period

Al-Qaeda in South Asia: A Brief Assessment

The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden’s Death

CTC Class of 1971 Senior Fellow Zarate testifies before House Committee

Briefings, Events, & Visits

LTG Michael Nagata visits CTC

GEN Nicholson visits CTC

Dr. Nelly Lahoud speaks at UK FCO conference on jihadi narratives

Brian Dodwell presents at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum

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