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What Motivated Islamic State’s Mosque Attack in Muscat?

03.25.2025 Andrew McGregor

Executive Summary: Islamic State (IS) militants conducted a well-planned strike in Oman on a Shi’ite mosque on July 15, 2024. While early reports focused on...

Publication Terrorism Monitor

Brief: Oman Suffers First Islamic State Attack in Muscat

08.21.2024 Jacob Zenn

Executive Summary: On July 16, three Islamic State-associated gunmen killed six worshippers at a Shia mosque in Muscat. This was the first al-Qaeda or Islamic...

Publication Terrorism Monitor

Central Asia Cultivates Increased Attention on International Stage

08.17.2023 Nurbek Bekmurzaev

On July 18 and 19, the Saudi city of Jeddah hosted a historic geopolitical event—the first-ever summit between the leaders of Central Asia and the...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor

Central Asian Countries Come Together to Pursue Ties with the Arab World

07.27.2023 Paul Goble

Since the countries of Central Asia gained independence in 1991, the Arab world has devoted most of its attention to the region promoting the revival...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor