Aug 9, 2023 · ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a caliphate and claims religious authority over all Muslims. It was inspired by al Qaida but later publicly expelled from it. RAND terrorism experts have analyzed the group's financing, management, …

May 18, 2016 · This research was sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant …

Dec 11, 2018 · ISIS's strategic use of social media demonstrates the resourcefulness of the terrorist-cum-insurgent organization, which mobilized an estimated 40,000 foreign nationals from 110 countries to join the group. Increasing internet access in both Africa and the Middle East means that ISIS also has a new pool of potential supporters who, through ...

(الدولة الإسلامية في العراق وسوريا) isis، المعروفة أيضا باسم (الدولة الاسلامية في العراق والشام) isil، وهي مجموعة جهادية سنية تتبنى أيديولوجية عنيفة حيث تطلق على نفسها اسم الخلافة وتدعي السلطة الدينية على كل المسلمين.

Sep 25, 2017 · ISIS will likely continue to use encrypted communications to direct terrorist attacks abroad, even as it morphs into a less centralized entity. This virtual element will likely assume even greater significance, as the group exhorts its followers around the world to commit acts of violence in its name until the caliphate can be restored at some ...

Feb 12, 2021 · Tankers were indispensable to the air war against ISIS.With partner ground forces relying heavily on coalition air support for defensive and offensive operations, aerial refueling was needed to enable coalition aircraft to fly farther, stay airborne longer, collect more intelligence, conduct more strikes, and provide uninterrupted close air support.

Aug 12, 2019 · Since 2013, Egypt has been engaged in the Sinai Peninsula against a deadly ISIS-affiliated insurgency. To make headway, the Egyptian government could focus on providing services in the region and repairing its relationship with citizens.

Jan 9, 2018 · The researchers collected data on more than 150 cities in Iraq and Syria, month by month. They estimated that as much as a third of the population had fled areas under ISIS control. Factories closed; fields dried up. In Syria, more than 60 percent of the lights went dark as ISIS struggled to restore electricity or fuel generators.

Feb 4, 2015 · Liepman: Some commentators have suggested that this is a huge mistake for ISIS. I don't think ISIS cares. (That also applies to the people ISIS is appealing to.) Most of the world already loathes them. I don't think al-Kasaesbeh's execution changes the ratio. ISIS is narrowing the appeal of its brand to a narrow slice of a small minority.

Jul 25, 2017 · Many ISIS recruits, particularly those from Europe, have relied on drug trafficking as a means of generating revenue at a low level in what Swedish terrorism expert Magnus Ranstorp has called “micro-financing the Caliphate.” Proceeds garnered from peddling narcotics affords jihadis in Europe the financial flexibility to travel back and ...