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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.

September 26, 2012

Taliban Militants Striking Pakistan from Afghan Territory

Zia Ur Rehman

Factors Responsible for Al-Shabab’s Losses in Somalia

Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Hussein Solomon

The Attack on the U.S. Consulate: Emerging Signs of Jihadist Sentiment in Libya

Geoff D. Porter

August 23, 2012

Pakistani Taliban Renew Attacks on Punjabi Heartland

Arif Rafiq

A Fight for the Spoils: The Future Role of Syria’s Armed Groups

Stephen Starr

July 24, 2012

Between Islamization and Secession: The Contest for Northern Mali

Derek Henry Flood

June 21, 2012

The Southern Thailand Insurgency in the Wake of the March 2012 Bombings

Zachary Abuza

The Holsworthy Barracks Plot: A Case Study of an Al-Shabab Support Network in Australia

Andrew Zammit

May 22, 2012

The Threat from Swarm Attacks: Case Studies from the North Caucasus

Cerwyn Moore

The Abbottabad Documents: Bin Ladin’s Cautious Strategy in Yemen

Gabriel Koehler-Derrick