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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.

March 21, 2024

Media Matters: How Operation Shujaa Degraded the Islamic State’s Congolese Propaganda Output

Caleb Weiss, Ryan O’Farrell

January 19, 2024

Is Left-Wing Terrorism Making a Comeback in Germany? Analyzing the “Engel – Guntermann Network”

Christian Jokinen

December 21, 2023

The Path to October 7: How Iran Built Up and Managed a Palestinian ‘Axis of Resistance’

Phillip Smyth

November 28, 2023

The Beginning of a New Wave? The Hamas-Israel War and the Terror Threat in the West

Tore Hamming

October 31, 2009

Ranking Terrorist Threats by Degree of Separation

National Public Radio

October 1, 2009

Suspect Contacted top Al-Qa`ida Leader

Reid Sawyer

December 1, 2008

Mumbai Attacks Offer New Lessons on Terrorism