One may not agree with the war on terror, its claims and its objectives, but there’s no doubt that such a global waging exists, with civilians, as always, caught in the crossfire.
Read MoreAli Soufan Quoted in The Washington Post: Trump’s Claim That He’s Done More ‘By Far’ Than Obama in the Fight Against ISIS
President Trump has made a variation of this claim repeatedly over the months, starting in July, when he proclaimed: “In five months we have done more against ISIS than anybody’s done since the beginning and we are having tremendous success with that.”
Read MoreAli Soufan Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor: ISIS Post Caliphate: Who’s Left, and Where They Are
The fall of the self-styled caliphate carved out by the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq has been nearly as spectacular and swift as its rise …
Read MoreAli Soufan Quoted in US News & World Report: Niger Attack Raises Questions About Military’s ‘Mission Creep’ in Africa
The deaths of four American soldiers in Niger is setting off a debate over the U.S. presence in Africa not seen since Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over Somalia in 1993
Read MoreJeffrey Ringel Interviewed by Al Jazeera: 5,600 ‘Have Returned Home’ from ISIL-Held Areas
Research by The Soufan Centre estimated that at least 425 British Isis members have so far returned to the UK – the largest cohort in Europe. The figure, based on official government records, included women and children, Jeffrey Ringel, a director at The Soufan Center, told Al Jazeera.
Read MoreAli Soufan Quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek: This Online Group of Former Islamic Extremists Deradicalizes Jihadists
Hannah, a British woman of Indian descent, joined a militant Muslim group when she was 18. Raised Hindu, she began studying Islam during her first year at a London university. On the suggestion of a fellow student named Rashad Ali, Hannah attended a campus meeting of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Read MoreTSG Report Cited by The Conversation: How Terrorists Use Propaganda to Recruit Lone Wolves
It was a pleasant night in September and many Edmonton residents, knowing the long winter was just around the corner, didn’t want to miss a chance to enjoy a beautiful evening.
Read MoreAli Soufan Quoted in The Crime Report: Is the U.S. Prepared for a Resurgent Al Qaeda?
As a resurgent Al Qaeda threatens to turn its attention away from violent sectarian conflicts in the Middle East and target the West again, a leading counter-terrorism expert questions whether Washington can devise an effective strategy when “we still don’t have deep knowledge of the enemy.”
Read MoreAli Soufan Cited in The New Indian Express: Who Bombed USS Cole?
US warship USS Cole was bombed in the Yemeni port of Aden on this day 17 years ago. Seventeen American sailors lost their lives in the suicide attack that almost sank the massive ship.
Read MoreTSG Report Cited in The Irish Times: From ‘Caliphate’ to on the Run: The Demise of Islamic State
Islamic State’s rout in the northeastern Iraqi town of Hawija last week heralded the jihadi group’s demise as an ideological, political, military and economic force in Iraq and Syria.
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