![](/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/TM_Full2.jpg)
Latest Terrorism Monitor Articles
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/qasim-al-raymi-leader-aqap-640x372.jpg)
Whither al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula?
On January 29, an airstrike killed Qasim al-Raymi, the “emir” of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Al-Raymi, who assumed the leadership of AQAP in 2015, has been reported dead on numerous occasions in the past. However, on February 6, the White House released a... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/l_3844152-640x480.jpg)
Islamic State-Inspired Knife Attack Exposes the Vulnerability of the Maldives
The image of the Maldives as a tropical paradise received a significant jolt on February 4, when three foreign nationals—two Chinese and one Australian—were stabbed and injured by Islamist militants near the Hulhumale Redbull Park Futsal Ground in the country's North Male Atoll. The incident... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/khamsrallamani-e1569711056798-640x400.jpg)
What’s Next for Hezbollah After Solemeini?
The death of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Qasem Soleimani has caused aftershocks in the Middle East and farther afield. His assassination was surprising, with U.S. forces taking advantage of Soleimani’s presence in Baghdad to target his convoy with a fatal drone strike. Since... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/3751FFA6-FA8D-4749-8A69-112F3B9DDA67_cx0_cy13_cw0_w1200_r1_s-640x360.jpg)
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/OP27-France-war-Africa-640x359.jpg)
Counterinsurgency in the Sahel is at Risk of Unraveling
In recent weeks, international attention has focused on the consequences of heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions in the Middle East, and more recently, on an attempted jihadist attack on the streets of South London on February 2. Away from the gaze of most international media, the latest... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Wagner-Group-620x280.jpg)
Continuation of Policy by Other Means: Russian Private Military Contractors in the Libyan Civil War
Introduction Since the outbreak of the Libyan civil war in 2011, Moscow has been trying to demonstrate a balanced and pragmatic approach — considered in Russian conservative circles to be “excessively conformist” and even “defeatist” (YouTube.com, January 30, 2013). Director General of the Russian International... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dc460d8d-839c-4d8d-bcc7-62e7938fabc5-640x360.jpg)
A Piece of a Greater Puzzle: The Libyan Civil War, External Influences and Regional Trends
Over the past few months, diplomatic activism around the Libyan civil war has intensified sharply. Two dynamics drove this process. First, the visible presence of Russian mercenaries fighting alongside the forces of Khalifa Haftar, the eastern-based leader of the Libyan National Army (literal Arabic translation... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image-640x360.jpg)
Briefs
Oman’s Ability to Balance Competing Priorities Will Help Shape the Gulf in Coming Years Brian M. Perkins During the fraught aftermath of the airstrike that killed Major General Qasem Soleimani, another key development with broad implications for the Middle East was unfolding. The death of... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/iswap-gashigar-nigeria-DoWZfpgXUAIqDCb-1131x610-640x345.jpg)
Is the ‘Bakura Faction’ Boko Haram’s New Force Enhancer Around Lake Chad?
On January 19, a female suicide bomber detonated explosives at Kaiga Kindjiria village near Lake Chad in Chad, killing nine civilians (Actucameroun, January 20). The attack occurred at a time of heightened sensitivity in the Lake Chad subregion, as only two weeks earlier Chad had... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/images.jpg)
Magufuli’s Reign and Tanzania’s Creeping Radicalization Issue
Over the past several years, Tanzania has served as an origin and transit point for radicalized individuals fighting alongside terrorist groups operating in nearby countries, particularly al-Shabaab in Somalia and Ansar al-Sunna in Mozambique. Tanzania has not been as internally affected by jihadist groups as... MORE