World Trade Center

September 13, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Afghanistan and Gaza: Tragedy and farce

You wonder why a Hamas rapist who gets what he deserves is reinvented as an innocent civilian murdered as part of a “genocide,” while Afghan women are transformed into chattels and slaves, and the world remains silent.

September 11, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Twenty-three years into the long war

The threat matrix keeps expanding

April 3, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Tehran’s weapons of mass distraction

They conceal Tehran’s development of weapons of mass destruction

November 17, 2023 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Telesur’s Pro-Iran Propaganda

Disinformation from the Maduro regime should draw just as much attention from the State Department as Russian disinformation does.

October 25, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Hopeless on Gaza 

No decent person can support terrorism and genocide

February 26, 2022 | James Brooke |

With Russian invasion of Ukraine, a page just turned in Europe’s history book

In the future, we will remember Feb. 24 alongside 9/11 and Dec. 7. Although Russia’s invasion is not a bolt from the blue like Pearl Harbor or the attack on the World Trade Center, many people did not...

September 24, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Jack Sullivan

Afghanistan Shows Why the U.S. Still Needs NATO

Our allies responded after 9/11, and many stayed with us throughout our two-decade mission.

April 12, 2021 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban pushes Osama bin Laden truther conspiracy theories

The Taliban promoted two conspiracy theories related to Al Qaeda founder and its first emir, Osama bin Laden. The Taliban denied he was responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. and questioned...

February 10, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

AQAP leader cites U.S. Capitol riot as evidence of America’s supposed decline

In a newly released video, Khalid Batarfi, the emir of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), cites the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Trump as evidence of America’s...

July 8, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

Study war some more

World War II and the Cold War carry useful lessons

April 24, 2020 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban lauds Mullah Omar for defending Osama bin Laden after 9/11

As the U.S. is relying on the Taliban to keep Afghanistan from being a haven for terrorists in the wake of an agreement between the two parties, the Taliban lauds Mullah Omar’s defense of Osama bin Laden...

January 28, 2020 | Clifford D. May |

Making sure foreign enemies fear the United States military

Strategies must cover conventional, asymmetrical or any types of 'stupid' attacks

September 16, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Key questions concerning Hamza bin Laden’s life remain unanswered

The State Department released this wanted poster for Hamza bin Laden, using an image from his wedding video, in February. On Sept. 14, President Donald Trump said in a statement that Hamza bin Laden,...

September 11, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

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...

August 18, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

As U.S. presses negotiations, Taliban promotes training of fighters and attacks

Taliban practices for Peace: Video, ‘Caravan of Khaibar’ at Voice of Jihad, shows fighters moving in a convoy. Notice the new Toyota Hi-Luxs, vehicles adorned with large white Taliban flags, operating...

July 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Taliban justifies 9/11 attack, blaming America’s ‘interventionist policies’

The Taliban justifies al Qaeda's attack on 9/11 as follows: "This heavy slap on their dark faces was the consequence of their interventionist...

June 3, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

UK bank account drops from pro-Iranian, Hezbollah group behind Al-Quds-Day

IHRC is the main organizer of anti-Israel Al-Quds-Day in London.

February 28, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

U.S. offers $1 million reward for information on Hamza bin Laden

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March 15, 2018 | John Hannah

Saudi Arabia Can Win Islam’s War of Ideas

When U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House later this month, there will be no shortage of urgent issues to discuss — from the crown...

November 3, 2017 | Thomas Joscelyn

Documenting al Qaeda’s Durability

More than 16 years after the September 11, 2001, hijackings, America remains at war with jihadist groups around the globe. From South Asia through the heart of the Middle East and into West Afric...