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.
Media Coverage
October 20, 2013
The BBC Cites the CTC Sentinel
September 14, 2013
Toronto Star Cites the CTC Sentinel
May 10, 2012
Wall Street Journal Cites the CTC Sentinel
February 6, 2008
The Terrorists’ Paper Trail in Iraq
February 4, 2008
Libyans Advance in Al Qaeda Network
January 21, 2008
Papers Paint Portrait of Iraq’s Foreign Insurgents
July 27, 2007
Iraq and Al-Qa’ida
June 10, 2006
