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The Security Landscape in the Middle EastPost-October 7th, 2023

The attack on October 7th, 2023, surprised and shocked many when Palestinian militants from the Al-Qassam Brigades, a group linked to Hamas, stormed...

Jihadist way of life in Jordan

About 25km (16 miles) east of the Jordanian capital, Amman, lies the city of Zarqa, a stronghold of the country’s shadowy Salafi-jihadist...

Is the role of women in al-Qaeda increasing?

In the last week of September, the As-Sahab Foundation, which disseminates al-Qaeda messages and propaganda, released a video clip showing a group of...

Jordan’s jihadists drawn to Syria conflict

In less than a month, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, Baqaa, has witnessed two funerals for jihadists killed in Syria. They were among...

A history of modern jihadism

Jihadists see violent struggle as necessary to eradicate obstacles to restoring God’s rule on Earth and defending the Muslim community, or umma...

To drone or not to drone – a key question

If al-Qaeda comes under more pressure, it will switch strategies again, which will then make drones irrelevant. Speaking to Americans linked to...