Weapons & Tactics

Gun. Knife. Bomb. Vehicle-Ramming. Suicide Attack. Mixed Method Assault. Terrorists face a variety of choices when it comes to weapons and tactics. Learn more about trade-offs and specific preferences.

February 15, 2009

Exploiting the Fears of Al-Qa`ida’s Leadership

James J.F. Forest

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

Shifting Trends in Suicide Attacks

Assaf Moghadam

November 15, 2008

Violent Trends in Algeria Since 9/11

Hanna Rogan

September 15, 2008

Preparing the Mujahidin

Imtiaz Ali

August 15, 2008

Curtailing Illicit and Terrorist Activity in Algeria’s Tamanrasset

Geoff D. Porter

May 15, 2008

Abu Yahya al-Libi’s “Human Shields in Modern Jihad”

Abdullah Warius, Jarret Brachman

Al-Qa`ida’s Medinan Strategy

Jack F. Williams, Marisa Urgo

Combating Terrorism with Non-Lethal Weapons

John B. Alexander