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Strategy, History, & Goals

Ends, ways, and means. Terrorist organizations are familiar with these concepts and the development of strategy too. Over the course of our history the CTC has studied and released reports and articles about terrorist goals and strategy. Browse the content below to learn more.

February 15, 2009

After Action Report: COIN Operations in Rutbah, Iraq

Lieutenant Dan Alldridge, U.S. Marine Corps

January 15, 2009

The Pakistan Army and its Role in FATA

Shuja Nawaz

The Future of Moqtada al-Sadr’s New Jaysh al-Mahdi

Babak Rahimi

Shifting Trends in Suicide Attacks

Assaf Moghadam

Reconsidering the Role of Militias in Iraq

Major James J. Smith, U.S. Army

Iraq’s Border Security

Lieutenant-Colonel Steven Oluic, U.S. Army

Al-Qa`ida’s Five Aspects of Power

Combating Terrorism Center

A Holistic Critique of Singapore’s Counter-Ideological Program

Kumar Ramakrishna

A Case Study of the January 2008 Suicide Bomb Plot in Barcelona

Fernando Reinares

November 15, 2008

Violent Trends in Algeria Since 9/11

Hanna Rogan

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