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.
Sentinel Articles
View AllJanuary 23, 2020
Lessons from the Islamic State’s ‘Milestone’ Texts and Speeches
December 18, 2019
The 2016 Copenhagen ‘Matchstick’ Terror Plot and the Evolving Transnational Character of Terrorism in the West
Primary Sources
View AllMedia Coverage
View AllJune 27, 2014
Dr. Lahoud Comments on Developments in Iraq
June 24, 2014
AMB Sheehan on Fox News Radio
June 13, 2014
Fox News Cites the CTC
December 13, 2013
