Office of Inspector General

February 12, 2025 | Bradley Bowman |

The Trump Administration Acts to Arm Israel and Signals Desire to Reform U.S. Security Assistance

The Trump administration formally notified Congress on Friday that it plans to sell Israel over $8 billion in weapons, advancing sales that the Biden administration slow-rolled for months. The Trump administration’s...

August 29, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What happened to the US’s temporary pier in Gaza? New report sheds light

The temporary pier proved it was not capable of doing most of the mission envisioned.

August 4, 2021 | David Adesnik, Aykan Erdemir

Treasury Designates Turkey-Backed Syrian Jihadists Implicated in War Crimes

The U.S. Treasury Department designated Syrian militant group Ahrar al-Sharqiya last week, targeting a Turkish proxy for the first time since the war in Syria began. This designation reflects a new readiness...

February 2, 2021 | Aykan Erdemir |

Treasury Report Highlights Turkey as Islamic State’s Logistical Hub

The U.S. Department of the Treasury reported last month that the Islamic State often relied on “logistical hubs in Turkey” to transfer funds internationally, especially between Iraq and Syria. Treasury...

September 16, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

No, There is No ‘End in Sight’ to the Battle Against Al-Qaeda

The terror group has grown its base since 9/11.

January 22, 2015 | Thomas Joscelyn The Long War Journal

Analysis: Freed Former al Qaeda Operative Was Part of Intelligence Dispute

Last month, Senator Dianne Feinstein and other Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released the executive summary of their final report investigati...

February 26, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Real Moazzam Begg

Ex-Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg was arrested earlier today as part of raid conducted by counterterrorism officials in the UK. Begg has spent most of his time living in the UK following his re...

May 23, 2011 |

The Washington Post’s Jihadist Op-Ed Contributor

In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death, the Washington Post ran a four-part series by men and women who had their “lives shattered and transformed by” the terror master. On...

July 13, 2010 |

British Surrender to Former Gitmo Detainees

Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his government has agreed to investigate torture allegations made by former Guantanamo detainees. The inquiry is expected to last on...

November 18, 2009 | Thomas Joscelyn Weekly Standard Blog

Al Qaeda’s Civil Liberties Union

A look at the other terrorists embraced by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's ACLU lawyers.