Digital platforms have increasingly become important spaces for extremist propaganda, ideological influence, recruitment and network-building. Groups such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda have adapted to the changing digital environment by using mainst...
The issue of terrorism has affected every continent in some form or another. Islamic terrorism in the form of terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda, Taliban and ISIS have terrorized different part of the world and have incurred a huge amoun...
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is the umbrella organisation for al-Qaeda groups in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. In support of al-Qaeda's doctrine, AQAP has conducted deadly jihadist assaults both locally and overseas. it is best known ...
Al-Qaida and ISIS elements are increasingly active and competitive and have both expanded their reach deep into the African continent. the emergence of ISIS in the African region, which was informally recognized by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in O...
Terrorism in Indonesia has been a significant concern in recent years, with several attacks and plots being carried out by extremist groups both within the country and those affiliated with international organizations such as Al-Qaeda and t...
In 2005, Ayman al-Zawahiri as the second in command of al-Qaeda wrote a letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi stating that “We are in a battle, and more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media” [1]. Earlier, terror...
China’s counter-terrorism policy is extremely scrutinized by western powers regularly, especially the data regarding its activities in Xinjiang province are being watched under a magnifying glass by the world. a large number of terrorism ac...
Terrorism in Syria has a protracted record courting from the Islamist Uprising withinside the early Eighties and to the continued Syrian Civil War which witnessed the rise of radical Islamist organizations including ISIL, al-Nusra and diffe...
The Tahrek e Taliban Pakistan, which is also known as the Pakistani Taliban is an umbrella organization of various armed Islamist militant groups. This is one of the deadliest militant organizations in Pakistan, the group was formed in 2007...
In the wake of Iraq’s fifth parliamentary elections which are scheduled for the coming week on October 10th, the political dynamics of the country have come a long way since the U.S. invasion of 2003. Since the toppling of Saddam Hussein an...
A new kind of extremism is on the rise, which transcends boundaries and thrives upon primitive notions of race and ethnicity. It is a complex network of views that is slowly taking over the world. However, its lethality lies in the fact the...
Islamic State (IS) emerged as splinter group from a faction of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, during a chaotic conflict in 2003 after the United States led invasion. The vision, which still remains constant, is to establish an ‘Islamic Caliphate’, cover...
