Dabiq

May 4, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Analysis: The Islamic State’s ideological campaign against al-Qaeda

On April 29, the Islamic State’s “province” (wilayah) in Yemen released a lengthy video that is intended to undermine al-Qaeda’s ideological legitimacy within the jihadists’ ranks. The 50-plus...

May 16, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

UN sanctions Islamic State’s Khorasan province, as jihadists claim operations in Kashmir and Pakistan

The United Nations Security Council has added the Islamic State’s Wilayat Khorasan, or so-called Khorasan “province,” to its list of sanctioned terrorist groups. The UN’s description of the group...

June 22, 2016 | Yaya J. Fanusie

What it’s like to be a Muslim in the CIA

It was the day after the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. I was working as a CIA analyst. I sat in a room with the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, along with several other a...

April 28, 2016 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross |

How the Islamic State’s Propaganda Feeds Into Its Global Expansion Efforts

Co-written by Bridget Moreng and Nathaniel Barr  Even before the dramatic blitzkrieg...

March 25, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn |

ISIS Overwhelming Europe’s Counterterrorism Forces

The Amaq News Agency, a propaganda arm of the Islamic State (or ISIS), has ...

January 18, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

The Terrorists Freed by Obama

The Obama administration in recent days has proclaimed a “milestone” in its efforts to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after achieving its long-held goal of redu...

December 31, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn

Is Guantanamo a ‘Key Componenet’ of Terrorist Propoganda?

Supporters of closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, including President Barack Obama, often refer to the military prison’s existence as a major recruitment tool for terrorist groups....

December 11, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn |

More of the Same

On December 6, Barack Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office for just the third time in his tenure. The president sought to reassure the American people that he has a strategy for defeat...

December 1, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

The Paris Attacks: A Strategic Shift by ISIS?

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November 19, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

The Impact of ISIS on the Homeland and Refugee Resettlement

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May 7, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Jihad 2.0: Social Media in the Next Evolution of Terrorist Recruitment

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April 15, 2015 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Al Qaeda Is Beating the Islamic State

Co-authored by Bridget Moreng The Islamic State’s lightning offensive through Iraq and Syria last year has dominated the headlines, but the jihadist group that has won the...

November 26, 2014 | Michael Ledeen

No Fun in the Caliphate. Just the End of the World

It’s a tyrannical theocracy, crucifixions and decapitations are routine, women are shrouded and intimidated, the grim religious police are all over the place.  It’s your Islamic...