Violence and Security

Qatar's Royal Family Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit on Behalf of U.S. Citizens Killed in Israel

June 15, 2020

The Royal Family of Qatar is named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of 10 U.S. citizens killed in Israel in terrorist attacks by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, two U.S.-designated organizations that receive regular funding by the Islamictheocratic regime in Doha.
Kabul Mosque Attacks Bears Signs of IS

June 14, 2020

A deadly blast during prayer time on a mosque in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul bears all the signs of the local IS group, which has carried out numerous similar attacks in an effort to sabotage the fragile peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
European Rights Group Details Forced Disappearances Under Turkey's Islamist Government

June 10, 2020

A newly released report by European rights group Solidarity with OTHERS details the increase in forced disappearances of individuals viewed by the Islamist regime as opponents of the government.
Africa Has No Shortage of Jihadist Leaders to Replace AQ Commander Killed in French Operation

June 10, 2020

According to the The Defense Post, there is no shortage of jihadist leaders in Africa to replace the al-Qeada (AQ) commander killed last weeked in a counter-terrorism operation by French military forces in the African Sahel.
IS Move Inside Green Zone in Attack on Mosque in Afghan Capital

June 05, 2020

Militants from the local Islamic State (IS) branch in Afghanistan signaled the group's ongoing commitment to jihad, executing an attack with casualties on a mosque in Kabul, moving with apparent impunity inside the heavily fortified Green Zone.
UN Reports Population Displacement by Jihadists Active in Mozambique

June 05, 2020

Intensifying jihadist activity aimed at forming a local caliphate in the East African country of Mozambique is producing steady, growing population displacement, especially in the country’s natural gas-rich northern region.
Finland Dilemma Shows Broader European Challenges with Repatriation of IS Fighters and Families

June 03, 2020

There remains no clear government program or societal consensus about the repatriation of former IS fighters and families to the Nordic country of Finland, which had a disproportionately high number of its conservative Muslim citizens leave to fight for the caliphate.
Turkey Pushes Islamist Arc with Maritime Geopolitics from Eurasia to Africa

June 03, 2020

Turkey’s Islamist government is using its bilateral relationship with Libya to push forward its goal of maritime dominance in the Black, Mediterranean, and Aegean Seas, in a geopolitical strategy for creating an Ankara-led Islamist arc linking Eurasia and Africa.
US Report Raises Red Flag on IS Resilience and Threat to American Mission in Northeaster Syria

May 29, 2020

A new report by the Inspectors General from the U.S. State and Defense Departments and USAID raises red flags about IS threats to the American Mission in Northeast Syria, primarily generated from prison camps for IS regional and foreign fighters who are using the camps as platforms for radicalization and recruitment.
Taliban On the Brink of Achieving Goal of Control Over Afghanistan

May 27, 2020

After two decades of unending jihadist warfare, the Islamist extremist Taliban movement is on the brink of achieving its objective of control over Afghanistan, sustained by lucrative criminal narcotics activities and steady recruitment through a combination of ideological propaganda and terror.