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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.

November 15, 2008

Interview with a Former Terrorist

Nick O’Brien

Afghanistan’s Heart of Darkness

Brian Glyn Williams

October 15, 2008

The Threat of Terrorism to the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa

Anneli Botha

Anatomy of Spain’s 28 Disrupted Jihadist Networks

Javier Jordan

September 15, 2008

The Current State of Al-Qa`ida in Saudi Arabia

Michael Knights

Assessing the Strength of Al-Qa`ida in Yemen

Gregory D. Johnsen

August 15, 2008

Pursuing Al-Qa`ida into Diyala Province

Michael Knights

Key Factors for the Recent Growth of the Afghan Insurgency

Captain Michael Erwin, U.S. Army

July 15, 2008

The High Stakes Battle for the Future of Musa Qala

David C. Isby

An Ideological and Operational Threat

Abdul Hameed Bakier, Erich Marquardt