Rape. Ransom. Release.
After being held since July 2014, Islamic state released 216 Yazidi captives back to their families on April 8, 2015....
Olivia McCoy
How al Shabaab Finances Terror
In light of al Shabaab’s recent Garissa University attack, the Kenyan government has begun responding not only with airstrikes, but...
Kenya Strikes Back
Late Sunday night, April 5, 2015 through Monday morning, Kenya began launching attacks against Al Shabaab camps in Somalia. Kenya’s...
Palestinian Jihadi Group Clashes with Islamic State over Refugee Camp
On April 2, 2015, Palestinian fighters and Syrian rebels moved to retake a refugee camp in Syria’s capital of Damascus...
In Al Shabaab Old Relationships May Prevent New Allegiance, For A Time
On April 1, 2015, Zakariya Hersi, a former al-Shabaab intelligence official claimed that al-Shabaab’s relationship with al-Qaeda is disintegrating. In...
Al-Shabaab’s Video Projects Power, Continuity
On March 30th 2015, al-Shabaab’s main media branch, al-Kataib released a video titled “Remembrance 2” showing several al-Shabaab fighters executing...
Afghan Vice President Stresses Peace as Taliban Launches Further Attacks
Spring, a season often associated with fresh starts, has a very different meaning in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the start of...
Slaves to Ideology, Not Profit- The Trafficking of Yazidi Girls by IS
It has been nearly 8 months since more than 500 Yazidi women and girls were captured in the town of...