More: Salafi/Wahhabi
The Legacy of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
For exactly one month
now, Islamic State, ISIS, has struggled without its charismatic leader, Abu
Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed during a U.S. military operation in...
Abu Bakr Al- Baghdadi’s death is the beginning of an end to ISIS, isn’t it?
Alongside answering the said question and envisaging
the future of ISIS. It is praiseworthy to amuse the readers with the birth of
Al-Baghdadi, his conjecture, his...
Strategies for combating international terrorism in Central Asia
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has been cast as
the site of a new "great game". Central Asia has been largely
influenced...
Kashmir: A battleground for Middle Eastern rivals
Thought that sectarianism was a pillar of the Saud
Iranian rivalry? Think again, think Kashmir where the two countries’ geopolitical
rivalry and Turkish ambitions cross sectarian...
Think like Jihadist: Anatomy of Central Asian Salafi groups
Salafi Jihadism has become a serious problem in Central Asia that
encompasses five former Soviet republics - Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan - collectively known...
Afghanistan’s Security Distribution in the region
Considering the weapons and skills of the
Central Asian armies that have weapons and skills of the former Soviet Union,
the forces of these countries are...
Uzbek’s Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad changed its leader
On April
12, 2019, Central Asia's Salafi-Jihadist group Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad
(KTJ) issued a statement on the Telegram channel, in which it announced the
resignation...
Central Asian Jihadists Renew its Oath of Allegiance to Al Qaeda Leader
At the beginning of January 2019, the Central Asian terrorist group Katibat Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ) has publicly renewed its bayat (oath of allegiance)...
What is the Future of Malhama Tactical?
Perhaps no single Salafi-Jihadi groups from Central Asia deserved such close attention of Western media like an Islamist private military contractor (PMC) Malhama Tactical...
How AlQaeda and ISIS Teach Central Asian Children: Different Methods, Common Goals
Some Western countries mistakenly think that the al Qaida-linked Salafi-jihadi groups from Central Asia and Chinese Xinjiang are fragmented, weak and less dynamic; therefore...