How Cyber-Jihadists Protect Their Identities and Their Posts
ISIS has become infamous for using the Internet to radicalize and recruit individuals worldwide. Lesser known, however, are the tech-savvy ISIS supporters who dedicate their […] More
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ISIS Attack in Tehran Stokes Cross-Gulf Tensions, Weakens Iran’s Reformers
The terrorist attacks on the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, marked the first time […] More
Bold Attack in Tehran: ISIS Penetrates Revolutionary Guard Wall
On Wednesday morning, assailants entered the Iranian Parliament building and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini – founder of the Islamic Republic – armed with assault […] More
Cipher Brief Expert View: ISIS Intent on Even Deadlier Ramadan This Year
Saturday night’s terrorist attack on London Bridge and Borough Market, the third such incident in the UK in the last three months, left seven dead […] More
UK Terror Attack: Looking for Links to the U.S.
In the wake of London’s recent terrorist attack, United States intelligence and security agencies are working around the clock to share information across the pond […] More
‘Lone Wolves’ Never Really Act Alone
Attacks like Saturday’s one in London trigger information-sharing between allies, as well as domestic procedures to secure the homeland. Is there a concern about copycat […] More
More Lone Wolf Attacks Inevitable
Tragedy in London after a series of terror attacks on Saturday left at least seven people dead and dozens injured, less than two weeks after […] More
Terror in London: ISIS Threat to West Intensifying
As the United Kingdom grapples with its third terrorist attack in three months, international counterterrorism cooperation and intelligence sharing will be vital to confront the […] More
Pressure in UK Building for Crackdown on Suspected ISIS Sympathizers
The investigation into London’s Saturday attack is moving quickly with police arresting at least a dozen people in connection to the incident. It came less […] More
UK Elections Will Test May’s Get-Tough Stance
The weekend’s London attacks is the third in the UK this year and came as the UK was still reeling from a suicide bombing in […] More
Technology, New FBI Powers Needed to Combat Terror
After a multi-faceted attack in London on Saturday evening that saw a van with three assailants drive into pedestrians on London Bridge and then attack […] More
Military Victory in Mosul Likely to Lift P.M. Abadi’s Reelection Campaign
After almost eight months of fighting, the battle to liberate Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, from ISIS is nearing its end. The Iraqi army has taken […] More
The Hardest Fight Comes After Mosul Falls
After eight months of grinding conflict, Iraqi commanders are now confident that the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS is in its final phase. Pushing […] More
Iran Looks to Expand Influence in Iraq When Mosul Falls
The battle for the strategic Iraqi city of Mosul has reached its final stage as Iraqi forces close in on the Islamic State’s last stronghold […] More
True Defeat of ISIS Seems Unlikely in the Short Term
The Cipher Brief’s Bennett Seftel sat down with Daniel Byman, Senior Fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution to discuss […] More
Securing Mosul Post-ISIS
It is likely that Iraqi security forces and international partners will soon liberate Mosul from ISIS’ three-year hold. However, without proper governance over the city, […] More
Trump Faces Decision Point on Afghanistan
President Donald Trump has to make a decision soon: what will he do in Afghanistan? The U.S. is now in its 16th year in the […] More
How Rules of Engagement Impact Civilian Casualties
On March 17, an airstrike allegedly carried out by coalition troops in Mosul, Iraq, killed a large number of civilians, with some reports putting the […] More