The decades of mistakes and deceit has led us to the brink of a major foreign policy failure. A peace deal will absolve the Taliban for its decades of steadfast alliance with al Qaeda. Read more →
FDD's Long War Journal reported earlier this month that the Turkistan Islamic Party released new images of its men fighting and training in Afghanistan. The Taliban, which is currently seeking to downplay the presence of foreign terrorist groups in Afghanistan, subsequently issued a statement claiming that the montage was "falsified." That is a lie. Read more →
Abdul Reza Shahlai is one of Qods Forces' most dangerous commanders. Read more →
The video shows TIP's men with captured Afghan military equipment, as well as recruits undergoing training. Read more →
The Department of Justice has unsealed an updated indictment against Jehad Serwan Mostafa, an American who has long served as a senior figure in Shabaab. The FBI alleges that Mostafa has played a role in Shabaab's explosives department, among other jobs. In 2011, he served as an emissary for Ayman al-Zawahiri. Read more →
The Islamic State claims that Usman Khan, who killed two people on London Bridge, was one of its fighters. But long before its so-called caliphate, Khan was inspired by Anwar al-Awlaki and al-Qaeda. Read more →
After a long-hiatus, the al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades announces its dissolution inside Syria. Read more →
The photos detail the In-Delimane assault earlier this month which left over 50 Malian soldiers dead. Read more →
The Islamic State claims its men killed eight Algerian soldiers during a counterterrorism raid. Despite declaring a "province" in Algeria in Nov. 2014, the group rarely claims operations in the country. And its latest claim hasn't been verified. Read more →
The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a new round of counterterrorism designations targeting the Islamic State's support networks in Turkey, Afghanistan and the Gulf. Read more →
Shabaab claims this is the first time the organization has grabbed territory in Somaliland. Read more →
In addition to the prison break, JNIM also claimed two other recent attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso. Read more →
