An Assessment of Taliban Rule at Three Months
...of the notorious U.S.-blacklisted Haqqani network, and newly appointed minister of interior—where he promised families of fallen suicide attackers generous pensions and property.28 And yet, weeks later, the...
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The Death Knell for Foreign Fighters in Pakistan?
...made by the Haqqanis and the Fazlullah-led TTP.”[17] Yet when Hakimullah led the TTP, the group launched a number of joint operations with the Haqqani network. Moreover, some...
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Shiism and Sectarian Conflict in Pakistan
...of contemporary analysis on Pakistan focuses on Sunni extremist groups such as the Pakistani Taliban or the Haqqani Network—arguably the main threat to domestic and regional security emanating...
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Remotely Piloted Innovation: Terrorism, Drones and Supportive Technology
In early October 2016, the group that calls itself the Islamic State killed two Kurdish soldiers with an explosive device hidden inside a drone. While terrorist groups have...
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Taliban Rule at 2.5 Years
...over the past two and a half years of power struggles between southern Taliban and the Haqqani network, based in southeast Afghanistan and drawn from a different tribal...
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Contrasting the Leadership of Mullah Fazlullah and Khan Said Sajna in Pakistan
...TTP and commanders like Khan Said and Hafiz Gul Bahadar. Moreover, others have suggested that the Haqqani network has provided funding to Khan Said’s faction, as the Haqqanis...
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Cracks in the Foundation: Leadership Schisms in Al-Qa`ida From 1989-2006
Though it has long been known that al-Qa’ida has suffered from disunity at the leadership level, analysis of documents declassified from the Harmony Database allow us to gain...
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Abu al-Layth al-Libi (Jihadi Bios Project)
This report on Abu al-Layth al-Libi, authored by Kévin Jackson, was released as part of the CTC’s Jihadi Bios Project, a series edited by Dr. Nelly Lahoud. The...
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