Al Qaeda’s da’wah campaign in West Africa
Over this month, the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), al Qaeda’s branch for West Africa, has publicized its da’wah (proselytizing) activities in local communities in Mali and Burkina...
Senegal
Beware Hezbollah’s Dual-Nationals
Without stigmatizing diaspora communities or profiling their members, Western intelligence services must work against radicalization and incitement by targeting Hezbollah agents.
Op-eds
Israel Warms Ties with Chad, Sudan
Latest Developments Chad opened an embassy in Israel on Thursday as Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen made an unannounced trip to Khartoum to advance the signing of a peace accord with Sudan. Officiating...
Flash Briefs
Iran Caught Again Trying to Kill Israeli Civilians Abroad
Georgia’s state security announced last Tuesday the arrest of a Pakistani national affiliated with al-Qaeda and of two Iranian nationals who attempted to murder a prominent Israeli in the capital of Tbilisi. An Israeli media report, citing an unnamed Israeli security official, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force orchestrated the assassination attempt, which sought to target Israeli-Georgian businessman Itzik Moshe. Georgian security alleged the would-be attacker received weapons from Iranian citizens living in the country via drop-offs and hideouts.
Flash Briefs
American Innovation Can Counter China’s BRI
In contrast to the BRI’s “railroads to nowhere,” the United States can reframe global infrastructure development around the citizens who need it the most.
Op-eds
Biden’s Half Measures on Ebola Put the United States at Risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order on Tuesday detailing new public health measures in response to outbreaks of Ebola in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Policy Briefs
Is Iran Sending Weapons to Venezuela? And How Is the U.S. Responding?
An Iranian cargo plane gets stranded in Senegal on its way to Caracas.
Op-eds
UN Elects Worst Violators to Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday overwhelmingly elected China, Cuba, Gabon, Pakistan, Russia, and Uzbekistan as members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The election underscores...
Policy Briefs
Ayman al-Zawahiri defends 9/11 hijackings in anniversary address
Ayman al-Zawahiri defends the 9/11 hijackings in a video released on the 18th anniversary of al-Qaeda’s most devastating attack. The production, released by al-Qaeda’s As Sahab propaganda arm, is titled...
Op-eds
Despite Recent Losses, Islamic State Still Threatens North and West Africa, FDD Study Finds
(Washington, D.C., Feb. 20 2017) – The decline of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria may paradoxically help the group in Africa, particularly as state and non-state actors shift resources...
Press Releases
Islamic State 2021
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Monographs
Terrorists in our backyard: the Hezbollah threat in Latin America
In Latin America, the combination of weak governments, porous borders, widespread corruption, and the lack of adequate legislative tools to combat terror finance creates an ideal environment for...
Op-eds
Two More ‘High’ Risk Detainees Transferred from Gitmo
Secretary of State John Kerry praised the Republic of Senegal today “for offering humanitar...
Op-eds
Can Obama Spur a Reform Within Islam?
President Barack Obama’s Oval Office address in the wake of the San B...
Op-eds
The Unbearable Lightness of UN Sanctions on North Korea
As far as President Obama has any discernible policy for dealing with the rising threat from North Korea, a big part of his approach entails pressuring Pyongyang with UN sanctions. So say U.S. ad...
Op-eds
North Korean Ship Tests the Waters Near America’s Shores
It’s not often that North Korean-flagged freighters turn up near America’s shores, but when they do, they deserve attention. North Korea has a prolific record of arms smuggling, narco...
Op-eds
Obama’s New World Order: Power to Our Enemies, Death to Our Friends & a Fish in the President’s Face
The anti-Morsi, anti-Muslim Brotherhood, and therefore anti-Obama demonstrations in Egypt are the biggest in human history. It’s quite something, an historic event. Whatever the...
Op-eds
Emir of Ansar Dine Added to US, UN’s Terrorist Lists
Both the United States and the United Nations have added Iyad ag Ghali, the emir of the Mali-based, al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine, to their lists of global terrorists. Ghali was instrumental in the...
Op-eds
First Suicide Bombing Reported in Mali
It was just a matter of time before jihadists in Mali began employing suicide bombers. Yesterday, a suicide bomber attempted to attack a military checkpoint in the town of Gao. The attacker faile...
Op-eds
The War’s in Mali, But the Danger is International
Since France began aerial bombardment of Islamist rebels in Mali last week, the larger worry has shifted from within the beleaguered country’s borders to the wider world. There are concerns...