This analysis is conducted as part of the Son of Media Safety & Security’s Project on War and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Learn more here. al-Shabaab Somalia has been controlled by several different warring clans and warlords since the 1990s. Many Islamic extremists groups also formed during this time. One […]
This analysis is conducted as part of the Son of Media Safety & Security’s Project on War and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Learn more here. al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) The origins of the al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) begin with the formation of the Salafist Group for […]
This analysis is conducted as part of the Son of Media Safety & Security’s Project on War and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Learn more here. Causes and Profile: Libya and The Libyan Civil War of 2011 With mergers and influences of the Phoenician, Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Berber and Arab civilizations, […]
This analysis is conducted as part of the Son of Media Safety & Security’s Project on War and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Learn more here. Ansar al-Shari’a in Benghazi & Ansar al-Shari’a in Darnah Four decades of repressive authoritarian rule by Muammar Qadhafi and the subsequent events surrounding the bloody […]
This analysis is conducted as part of the Son of Media Safety & Security’s Project on War and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Learn more here. Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ or LeJ) Although officially formed in 1996, by founding members Muhammad Ajmal (aka Akram Lahori), Malik Ishaque and Riaz Basra, the […]
This analysis is conducted as part of the Son of Media Safety & Security’s Project on War and Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Learn more here. al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Following the disruptions caused to al-Qa’ida (AQ) by American and ally operations, elements of AQ were nearly […]
In today’s turbulent global security environment, impacted by a plethora of violent and extremist events committed by diversely motivated and ever more violent groups, education and critical thinking should be at the forefront of the United States’ defense strategy. This commitment to intelligence and the understanding of the motivations of […]
