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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.

October 29, 2012

Terrorist Attacks in Kenya Reveal Domestic Radicalization

Fredrick Nzes

September 26, 2012

The Micro-Level of Civil War: The Case of Central Helmand Province

Ryan Evans

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