by Anne Speckhard “Baqiya!” is the battle cry of those who continue to believe in the resurgence of ISIS. It is also the battle cry of female ISIS enforcers in…
Mona Thakkar and Anne Speckhard As published in Homeland Security Today The February 2023 UN report of the Analytical and Sanctions monitoring team concerning Al Qaeda and IS reinforced the…
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. While some in camps for foreign ISIS-affiliated women want no more to do with Islamic State, others refuse to accept caliphate's territorial defeat and seek to bear…
Anne Speckhard As published in The Daily Beast Two boys have come forward to claim they were victims in a twisted plot run by ISIS women that forced at least 10 young…
Anne Speckhard & Molly Ellenberg As published in Homeland Security Today The welfare of children and adolescents housed in al Roj and al Hol camps located in Northeast…
"Ransom for Freeing Captives": ISIS-Linked Transnational Networks Formalize their Priority of Freeing ISIS Loyalists from Syrian Prison Camps Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Download PDF here While Western countries in…
Anne Speckhard & Molly Ellenberg This is a pre-publication manuscript of a chapter for Programs of Deradicalization and Rehabilitation of Convicted Terrorists, in collaboration with Al-Mesbar Center. According to the…
Anne Speckhard and Molly Ellenberg As published in Homeland Security Today Mohammed Khalifa, also known as Abu Ridwan al-Kanadi, made headlines in 2019 when he was identified as the man who…
Anne Speckhard As published in The Daily Beast “You will be caught and prosecuted if you have committed crimes inside the Islamic State.” That was the strong message conveyed on…
Anne Speckhard and Molly Ellenberg As published in Homeland Security Today Mohammed Khalifa, otherwise known as Abu Ridwan al-Kanadi, is a Canadian citizen now facing federal prosecution in the United…