Terror’s Evolving Threat: The Al-Qaida Network in 2011 IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism In addition to shock and grief, fear gripped Americans in the hours and days after the World Trade Center and Pentagon were attacked by al-Qaida terrorists in hijacked airliners. The next attack seemed imminent and of even [...]
DOJ Keeping Islamic Bank Settlement Secret IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism The Justice Department has agreed to end its investigation into an international financial network with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and a Saudi prince in a settlement in excess of $30 million, sources tell the Investigative Project on [...]
Hizballah, Damascus Under Siege IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism Syrians have peacefully demonstrated for change in their country for nearly five months, only to be met with a murderous wave of terror from their own government. Government forces have killed more than 2,000 demonstrators, human rights activists say. Tens of [...]
Al-Qaida Leadership Reborn IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism Al-Qaida has announced that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the former No. 2 of the organization, is the new permanent head of the organization. The announcement also functioned as the mission statement for his new leadership, affirming key al-Qaida plans and emphasizing some previously [...]
Al-Qaida Issues New Mail Bombing Threat IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism The FBI has issued a new warning about an al-Qaida-inspired plot to assassinate key government and private sector individuals with mail bombs. The plot is only “aspirational,” says a report reviewed by the Investigative Project on Terrorism. But FBI [...]
Jihadi Media Joins Facebook IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism Jihadi media organizations are forming Facebook pages to bypass restrictions on terrorist organizations, and to pass on videos, pictures, and documents to followers. While Facebook bans inciting violence or hateful content, jihadi media groups slide underneath the restrictions because they are [...]
Al-Qaida: New Leader or New Path? IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism The announcement of Al-Qaida’s new leadership, to plug the hole left by the assassination of Osama bin Laden, may be more than just a changing of the guard. Tapped to be the new leader, according to CNN, Saif al-Adel was at times [...]
Post Bin Laden, Pakistan’s Actions Yet to Show Commitment to Al-Qaida Fight IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism In the weeks since U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad compound, Pakistani authorities claim they arrested a senior al-Qaida leader and killed five alleged al-Qaida-linked suicide bombers before they [...]
Egypt’s Transition Emboldens Brotherhood IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism Much of the idealism and the promise of unity that emerged from the massive populist uprising that captivated Egypt and swept longtime President Hosni Mubarak from power in February seems to have been lost. In the three months since, the Muslim [...]
The Next Bin Laden IPT News Steven Emerson and The Investigative Project on Terrorism “We firmly recognize that the umma [nation]of Muhammad is a nation whose destiny is independent of its leaders, no matter how great,” said American-born al-Shabaab commander Omar Hammami about the death of Osama bin Laden. For terrorists like Hammami, ending the [...]
Human Smuggling Case Evokes South America’s Terror-Linked History IPT News Steven Emerson and the Investigative Project on Terrorism A Somali man used Brazil as a staging ground to smuggle people, including members of a terrorist group into the United States, witnesses are expected to testify during a sentencing hearing Thursday in San Antonio. Ahmed Mohammed [...]
UN, France & US in Libya and Ivory Coast: using violence and Islamic forces just like Kosovo Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The current problems in Libya and Ivory Coast are complex and clearly the opposition has different aspirations. After all, both sides are involved in a bloody conflict and the use of violence is [...]
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