A Profile of John Walker Lindh — The American Taliban
On February 9, 1981, the man who would become known as “The American Taliban” was born in Washington, D.C. John Phillip Walker Lindh is a former…
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June 23, 2019
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June 8, 2019
‘Martyrdom, bro.’: A Case Study on How Mark Steven Domingo Went from the US Army to Would-Be Terrorist
On April 26, 2019, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) officials arrested former United States Army Private Mark Steven Domingo. He stood accused of plotting to detonate…
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February 27, 2019
The Caliphate’s Returnees? From the Refugee Camps of Syria to bin Laden’s Grave
From 2003 to May 2011, I was a prominent Jihadi propagandist, the head of a New York City based organization that set the tone, template, and…
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January 31, 2019
Returning Foreign Fighters: A Global Threat
As ISIS concedes its last remnants of territory, governments around the world must confront the return of foreign fighters from Iraq and Syria. These fighters present…
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January 14, 2019
The Mysterious Case of Mohamad Jamal Khweis
Mohamad Jamal Khweis while in Kurdish custody. Image Credit: Associated Press. Few in Alexandria, Virginia, would have suspected that the man driving a bus for the…
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