New Al Qaeda Group Produces Recruitment Material for Americans, Westerners
English language appeals raise new concerns of future jihadist attacks in U.S. BY: Bill Gertz June 13, 2014 5:00 am Al Qaeda’s ultra-extremist Syrian offshoot known as the Islamic State of Iraq and...
View ArticleIraq is on a precipice
June 12th, 2014 09:12 AM E By Michael Rubin, Special to CNN Editor’s Note: Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Dancing with the Devil: The Perils of...
View ArticleDisinformation and misinformation
The 2003 Iraq war was triggered by a carefully orchestrated campaign of disinformation about Saddam Hussein’s alleged arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. As pressures mount on President Obama to...
View ArticleObama Ramps Up Spying on ISIS, Paving the Way for Possible Airstrikes
BY Shane Harris JUNE 19, 2014 – 05:37 PM In ordering hundreds of military advisors to Iraq and dramatically ramping up intelligence-gathering on jihadist fighters threatening Baghdad, President Barack...
View ArticleIsis fighters must be allowed back into UK, says ex-MI6 chief
Counter-terrorism expert Richard Barrett says repentant jihadis ‘can expose true nature of Islamic State‘ Mark Townsend, Tracy McVeigh and Andrew Anthony The Observer, Sunday 7 September 2014 An image...
View ArticlePro-Isis Bosnia Salafi Leader Bilal Bosnic ‘Among 16 Detained in Police Sweep’
By Gianluca Mezzofiore September 3, 2014 11:27 BST Bilal Bosnic in his pro-Isis speech in northern Bosnia Bosnian police have detained 16 people on allegations of funding terrorist activities,...
View ArticleISIS cyber capability judged more ‘aspirational’ than operational
By Sean Lyngaas Sep 17, 2014 ISIS terrorists have announced their intention to establish a “digital caliphate” for launching attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. Interviews with cybersecurity...
View ArticleNew jihad appeal makes policing even harder
By ELAINE GANLEY 12 hours ago PARIS (AP) — The Islamic State group’s call on Muslims to go after the “filthy French” and other Westerners multiplies already deep security concerns in nations targeting...
View ArticleIran News Round Up September 29, 2014
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst Mehrdad Moarefian and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj, with...
View ArticleBarbarians at the Gates of Baghdad
How long can Iraq’s besieged forces hold out against the Islamic State? BY Susannah George OCTOBER 21, 2014 BAGHDAD — Speaking from a base besieged by Islamic State fighters, a police lieutenant in...
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