ISIL’s International Expansion: What Does Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis’s Oath of Allegiance Mean?
The international expansion of the jihadist organization known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has become a ...
Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami
Al Qaeda’s Expansion in Egypt Implications for U.S. Homeland Security
Chairman King, Ranking Member Higgins, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss al Qaeda’s presence in Egypt. The uprisings throughou...
Congressional Testimonies
Jihadi Violence in the Sinai Peninsula
By Lauren Schumacher Five jihadists who were allegedly preparing to fire rockets towards Israel were reportedly killed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula earlier today. It is stil...
Policy Briefs
Al Qaeda-Linked Groups Increasing Contact with Salafi Groups in Nile Delta and Sinai
By David Barnett Egyptian officials are worried that they are seizing only a fraction of the weaponry entering the Sinai Peninsula from Libya. And in contrast to earlier arms sh...
Op-eds
2 Islamist Militants Arrested in Sinai by Egyptian Forces
David Barnett On Oct. 1, two Islamist militants were arrested by Egyptian forces near the city of el-Arish in the North Sinai governorate. The militants, who have since been tra...
Op-eds
Israeli Intelligence: Sinai is the ‘Home of an Independent Jihadist Network’
David Barnett Israeli outlets are reporting that Israeli intelligence believes that a single network of Islamic extremists with ideological links to al Qaeda is behind a majorit...
Op-eds
Ansar Jerusalem Claims Attack on Israeli Troops in the Sinai
A jihadist group known as Ansar Jerusalem claimed credit for last week's attack that killed an Israeli soldier in the Sinai. The terror group said the attack was carried out in response to a...
Op-eds
Israeli Soldier Killed in Border Clash with ‘Terrorists’
The Israeli Defense Force today battled with "terrorists" who were attempting to infiltrate Israel from Egypt and kill civilians. One Israeli soldier was killed and another was wounded during the...
Op-eds
‘Brigades of Osama bin Laden’ Forms in the West Bank
A new jihadist group calling itself the Brigades of Osama bin Laden has announced its formation, in a statement that was recently released on terrorist-linked web forums. The Brigades of...
Op-eds
‘Global Jihadists’ Overrun Egyptian Army Outpost on Israeli Border
More than 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed by "global jihadists" during a complex attack at night on a border crossing between Israel, Egypt, and the Gaza Strip. The terrorists seized two armored...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Attack in Israel
A jihadist organization calling itself the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC) has claimed responsibility for yesterday's cross border attack in Israel, according to...