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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 25, 2016

Losing Mosul, Regenerating in Diyala: How the Islamic State Could Exploit Iraq’s Sectarian Tinderbox

Michael Knights, Alexander Mello

October 17, 2016

Unseating the Caliphate: Contrasting the Challenges of Liberating Fallujah and Mosul

Zana Gulmohamad

September 7, 2016

The Dawn of Mass Jihad: Success in Syria Fuels al-Qa`ida’s Evolution

Charles Lister

Al-Qa`ida’s Comeback in Afghanistan and its Implications

Anne Stenersen

Operations, Plots & Attacks

Sentinel Articles

Losing Mosul, Regenerating in Diyala: How the Islamic State Could Exploit Iraq’s Sectarian Tinderbox

Unseating the Caliphate: Contrasting the Challenges of Liberating Fallujah and Mosul

The Dawn of Mass Jihad: Success in Syria Fuels al-Qa`ida’s Evolution

Al-Qa`ida’s Comeback in Afghanistan and its Implications

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