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
July 22, 2008
Bombers, Bank Accounts and Bleedout
Sentinel Articles
View AllSeptember 8, 2021
Twenty Years After 9/11: The Jihadi Threat in the Arabian Peninsula
Primary Sources
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View AllNovember 8, 2008
Al-Qa’ida Secedes From Iraq
September 8, 2008
Abu Hamzah al-Muhajir’s 15-day Strategy
March 23, 2007
Fourth Generation Governance
February 26, 2007
