by John Bugnacki | May 12, 2015 | Monitor
The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria, has recently declared its allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS or Daesh, and renamed itself the Islamic State’s West...
by raffaellopantucci | May 12, 2015 | Monitor
A new brief reaction piece for my home institute RUSI looking at some of the current trends in ISIS and jihadism. My preference is to use ISIS, but it appears as though the institutional choice is Daesh. Undoubtedly more on this topic to come. In the meantime, I have...
by Sungtae "Jacky" Park | Apr 13, 2015 | Monitor
While the recent nuclear framework agreement between the P5+1 and Iran is a major step towards ensuring that Tehran does not obtain nuclear weapons, some justifiably point out that a final deal might turn Iran into a “second Saudi Arabia,” albeit one that will wreak...
by Philip Rossetti | Feb 26, 2015 | Monitor
ASP: In Case You Missed It… 26 February 2015 International News Coverage Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism News Guide: Latest developments involving Islamic State group around the globe Associated Press From Iraq and Syria, where Islamic State...
by Tanya Somanader | Feb 19, 2015 | Monitor
"I witnessed horrible crimes committed by ISIS. It's not a revolution or jihad … it's slaughter … I was shocked by what I did. This isn't what we came for, to kill other Muslims. I'm 28 — is this the only future...
