Turkey Continues to Harbor and Sponsor Extremists
New sanctions on Turkey remind us of the country's unsavory connections to the terrorist underworld.
Khalid Al-Islambuli
U.S. offers $1 million reward for information on Hamza bin Laden
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Op-eds
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
Egypt Requests Release of al Qaeda Explosives Expert
The Egyptian government has requested the release of a top al Qaeda explosives expert from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, according to...
Op-eds
CNN Interviews Mohamed al Zawahiri
Post-Mubarak Egypt presents a number of counterterrorism challenges for the US and its allies. An unknown...
Op-eds
Senior al Qaeda Ideologue Freed in Mauritania
Family members of top al Qaeda ideologue Abu Hafs al Mauritani have confirmed that he was freed this past weekend. Abu Hafs was transferred from Iran, where he had lived since late 2001, to Mauri...
Op-eds
Senior al Qaeda Ideologue Leaves Iran for Mauritania
Abu Hafs al Mauritani, a senior al Qaeda religious thinker known as "Mr. Theology," has reportedly left Iran for his home country. According to some press accounts, the Iranians "extradited" Abu...
Op-eds
A Tale of Two Egyptian Armies
Last week, the Obama administration started releasing the $1.3 billion in U.S. milita...
Op-eds
Analysis: Al Qaeda’s Interim Emir and Iran
Saif al Adel has been named the interim emir of al Qaeda in the wake of Osama bin Laden's demise, according to multiple press reports. Al Adel is a longtime member of al Qaeda's militar...
Op-eds
Muslim Brotherhood: The Unreliable Ally
Last week Nobel Prize winner and Egyptian reformer Mohamed ElBaradei officially joined forces with the Muslim Brotherhood in an effort to bring down the Egyptian government. Shortly thereafter, t...
Op-eds
Don’t Count on Egypt’s Army
My name is Khalid Islambouli,” the assassin thundered. “I have slain Pharaoh, and I do not fear death!” This was at an annual state parade in Cairo on October 6, 1981. Islamboul...
Op-eds
Watch the Islamists
An estimated three dozen Islamist militants reportedly escaped from an Egyptian prison on Sunday amid the chaos that has enveloped the country. This did little to quiet the raging debate over the...
Op-eds
Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Revolution
"I herewith proclaim to those (Western leaders) who still do not want to see the realities that the political axis of the new Middle East will soon be Islamic rulership and a democracy base...
Op-eds
Intercepted Letters from al-Qaeda Leaders Shed Light on State of Network in Iraq
Yesterday, Center for Terrorism Research (CTR) adjunct fellow Bill Roggio posted an...