Martyr

September 3, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn

Taliban blames America for 9/11 in video celebrating its own suicide squads

The Taliban blames America for the 9/11 hijackings in a newly-released video that was aired on Afghan television. The production, “Victorious Force 3,” is the latest in a series of short films celebrating...

June 28, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Indian forces kill spokesman for al Qaeda group in Kashmir

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June 24, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

AQIS member from Kashmir reportedly killed in Ghazni, Afghanistan

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May 24, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda-linked jihadi leader killed in Kashmir

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May 11, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda video emphasizes unity with Taliban’s Islamic emirate

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August 29, 2018 | Clifford D. May

The sparkling waters of the West Bank

In this topsy-turvy world, if you’d like to see Palestinians living in peace, gainfully employed, with access to quality medical care and reason to believe tomorrow will be brighter than to...

June 13, 2016 | Thomas Joscelyn

The Orlando Shooter’s Desire for ‘Martyrdom’

After each jihadist attack in the West, our society rehearses the same ritualistic debate over what the terrorists' motivations really are. It is true that "radicalization," as it is often d...

July 23, 2014 |

Hamas’ Tunnel Network Could Have Been a Game-Changing Strategic Asset for the Terrorists

A photo posted to Twitter by the Israel Defence Forces on Friday, July 18, 20...

May 12, 2014 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Successes and Failures of the U.S. and NATO Intervention in Libya

Download the full written testimony here (PDF). Ch...

February 11, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

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...

December 17, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda Lives

The real story behind Benghazi and the other attacks of 9/11/12

November 2, 2012 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Pragati |

A Blind Spot

Jihadi radicalisation and religious ideology One area of study that has significantly grown over the past decade is that of radicalisation. How do individuals come to be...

September 13, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Zawahiri Eulogizes Abu Yahya al Libi

Al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri has issued a martyrdom statement confirming that Abu Yahya al Libi, a top leader and senior religious figure and ideologue, has been killed by the US. Abu Yahya, a...

July 26, 2012 | Thomas Joscelyn

Missed Clues Before Fort Hood Shootings

In the wake of the November 5, 2009 Fort Hood shootings, Steve Hayes and I wrote about the FBI’s and Defense Department’s...

January 9, 2007 |

Religion of Peace?

Islam is quintessentially tolerant. Its adherents are hospitable to liberty, equality, and pluralism, the rudiments of modern democracy. Those committing terror in its name are heretics — a...