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.
Major Reports
View AllDecember 16, 2014
The Group That Calls Itself a State: Understanding the Evolution and Challenges of the Islamic State
December 17, 2013
Jihadi Discourse in the Wake of the Arab Spring
Sentinel Articles
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View AllMedia Coverage
View AllJanuary 31, 2017
New York Times features latest CTC analysis on Islamic State
December 21, 2016
CTC Director of Research featured in USA Today article on Berlin attack
December 9, 2016
CTC report featured in The Independent
Other Commentary
View AllDecember 17, 2015
CTC publishes major hostage report
March 13, 2015
