by lundry | Jul 27, 2012 | Analysis, Islam, Media, Politics, Strategic Comm.
by Chris Lundry In a blog post last month, I noted how the Taliban have been inflating their counts of American casualties to a ridiculous degree. This month it approaches comedy. As reported by Indonesian extremist site ar Rahmah, in the period May 24 to June 23, the...
by halverson | Jul 25, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Egypt, Islam, Muslim Brotherhood, Narrative
by Jeffry R. Halverson For the second time this year, remnants of the pro-Mubarak media in Egypt have caused a major stir in the international press and blogosphere by spreading false stories about alleged Islamist plans for Egypt. The latest claim is that the...
by lundry | Jul 18, 2012 | Analysis, Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communication, Counterterrorism, Islam
by Chris Lundry The International Crisis Group has released another outstanding report on Indonesian extremism (available here) that reflects their in-depth approach, extensive connections, and long reaching background into the topic. This report focuses on extremist...
by editor | Jul 5, 2012 | Africa, Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Image, Islam
By Bennett Furlow and Jeffry Halverson Over the past week a militant Islamist group operating in Mali called Ansar Dine has destroyed a number of Sufi mausoleums and the legendary gate of a 600-year-old mosque in the fabled city of Timbuktu. Many news reports have...
by admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Islam, Pakistan, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
By Chris Lundry According to a CNN report Monday, the Taliban in Pakistan released a statement threatening to cut off all polio vaccinations for children in the North Waziristan region if the US continues drone strikes there. From the Taliban statement: Almost every...
by admin | May 23, 2012 | Afghanistan, Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Indonesia, Iran, Islam, Narrative, Obama, Religion, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
by Chris Lundry Indonesian extremist site Prisoner of Joy recently posted the announcement by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan that operations against the United States and its allies will now be named Al Farooq Operations. From the post: The invaders should be made...