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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.

December 15, 2015

San Bernardino and the Islamic State Footprint in America

Lorenzo Vidino, Seamus Hughes

The Islamic State in Southern Syria

Aaron Y. Zelin, Oula A. Alrifai

Profile: Paris Attack Ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud

Guy van Vlierden

Wilayat Sinai Risks Backlash After Metrojet Bombing

Zack Gold

The Islamic State Goes Global

Richard Barrett

December 14, 2015

The Paris Attacks and the Evolving Islamic State Threat to France

Jean-Charles Brisard

October 23, 2015

Tunisian Jihadism after the Sousse Massacre

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Bridget Moreng

The Ankara Bombings and the Islamic State’s Turkey Strategy

Metin Gurcan

Kunduz Breakthrough Bolsters Mullah Mansoor as Taliban Leader

Saleem Mehsud

The Riddle of the Bangkok Bombings

Zachary Abuza