Abu Khalid al-Suri

January 30, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Hamas confirms the death of Mohammad Deif and other senior leaders

On January 30, Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida stated that Israel killed seven of the group’s senior leaders during the recent war that began with Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023....

July 15, 2022 | Joe Truzman |

How The United Nations Overlooks Evidence Of Hamas Human Rights Violations

Last month, a new United Nations Commission of Inquiry released its first report on human rights violations committed by Israelis and Palestinians. While the report condemns Israel for having “no...

August 15, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Wanted al Qaeda leader warns of Turkish influence on jihad in Syria

A statement attributed to Saif al-Adel (left) was disseminated online this week. Last year, the State Department announced a reward of $10 million for information on al-Adel and Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah,...

August 26, 2016 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Boko Haram’s Doomed Marriage To The Islamic State

Co-written by Jacob Zenn. When the Nigerian jihadist group popularly known as Boko Haram publicly pl...

January 5, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

Senior al Qaeda Leader Returns to Twitter, Praises ‘Martyrs

The al Qaeda leader known as Sanafi al Nasr, who is based in Syria, returned to Twitter yesterday after a month and half absence. He praised al Qaeda's "martyrs," including Adnan al Shukriju...

September 24, 2014 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross |

Thank You for Bombing

Washington says its air war on the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Sy...

September 12, 2014 | David Andrew Weinberg |

The Gulf Cooperation Council: Deepening Rifts and Emerging Challenges

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to discuss tensions in...

August 15, 2014 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Syria Spillover: The Growing Threat of Terrorism and Sectarianism in the Middle East

Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, and distinguished members of the committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies,it is a...

June 2, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

The Trouble With Qatar

Mullah Omar, the head of the Taliban, doesn’t make statements often. Omar is so reclusive that some have even speculated that he is either dead, or otherwise incapacitated in Pakist...

May 21, 2014 | |

The Gulf Cooperation Council

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to discuss tensions in...

February 18, 2014 | Bill Roggio |

Syria’s Jihadist Twitter Wars

In March 2012, Omar Hammami, the American jihadist who called himself Abu Mansour al Amriki and fought for Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in Somalia, released a short videotape ...

February 4, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal |

Pro-al Qaeda Saudi Cleric Calls on ISIS Members to Defect

Not long after al Qaeda's general command yesterday disowned the Islamic State of Iraq and the...

January 23, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer FDD Policy Brief |

Turkish Flotilla Charity Tied to Terrorism Again

Serbian news agencies reported this week that a Turkish charity, best known for organizing a 2010 flotilla to Gaza th...

October 29, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Crisis in Syria: Implications for Homeland Security

Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Thompson and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the potential threats to the U.S. emanating out of Syria. Obviously, the sit...

July 18, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Global al Qaeda: Affiliates, Objectives, and Future Challenges

Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Sherman and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by al Qaeda. We have been asked to “examine the nature of...