ISIS’s charm offensive toward al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Dec 13, 2018A secret letter recently obtained through an inside source sheds light on ISIS’s efforts to persuade an al-Qaeda affiliate to jump ship, abandon its allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahri, and join Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s ranks.
Would Turkey benefit if the US withdraws from Syria?
Dec 12, 2018
Is there room for reconciliation on Syria?
Dec 12, 2018
Syria's Republican Guard: Growth and fragmentation
Dec 11, 2018
Khalilzad's many challenges
Oct 26, 2018
ISKP: Afghanistan’s new Salafi jihadism
Oct 26, 2018
Turkish court frees jailed US pastor Andrew Brunson
Oct 26, 2018
Key Afghan police chief killed in Kandahar attack
Oct 26, 2018
Will the price-stabilizing OPEC+ agreement last?
Oct 26, 2018Research Programs
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