Iran Update, November 22, 2023
Annika Ganzeveld Peter Mills Johanna Moore Ashka Jhaveri Andie Parry 2 hours ago ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 21, 2023
Nicholas Carl Brian Carter Amin Soltani Peter Mills Annika Ganzeveld Ashka Jhaveri Johanna Moore November 17, 2023 ANALYSIS
Israel said its forces encircled Jabalia as Palestinian militias conducted attacks on the Israeli lines of advance.
Iran Update, November 20, 2023
Brian Carter Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani Peter Mills Johanna Moore Ashka Jhaveri Andie Parry November 17, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 17, 2023
Peter Mills Andie Parry Kathryn Tyson Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Brian Carter November 17, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 16, 2023
Nicholas Carl Brian Carter Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills Annika Ganzeveld Andie Parry Ashka Jhaveri November 16, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 15, 2023
Johanna Moore Peter Mills Amin Soltani Andie Parry Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter November 15, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 14, 2023
Nicholas Carl Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani Johanna Moore Ashka Jhaveri Brian Carter November 14, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 10, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Ashka Jhaveri November 10, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 13, 2023
Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Ashka Jhaveri November 10, 2023 ANALYSIS
Israel is pressuring Hamas to surrender its position inside the al Shifa Hospital.
Iran Update, November 9, 2023
Nicholas Carl Amin Soltani Brian Carter Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills Ashka Jhaveri November 09, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 8, 2023
Amin Soltani Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Ashka Jhaveri Brian Carter November 08, 2023 ANALYSIS
Hamas forces north of Gaza City conducted hit-and-run attacks that harassed Israeli forces, which supports CTP-ISW's previous assessment ...
Iran Update, November 7, 2023
Nicholas Carl Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter November 07, 2023 ANALYSIS
CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the Israel-Hamas war.
Iran Update, November 6, 2023
Brian Carter Kathryn Tyson Annika Ganzeveld Peter Mills Ashka Jhaveri November 06, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, November 1, 2023
Nicholas Carl Amin Soltani Peter Mills Annika Ganzeveld Kathryn Tyson Andie Parry Johanna Moore November 01, 2023 ANALYSIS
Lebanese Hezbollah-affiliated al Mayadeen reported that an Israeli armored unit advanced from the northwestern Gaza Strip south along the...
Iran Update, October 30, 2023
Nicholas Carl Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Peter Mills Andie Parry Brian Carter October 30, 2023 ANALYSIS
The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US ...
Iran Update, October 27, 2023
Peter Mills Brian Carter Annika Ganzeveld Ashka Jhaveri Andie Parry October 27, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, October 25, 2023
Andie Parry Peter Mills Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani Johanna Moore Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter Nicholas Carl October 25, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran and its so-called “Axis of Resistance” are pursuing a coordinated strategy to (1) deter Israel from trying to destroy Hamas in the G...
Iran Update, October 26, 2023
Nicholas Carl Brian Carter Ashka Jhaveri Annika Ganzeveld Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills October 25, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, October 24, 2023
Nicholas Carl Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani Andie Parry Peter Mills Brian Carter October 24, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran Update, October 23, 2023
Johanna Moore Brian Carter Ashka Jhaveri Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills Amin Soltani October 23, 2023 ANALYSIS
Palestinian militias continued attacks at their usual rate from the Gaza Strip into Israel while IDF airstrikes targeted Palestinian mili...
Iran Update, October 19, 2023
Nicholas Carl Brian Carter Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Andie Parry Peter Mills Ashka Jhaveri October 19, 2023 ANALYSIS
CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the Israel-Hamas war.
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, October 11, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter October 13, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, October 4, 2023: Pakistan Suicide Bombings, Somalia Backsliding, Tribal Insurgency Challenges SDF, and Sahelian Juntas Face Internal Pressure
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter October 06, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iraq and Syria. Tribal insurgent attacks against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) quintupled in the past week compared to pre...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update, September 27: Tribal Insurgency May Expand in Syria; Mali and Separatist Rebels Resume Fighting; Afghan Taliban and Pakistan Discuss Cross-Border Attacks; Iran Targets IS-Affiliated Militants in Iran
Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Peter Mills Brian Carter September 29, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update, September 20: Anti-Syrian Democratic Forces Insurgency Continues in Deir ez Zor, Kremlin Works to Replace Wagner in the Sahel, IS in Pakistan Targets Politician Before Elections, and Haqqani Network Supports Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan Attacks in Pakistan
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter September 21, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update, September 13, 2023: SDF Lose Legitimacy in Deir ez Zor, al Qaeda and the Islamic State expand in West Africa, TTP Launches Offensive in Pakistan
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter September 15, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iraq and Syria. The tactics the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) used in recent clashes with Arab tribes in Deir ez Zor province undermined...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, September 7, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter September 08, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, August 31, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter August 31, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, August 16, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter August 17, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iraq and Syria. ISIS is conducting offensive operations in the central Syrian desert. Niger. The Nigerien junta will likely expedite effo...
Iran Update, August 14, 2023
Nicholas Carl Brian Carter Peter Mills Amin Soltani Annika Ganzeveld Johanna Moore Ashka Jhaveri August 14, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, August 9, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter August 10, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, August 2, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Brian Carter August 03, 2023 ANALYSIS
Niger. The Nigerien junta is unlikely to capitulate to international pressure to reverse its coup, which will result in its international...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 26, 2023
Liam Karr Peter Mills Brian Carter July 27, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 20, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter July 21, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 12, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter July 14, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 5, 2023
Karolina Hird Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter July 06, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iraq and Syria. ISIS conducted three attacks in Iraq near a border crossing in Saudi Arabia, possibly signaling the group’s intent to cha...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 28, 2023
Andie Parry Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter June 30, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 21, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson June 23, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 14, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson June 15, 2023 ANALYSIS
Somalia. The Somali Federal Government (SFG) has to date failed to launch an offensive against al Shabaab in southern Somalia in 2023, wh...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 7, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson June 09, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, May 31, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter June 02, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iraq and Syria. ISIS likely is increasing large-scale operations, setting conditions to challenge regime control in some population cente...
Iran Update, May 31, 2023
Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Peter Mills Ashka Jhaveri Johanna Moore Annika Ganzeveld Amin Soltani Andie Parry May 31, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran has bolstered its defensive position in eastern Syria since the end of the escalation cycle that occurred in March, likely to facili...
Iran Update, May 30, 2023
Peter Mills Kitaneh Fitzpatrick Johanna Moore Amin Soltani Ashka Jhaveri Annika Ganzeveld May 30, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, May 24, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter May 26, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, May 17, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter May 19, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Protests in Pakistan, May 12, 2023
Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills May 12, 2023 ANALYSIS
Protests in Pakistan decreased on May 12 but may surge again if Pakistani authorities rearrest or try Prime Minister Imran Khan at the en...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Protests in Pakistan, May 11, 2023
Brian Carter Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills May 11, 2023 ANALYSIS
Unrest may continue in Pakistan despite efforts by the Pakistani government and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to deescalate ...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Protests in Pakistan, May 10, 2023
Brian Carter Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson May 10, 2023 ANALYSIS
The crisis resulting from the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and the eruption of violent protests against the Pakis...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Protests in Pakistan, May 9, 2023
Brian Carter Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson May 09, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, May 4, 2023
Joseph Schluger Liam Karr Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter May 04, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 27, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter April 28, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 19, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter April 21, 2023 ANALYSIS
The Islamic State is strengthening and expanding globally. US operations targeting senior leaders in the Islamic State’s network temporar...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 12, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter April 14, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 5, 2023
Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills Liam Karr Brian Carter April 07, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 29, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter March 30, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iraq and Syria. ISIS remains a viable insurgency in Syria that aspires to reestablish a territorial caliphate. The US presence in Syria e...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 16, 2023
Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills Liam Karr Brian Carter March 17, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 8, 2023
Kathryn Tyson Peter Mills Liam Karr Brian Carter March 10, 2023 ANALYSIS
Somalia. The Somali Federal Government (SFG) will begin a major offensive targeting al Shabaab–controlled areas of southern Somalia in th...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 1, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter March 03, 2023 ANALYSIS
Iran-backed Shi’a militants likely massacred unarmed Sunni civilians in Diyala on February 20. ISIS has not commented on the attack. Pro-...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 22, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter February 24, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 15, 2023
Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter Peter Mills Liam Karr February 16, 2023 ANALYSIS
Somalia. Several large-scale al Shabaab attacks on military bases across Somalia highlight that Somali counterterrorism efforts have not ...
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 8, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter February 09, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 1, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter February 02, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 25, 2023
Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr January 26, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 18, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter January 19, 2023 ANALYSIS
Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 12, 2023
Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter January 12, 2023 ANALYSIS
Taliban Supreme Leader Uses Gathering of Religious Leaders to Consolidate Power
Peter Mills July 29, 2022 ANALYSIS
Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada leveraged a recent gathering of Taliban-aligned religious leaders to consolidate power and a...