According to Muslim Brotherhood thought leader and HAMAS spiritual guide Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. - Read more...
In recent weeks, the Egyptian government and the Egyptian press have reported extensively about an Islamist militia that is being trained in Libya to invade Western Egypt. According to the reports, the Free Egyptian Army (FEA) is based in the Derna area of eastern Libya and recently graduated its first 700, plus recruits. ... - Read more...
My first report about Islamic NGOs and their roles fueling the jihad in Syria did not mention names of the organizations I am currently studying. The following is the first report that reflects some of my findings pursuant research conducted by myself and others at Kronos Advisory, the focus of which is on an array of NGOs raising support for various elements active in Syria. ... - Read more...
Among the forms of state sponsorship of terrorism discernible in the 21st Century, passive sponsorship is an issue that requires more attention from counterterrorism officials. This form of state sponsorship of terrorism has been a crucial source of fuel for the world’s newest jihad theater ... - Read more...
With the Nuclear Security Summit underway in The Hague, a number of world leaders are focused on nuclear terrorism. And although this is a “theoretical issue,” their concerns are not baseless. Indeed, al-Qa’ida has been anything but discreet about its will to acquire a nuclear weapon ... - Read more...
America’s top intelligence officials recently advised members of the United States Senate that al-Qa’ida’s newest affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusrah, is likely preparing jihadis to attack US interests. Given such, with respect to the State Department’s treatment of this terrorist group, prudence welcomes greater accuracy... - Read more...
Without question, the Obama administration’s interest in averting the “known unknown” of Iranian foreign policy being formulated by vociferously anti-American, radical religious ideologues with nuclear weapons at their disposal is reasonable. Still, it is nevertheless mystifying to watch the most overt feature of Tehran’s misbehavior — support for numerous militant Islamist groups labeled terrorist organizations by the US — receive very little attention from President Obama. ... - Read more...