DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK: THE STAYING POWER OF THE ISLAMIC STATE

Photo: Islamic State, source: Morning Star Online Stramed, Several high-level reports published over the past few weeks reiterate what most terrorism and security analysts have been saying for months—the so-called…

ISLAMIC STATE MASSACRE IN NIGER LATEST IN SERIES OF MAJOR ATTACKS IN SAHEL

Photo: Islamic State, source: Warontherocks Stramed, In one of the most brutal and lethal attacks in recent memory, the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) raided a military barracks in…

DISINFORMATION AND TERRORISM

Photo: Ilustration, source: Brookings     Stramed, Most of the discussions that take place around the concept of disinformation–false information spread deliberately to deceive–typically focus on the role of nation-states…

TRENDS IN GLOBAL TERRORISM

Photo: Islamic State, source: Brookings.Edu       Stramed,  According to the U.S. State Department, global terrorism clustered in three regions in 2018, with South Asia, the Middle East, and…

TURKEY BEGINS SENDING BACK FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO THE WEST

Photo : Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, source: Reuters     Stramed, Turkey recently sent a dozen Islamic State prisoners back to their respective home countries, while Erdogan has promised to…