by Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci As Published in The Washington Examiner The Syrian civil uprising, abuses by Syrian President Bashar Assad, and calls from terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, an offshoot of al Qaeda, resulted…
by Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci as published October 31, 2018 in Homeland Security Today The territorial defeat of ISIS and resultant roundup of both male and female ISIS cadres, not to mention their children – including infants and toddlers…
The slaughter in the Druze region of Syria cost hundreds of lives last month. It happened after the Druze told the Russians they wouldn’t fight for Assad. Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ardian Shajkovci, Ph.D. AMUDA, Syria—On July 25 in the Syrian province…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ardian Shajkovci, Ph.D. PDF here This paper was originally presented at the HORN Institute, “The Changing Dynamics of Terrorism and Violent extremism in Africa: Towards Effective Prevention and Counter-Terrorism Strategies” Conference, held April 24-26, in Nairobi,…
The deadly attacks during Sunday services in Indonesia were the work of a whole family. They reportedly had returned from ISIS-land—a cautionary lesson as others seek to head home. ANNE SPECKHARD ARDIAN SHAJKOVCI as published in the Daily Beast While…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ardian Shajkovci, Ph.D. This paper was presented at the 2018 OSCE-wideCounter-Terrorism Conference - The Reverse Flow of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs): Challenges for the OSCE Area and Beyond in Rome - May 11, 2018 PDF here Thirty-two-year-old…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. When it comes to American children taken into ISIS, it seems the mother’s rights are fully respected while the rights of her innocent American children are not. (as published in the Daily Beast 4-17-2018) A recent PBS series highlighted the…
by Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci as published in The Hill After announcing the defeat of ISIS in Iraq, Iraq’s armed forces held celebratory parades in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, last December. Yet, in the last two months alone, ISIS operatives…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. PDF here BAGHDAD - The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) researchers recently took part in Department of Defense (DOD - CENTCOM) and Iraqi government jointly sponsored incubator program held in Baghdad, Iraq. Facilitated…
Americans and Russians have converged on the Euphrates valley where the ISIS “caliphate” is making a last stand. They “think” Baghdadi’s alive there. But he could be long gone. ANNE SPECKHARD ARDIAN SHAJKOVCI 01.06.18 9:30 PM ET as published in…