Islamism
Rogue police officer’s claim about Barcelona terror strike triggers anger
Defendant tells court intelligence service knew about jihadist cell
By Guy Hedgecoe
Jan 12, 2022
The government of Catalonia is demanding an investigation after a controversial former...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda...
by William Van Wagenen
Dec 28, 2021
Introduction
In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of...
How the U.S. Lost the “Great Game” in Central Asia
By Aidan O’Brien
November 8, 2021
When the Soviet Union collapsed, the U.S. power elite saw an opportunity to take over the oil-rich region considered key...
Bellingcat funded by US and UK intelligence contractors that aided extremists...
Supposedly “independent” website Bellingcat raked in money from scandal-ridden Western intelligence firms that wreaked havoc – and reaped massive profits – in Syria.
By Kit...
The Anxiety Effect: How 9/11 and Its Aftermath Changed Gulf Arab...
Post-9/11 events have shaken Riyadh’s and Abu Dhabi’s faith in the durability of Washington’s support. As part of our series, The Legacy of 9/11...
Afghanistan, One Defeat Breeds Another | By Alain Gresh
Kabul has fallen, and it took the Taliban only a few weeks to sweep away the Afghan army, which had been financed and trained...
Biden Admin Gives Iran’s Mullahs Another Victory: Taliban Takeover
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Biden Grants Commanders ‘Full Authority’ to Target Daesh-Khorasan in Wake of...
by Ilya Tsukanov
Aug. 27, 2021
At least 170 people were killed and over 1,330 more wounded in Thursday's twin bombing and gun attacks outside Kabul's...
Here’s what we know about ISIS-K, the splinter jihadist group, which...
26 Aug, 2021
photo: © Sgt. Glen McCarthy
Australia’s Department of Defence/Reuters
The US and the UK warned that Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K/IS-K) was planning attacks...
Top 3 ways Taliban’s takeover will revive Islamist movements
Farah Adeed discusses the ways in which the Taliban will revive the Islamist movements in Afghanistan now that they are ruling the country again....