Islamic State
U.S. Kills Key ISIS Leaders in Back-To-Back Raids in Syria
The U.S. military announced on Thursday that it had conducted two back-to-back raids inside Syria, killing two key surviving leaders of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group and at least...
South Africa Is a Weak Link in Global Counterterrorism
PEMBA, MOZAMBIQUE—Pemba is a bustling seaside town. Trade is robust, the fish is fresh, and the beer is cold. Luxury hotels dot the seaside. Although Pemba is an oasis, the...
U.S.-Backed Kurdish Troops Recapture Prison After ISIS Attack
Kurdish-led forces in northeastern Syria announced on Wednesday that they had regained control of the Ghwayran prison after an Islamic State (ISIS) attack freed hundreds of prisoners earlier in the...
ISIS Attack on SDF Prison Leaves Over 100 Dead
More than 120 people have been killed in Syria’s northeastern Kurdistan region after an attempted raid on the Ghwayran prison, a facility used to hold members of the Islamic State...
U.S. Weapons Left in Afghanistan Fall into Taliban and Islamic State Hands
The weapons and military equipment left behind by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, including through the collapse of the Afghan army, are now largely in the hands of the Taliban – and likely...
Chaos in Libya: The Rising ISIS Threat to Europe
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, poses a threat to European security as demonstrated by the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels. In the past year, the terrorist group...
Revealed: The Islamic State’s Two Most Powerful Weapons
The ominous shadow of the notorious Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) looms over Southeast Asia and Australia, judging from the scores of recent arrests throughout the region. In...
The Islamic State’s Most Deadly Weapon of War: Water?
As a requisite resource, water and its infrastructure are decisive targets in the self-declared Islamic State’s (IS) strategy for regional expansion in the Middle East. Although IS has not demonstrated...
ISIS Is Commiting War Crimes on the Internet
The videos disseminated online by the self-proclaimed Islamic State of the murder of captured persons have become grisly icons of this group’s infamy. These depictions of the slaughter of individuals...
The Islamic State’s War on Al Qaeda Heats Up
The latest edition of Dabiq, the flagship publication of the group that calls itself the Islamic State (IS), includes an eviscerating, accusation-laden polemic against al-Qaeda’s central leadership in Pakistan’s Federally...
Obama’s Real ISIS Strategy: Reassure a Concerned Public
Anyone who tuned into President Obama’s address to the nation last night expecting to hear a detailed plan to defeat ISIS came away disappointed. The president spoke mostly in generalities...
Obama Grasps for his Foreign Policy Strong Suit: It’s the Terrorists, Stupid!
Barack Obama has struggled to avoid his presidency being defined by foreign policy. Events have not been kind to this ambition. Now, as the United States finally prepares to ramp...