As the Americans and more recently the Russians worked to crush the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, they also have had to face an older, and seemingly wiser
Read MoreMartin Reardon Speaks to Al Jazeera: Troops Killed in Ambush on Joint Niger-US Patrol
Five Nigerien and three US special forces were killed and others wounded in an ambush on a joint patrol in southwest Niger.
Read MoreAli Soufan Quoted in Salon: Conservative Columnist: It’s Time to Repeal the Second Amendment
In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre in which at least 59 people were killed and hundreds more were injured — in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s modern history …
Read MoreAli Soufan Cited in the Washington Examiner: Could Osama bin Laden’s Favorite Child Take Over the Family Business?
When you want to take over the family business, it’s good to have name recognition. And if the family business is terrorism, there are few better brands than Osama bin Laden, who was America’s most wanted terrorist until he died at the hands of Navy SEALs in 2011.
Read MoreJeffrey Ringel Quoted by Yahoo Finance: Terrorism Experts: Here’s How Tech Companies Should See the Problem
Google announced a $5 million innovation fund that will focus on countering hate and extremism on Wednesday. Earlier this year, Facebook hired 3,000 additional human content monitors, which brings the team’s total count to 7,500.
Read MoreAli Soufan Cited by AFP: Hamza bin Laden: The Heir to Al-Qaeda?
A photo montage published by al-Qaida to mark the 16th anniversary of 9/11 shows the face of Osama bin Laden in the flames of the Twin Towers.
Read MoreAli Soufan Cited in Asharq Al Awsat: Questions on Al-Qaeda’s Possible Return
In mid-August al-Qaeda threatened to derail Britain’s train system, urging its supporters to heed its call. This brought up the debate about whether the extremist organization was on the rise again, 16 years after the United States declared war against it …
Read MoreAli Soufan Cited in Homeland Security: War on Terror 2.0: Osama bin Laden’s Son Gaining Power Within Al-Qaeda
Last Monday marked the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States and the beginning of America’s War on Terror.
Read MoreTSG Report Cited in Time Magazine: Paris Will Host the 2024 Olympics. Now, France Has to Ensure They’re Safe
The timing in Paris early Friday morning could hardly have been more ominous. As the Mayor of Paris and top French officials were on a flight from Lima, Peru, where the International Olympic Committee had awarded them the right to host the Summer Games in 2024, events were unfolding on the ground.
Read MoreAli Soufan Cited in Article in The New Indian Express: A Jihadi Son Rises
As the Islamic State continues to crumble, the al-Qaeda is on the rise, say experts. One of Osama bin Laden’s sons has emerged from the shadows and is poised to become the jihadist group’s leader.
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