Terrorism & Extremism

Governance and Security Sector Assistance: The Missing Link—Part II

Jul 19, 2015

Editor's Note: Last week we looked at how the lack of attention to governance has hindered effective U.S. security sector assistance. This week Gordon Adams of American University and Richard Sokolsky of...

Statement from Foreign Fighters in Syria: "About the Baghdadi Group"

Aaron Y. Zelin

Jul 19, 2015

Click here for the original content. -- "And indeed whosoever takes revenge after he has suffered wrong, for such there is no way of blame against them". (Surah Al Shura)

Al-Shabab's Eid al-Fitr Ramadan Message

Aaron Y. Zelin

Jul 17, 2015

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Motions to Dismiss Denied in Hamidullin Terrorism Case

Wells Bennett

Jul 15, 2015

Judge Henry Hudson issued his order in this Lindh-esque terrorism prosecution on Monday.

Mullah Muhammad Omar's Eid al-Fitr Ramadan Message

Aaron Y. Zelin

Jul 15, 2015

Click here for the original content. -- In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. الحمد لله رب العلمین و الصلوة والسلام علی سیدالأنبیاء والمرسلین محمد وعلی آله وأصحابه أجمعین وب...

Syrian Islamists Reach Out to the U.S., But Serious Issues Remain

Charles Lister

Jul 14, 2015

“As has become obvious, the Obama administration’s response to the Syrian crisis is an abject failure.”

Jihadology Podcast: The Western Women of ISIS with Erin Saltman

Aaron Y. Zelin

Jul 14, 2015

This episode of the Jihadology Podcast features an interview with Erin Saltman on the report she co-authored with Melanie Smith, “‘Till Martyrdom Do Us Part’: Gender and the ISIS Phenomenon” (PDF). The c...

Audio message from The Islamic State's Hafiz Sa'id Khan: "Message To Our People In Khurasan (Afghanistan)"

Aaron Y. Zelin

Jul 13, 2015

Click here for the original content. -- "We implemented Shariah in our areas after it was absent. When Mulla Omar was alive Taliban implemented Shariah."

Governance and Security Sector Assistance: The Missing Link—Part I

Gordon Adams Richard Sokolsky

Jul 12, 2015

Editor's Note: We’re breaking new ground here at the Foreign Policy Essay—a two-part series. So many of the problems identified in past Foreign Policy Essays and for Lawfare in general revolve directly o...