Islamic State & Predecessor Groups
This is the gateway to resources, research, and analysis the Combating Terrorism Center has produced over the last decade about the Islamic State, also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) and Da`ish, and its predecessor groups (al-Tawhid wa-al-Jihad, al-Qa`ida in Mesopotamia (AQI), Majlis Shura al-Mujahidin, Hilf al-Muttayibin and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI)).
Additional CTC research and analysis about factors shaping the conflict in Iraq and Syria is also included. These resources contextualize the development of the Islamic State. Resources are organized into five categories: major reports, CTC Sentinel articles, CTC Perspectives, CTC commentary about the early development of AQI, and declassified primary sources produced by AQI, ISI, and other militant groups in Iraq.
Briefings, Events, & Visits
June 8, 2017
LTG Michael Nagata visits CTC
January 13, 2017
GEN Nicholson visits CTC
July 8, 2016
CTC briefs the Command and General Staff College
June 21, 2016
USSOCOM Commander GEN Thomas visits CTC
February 16, 2016
Former Islamic State hostage and journalist Nicolas Henin visits CTC
December 2, 2015
Daniel Milton speaks at NDU symposium “Daesh Beyond the Levant”
November 30, 2015
