Reasons and Ramifications of Al-Shabaab’s Retreat from its Positions
In response to the mobilization of clan militias against them, the Somali…
A Revealing UN Report: The Islamic State’s Growing Threat in Conflict Zones
The UN Counter Terrorism Committee submitted its latest report to the members…
The Killing of Maher Al-Aqal: IS’ Leadership Crisis
One day before he embarked on his trip to the Middle East,…
The Consolidated List of Terrorism: New Entities and Candidates
Through its different organs, the United Nations supports member states in their…
Political Considerations: The Motives and Implications of Lifting Five Foreign Terrorist Organizations off US Terrorist List
On 20 May, the US Department of State announced removing five terrorist…
Growing Threat: Terrorism in the Sahel Amid Uncoordinated Efforts
During the workshop held by the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM)…
The Will to Return: Implications of the Recrudescence of IS’ Qualitative Operations
In March 2019, the month that marked the Islamic State’s (IS) defeat…
North Africa 2020: Domestic challenges and tense relationships
The Maghreb region witnessed in 2020 several developments on the domestic and…
‘Firewall against extremism’: The Brotherhood’s great deception
I was the Al-Ahram correspondent in Washington when the 25 January Revolution broke out…
‘Breaking the Walls’: The Islamic State’s strategy for a comeback
In late October 2019, the United States killed Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the…
