Cooperation, Competition, & Fissures

Terrorist organizations cooperate and compete in a variety of ways. Review our research on the topic to learn more about how, why, and where that takes place.

February 15, 2018

How al-Qa`ida Lost Control of its Syrian Affiliate: The Inside Story

Charles Lister

January 24, 2018

The Potential Jihadi Windfall from the Militarization of Tunisia’s Border Region with Libya

Anouar Boukhars

Red on Red: Analyzing Afghanistan’s Intra-Insurgency Violence

Matthew DuPée

The Evolution of Shi`a Insurgency in Bahrain

Michael Knights, Matthew Levitt

A View from the CT Foxhole: Nicholas Rasmussen, Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center

Paul Cruickshank

December 21, 2017

A Jihadi Takeover Bid in Nigeria? The Evolving Relationship between Boko Haram and al-Qa`ida

Ryan Cummings

November 27, 2017

Foreign Technology or Local Expertise? Al-Shabaab’s IED Capability

Daisy Muibu, Benjamin P. Nickels

Europe’s True Southern Frontier: The General, the Jihadis, and the High-Stakes Contest for Libya’s Fezzan Region

Andrew McGregor

November 21, 2017

A Legitimate Challenger? Assessing the Rivalry between al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia

Jason Warner, Caleb Weiss

September 21, 2017

The Islamic State and the Kurds: The Documentary Evidence

Aymenn Al-Tamimi