Muqtada al-Sadr is an enigma. Alternately labeled an “Iraqi Gandhi” and an “Iraqi earthquake,” the charismatic Iraqi Shiite cleric has also been described as “the most dangerous man in Iraq.”
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Patrick Skinner Quoted on VOA: US, Allies Bracing for More IS Incursions in Iraq
The United States and its allies are expecting more offensives like the one Islamic State fighters pulled off Tuesday in northern Iraq, briefly breaking Kurdish Peshmerga lines and resulting in the death of a U.S. Navy SEAL.
Read MoreTSG IntelBrief Quoted on VOA: Tense Calm in Baghdad After Anti-government Protests
Tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered at a north Baghdad shrine Tuesday for a Shi’ite religious festival commemorating 8th century Imam Moussa al-Khadhim, despite the threat of an attack following two jihadist bombings this week.
Read MoreTSG IntelBrief Quoted in The Atlantic: Five Years After bin Laden’s Death, al-Qaeda Lives On
Five years ago, the United States completed a nearly decade-long manhunt for the architect of 9/11.
Read MorePatrick Skinner Quoted on AFP: Protesters Quit Baghdad’s Green Zone After Unprecedented Breach
Protesters withdrew from Baghdad’s Green Zone on Sunday after breaking into the fortified area and storming Iraq’s parliament in an unprecedented security breach the day before.
Read MorePatrick Skinner Quoted on SkyNews: Iraq PM Orders Arrest of Parliament Protesters
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al Abadi has ordered the arrest of protesters who stormed parliament buildings in Baghdad.
Read MoreTSG Report Cited in Middle East Eye: Tunisian Mother’s Grief: Two Daughters Lost to Islamic State
The text read: “Mum, it’s Rahma. I am in Sabratha. The situation is dangerous and I may die. Pray for me to be a martyr.”
Read MorePatrick Skinner Quoted in The Straits Times: ISIS ‘May Set Up Caliphate in South-East Asia’
As the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) loses its grip on territories in the Middle East, the militant group is expected to look towards South-east Asia to perpetuate its claims to a caliphate.
Read MoreTSG Report Cited on Stratfor: The Risks at Play at the Summer Olympics
As athletes and spectators gear up for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, security experts and professionals are also preparing.
Read MoreTSG Report Cited in The Irish Examiner: What Is the Reality of the Threat Posed by Islamic Extremists in Ireland?
Bar the bizarre ‘Jihad Jane’ plot in 2010, the issue of Islamic extremism in Ireland has rarely come up as a significant issue in the eyes of gardaí and the Department of Justice.
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