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Al-Qaeda’s Hostage Business
Al-Qaeda cells and affiliated groups are increasingly reliant on the money they collect through kidnap-and-ransom operations. Although each group develops its own financial strategy, hostage-taking is a...
ISIS
ISIS Incorporated
From the Sinai Peninsula to Libya, jihadist groups have pledged allegiance to ISIS. The self-proclaimed “Islamic State” is exploiting its brand name to build loyalty and lure recruits....
Qasem Soleimani: Iran’s man against ISIS
In late October, ISIS fighters retreated from the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakher. According to Iraqi military sources, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) provided the Iraqi...
ISIS’s Wanton War on Women
In mid-December, at least 150 women and girls, some of them pregnant, were executed for refusing to marry or perform sexual acts for...
Two Sides to the Islamic State Coin
ISIS has declared its intention to issue its own currency, an ‘Islamic State’ dinar coin minted in gold, silver and copper.
ISIS’s ideology will be greatly served if it can implement its own system of coinage. First and foremost, the issuance of currency will further ISIS...
Women and ISIS: Important Considerations
The mistreatment and abuse of women by Islamic extremist groups such as ISIS has been widely reported in Western media.
In this blog, we’ll explore four important considerations when it comes to women and their...