By Derek Henry Flood Abstract: Cave and tunnel complexes, which the Islamic State started constructing in the Hamrin mountain region well before the collapse of the caliphate, have become key to the group’s insurgent campaign in northern Iraq. With a new government...
Liesbeth van der Heide, Charlie Winter and Shiraz Maher 6 Nov 2018 In light of the territorial demise of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria, this report analyses the continued risks posed by IS. Given that IS is playing a long game, the report calls upon...
by John Mueller After all the alarm that Europe had been infiltrated by ISIS-supporters that were hell-bent on violence, where are they? The media tend to be poor on covering things that don’t happen. There is, for example, a puzzle over whatever happened to all those...
Dr. Christophe Paulussen Introduction According to the Global Terrorism Index 2017, there has been a worldwide decrease of deaths caused by terrorism in 2016. Yet, at the same time, terrorism has spread to more and more countries. In 2016, “more countries experienced...
Do We Really Understand What the Comprehensive Approach is All About in Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Radicalisation Stef Wittendorp Counter-terrorism is no longer the domain of a select few actors, such as the intelligence and security services, together with the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin reports 700 hostages seized by IS in Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin said IS fighters have captured hundreds of hostages, including several US and European nationals. He said they were taken from an area controlled by US-backed...