THE STATE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM TWENTY-TWO YEARS AFTER SEPTEMBER 11

KN, Twenty-two years after al-Qaeda’s devastating September 11 terrorist attacks, the global terrorism landscape appears different, in many ways, but there are also some shocking parallels. The Taliban, which harbored…

ISLAMIC STATE THREAT TO THE WEST AND NEW CAMPAIGN TARGETING SPORTING EVENTS

KN, Capitalizing on momentum and global media coverage of the large-scale attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall music venue in March, Islamic State (IS), particularly the organization’s Afghanistan-Pakistan branch, IS-Khorasan…

ISLAMIC STATE KHORASAN PROVINCE POSES A UNIQUE COUNTERTERRORISM CHALLENGE

KN, The Moscow terrorist attack perpetrated by Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISK) at the Crocus City Theater in late March demonstrated the intent and capabilities that many in the counterterrorism…

ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACK AT MOSCOW CONCERT HALL

KN, Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack at a Moscow concert hall that left as many as 133 people dead and injured many others. U.S. officials have…

ISLAMIC STATE RESURGING IN MOZAMBIQUE

KN, Islamic State in Mozambique (ISIS-Mozambique) is resurging after adapting its approach throughout parts of the country. ISIS-Mozambique cells have moved into the southern districts of Cabo Delgado, which had…