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Operations, Plots & Attacks

Learn more about specific terrorist operations, plots, and attacks through the case studies, profiles, and lessons learned articles that we have produced.

August 20, 2025

Tehran’s Homeland Option: Terror Pathways for Iran to Strike in the United States

Matthew Levitt

July 24, 2025

The Escalation of U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia and the Role of Perceived Threats to the U.S. Homeland

David Sterman

June 26, 2025

Generation Jihad: The Profile and Modus Operandi of Minors Involved in Recent Islamist Terror Plots in Europe

Erik Hacker

Regional Terrorism Trends Before and After October 7

Suat Cubukcu, Eoin B. Healy, Adam Blackwell

Feature Commentary: An Assessment of Operation Rough Rider

Gregory Johnsen

May 30, 2025

The Evolution of the Islamist Terror Threat Landscape in Germany Since 2020

Julika Enslin

Leaders, Fighters, and Suicide Attackers: Insights on TTP Militant Mobility Through Commemorative Records, 2006-2025

Saif Tahir, Amira Jadoon

Somalia at a Crossroads: Resurgent Insurgents, Fragmented Politics, and the Uncertain Future of AUSSOM

Daisy Muibu, Yayedior Mbengue

April 30, 2025

The Baloch Insurgency in Pakistan: Evolution, Tactics, and Regional Security Implications

Ayush Verma, Imtiaz Baloch, Riccardo Valle

March 28, 2025

Into the Crowd: The Evolution of Vehicular Attacks and Prevention Efforts

Alexandre Rodde, Justin Olmstead