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.
Other Commentary
October 24, 2017
CTC releases third ‘Beyond the Caliphate’ report
September 29, 2017
American national security policy needs to get ready for ISIS 2.0
June 2, 2017
CTC releases second Beyond the Caliphate report
March 31, 2017
Do we have the tools we need to combat ISIS?
March 15, 2017
CTC publishes first in new “Beyond the Caliphate” series
December 8, 2016
Latest CTC report examines foreign fighter flow to the Islamic State and its predecessor
November 11, 2016
