Tag: jihad
West Africa could soon have a jihadist state – here’s why
The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a significant base of groups that...
ISS: Uganda terror attacks point to deeper Jihadi coordination
Some analysts and officials believe the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces and al-Shabaab are collaborating.
Terrorist attacks are intensifying in Uganda. An explosion in a...
Thousands protest in Burkina Faso over jihadist attacks
Thousands took to the streets of Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday to call for a tougher government response to a wave of jihadist attacks...
Feature: Cabo Delgado could become Africa’s next jihadist frontier
Fears are mounting that Mozambique’s Muslim-dominated province of Cabo Delgado could become the next frontier for prolonged jihadist rebellion on the African continent. Since...
Ivory Coast army joins Burkina Faso in anti-jihadist operation
Soldiers from Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso conducted their first joint operation against jihadists active near their shared border, killing eight suspected militants and...
How a preacher sent gunmen into Burkina Faso schools
When an Islamist preacher took up the fight in Burkina Faso’s northern borderlands almost a decade ago, his only weapon was a radio station....
Stratfor: A Hezbollah Threat in Thailand?
On Jan. 12, Thai authorities arrested a man they say was a member of the Lebanon-based Shiite militant group Hezbollah who...
Stratfor: Cutting through the lone-wolf hype
Lone wolf. The mere mention of the phrase invokes a sense of fear and dread. It conjures up images of an unknown,...
Stratfor: Jihadists shifting away from civilian targets?
On June 22 in a Seattle warehouse, Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif pulled an unloaded M16 rifle to his shoulder, aimed it, and pulled...
Stratfor: The US and jihadist strategy in Pakistan
On Monday, Pakistani security forces secured a key naval aviation base in Karachi after a 17-hour standoff with a team of jihadist...
Setting the record straight on grassroots Jihadism
In the wake of the botched May 1 Times Square attack, some observers have begun to characterize Faisal Shahzad and the threat...
Jihadism and the importance of place
One of the basic tenets of STRATFOR's analytical model is that place matters. A country's physical and cultural geography will force the...
“Jihad Jane” pleads not guilty to terrorism
A Pennsylvania woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of providing material support to terrorists and...
Jihadism: The Grassroots Paradox
Last week, rumors that Adam Gadahn had been arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, quickly swept through the global media. When the dust settled,...
Gaddafi urges jihad action against Switzerland
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi called for a "jihad" or armed struggle against Switzerland, saying it was an infidel state that was destroying...
Kenya seeks Israel’s help against jihadists
Kenyan Minister George Saitoti met his counterpart in Jerusalem last week, Minister for Public Security, Yitzchak Aharonovich and the two discussed their...
Jihadism in 2010: The threat continues, headed for SA, Stratfor says
For the past several years, STRATFOR has published an annual forecast on al Qaeda and the jihadist movement. Since our first jihadist...
Learning from terrorist tradecraft
A week after he was arrested in Chicago on Oct. 3, David Coleman Headley was charged in a federal criminal complaint with...