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
October 29, 2012
The Syria Balancing Act: Supporting Transition, Avoiding Blowback
April 23, 2012
An Overview of Syria’s Armed Revolution
July 1, 2011
The JRTN Movement and Iraq’s Next Insurgency
September 1, 2010
The Role and Significance of Signature Attacks in the Iraqi Insurgency
January 13, 2010
Ninawa Province
September 3, 2009
The Dangerous Ideas of the Neo-Zarqawist Movement
August 15, 2009
A Review of Reconciliation Efforts in Afghanistan
June 15, 2009
