CHATTER: AMERICAN ADVISER KILLED OR CAPTURED BY DA’ISH »
Unconfirmed report indicates a US adviser was killed by Islamic State fighters - Read more...
OLD SCHOOL TIES — IRAN AND AL-QA’IDA »
Did IRGC-Qods Force Commander General Qassem Suleimani attend Anas al-Libi's funeral? - Read more...
TRACKING: IS SEEKING [$]200 MILLION RANSOM FOR JAPANESE HOSTAGES »
Islamic State supporters are circulating links via Twitter to a 1-minute, 10-second-long English-language video message titled “A Message to the Government and People of Japan,” in which a masked jihadi wielding a knife threatens to kill two Japanese captives if the government of Japan does not deliver a “200 Million” ransom payment. - Read more...
TERRORISM 2015: EUROPE — A LOOK AHEAD »
The ongoing counterterrorism operation in Belgium highlights the security challenges confronting most European states. - Read more...
ON THE @CENTCOM BREACH AND CYBER (IN)SECURITY »
On 12 January 2015, it became apparent the credentials used to access USCENTCOM’s Twitter account had been compromised when images and messages that appeared to be supportive of the so-called Islamic State (Daesh) were broadcast by @CENTCOM. - Read more...
TERRORISM 2015: WILL THE US, OR THE UK BE NEXT — OR IS LOWER-HANGING FRUIT ON THE MENU? »
TERRORISM 2015: WILL THE US, OR THE UK BE NEXT — OR IS LOWER-HANGING FRUIT ON THE MENU? - Read more...
AQAP OFFICIAL PRAISES ATTACKS IN FRANCE »
Soon after the hostage standoffs concluded with the deaths of the Kouachi brothers and one of their ostensible coconspirators, al-Qa’ida’s Yemen branch (AQAP) released a 5-minute, 37-second video message regarding the attacks, titled “About the Blessed Raid in Paris.” - Read more...
DID AL-QA’IDA’S ‘GLOBAL LONE JIHAD MOVEMENT’ STRIKE TODAY? »
DID AL-QA’IDA’S ‘GLOBAL LONE JIHAD MOVEMENT’ STRIKE TODAY? - Read more...
AL-QA’IDA: ‘THE NEMESIS OF THE WEST’ IS ‘LONE JIHAD’ »
A new edition of al-Qa’ida’s top English-language publication, Inspire, is now available online - Read more...