AQAP publishes insider’s account of 9/11 plot
Long War Journal, BY THOMAS JOSCELYN, February 10, 2016: Sometime before his death in a US drone strike in June 2015, Nasir al Wuhayshi recorded an insider’s account of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist...
View ArticleFifteen years after the 9/11 attacks, al Qaeda fights on
Long War Journal, by Thomas Joscelyn Sept. 11, 2016: All appeared lost for Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda in December 2001. In the years leading up to the 9/11 hijackings, bin Laden believed that the US...
View ArticleUS strikes three radar sites in Houthi-controlled part of Yemen
Long War Journal, by Thomas Joscelyn, October 14, 2016: The US has launched missiles against three radar sites in the Houthi-controlled part of Yemen. The strikes came in response to two attacks on the...
View ArticleThe future of counterterrorism: Addressing the evolving threat to domestic...
LONG WAR JOURNAL, BY THOMAS JOSCELYN | February 28, 2017 | tjoscelyn@gmail.com | @thomasjoscelyn Editor’s note: Below is Thomas Joscelyn’s testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security,...
View ArticleResolving the Conflict in Yemen: U.S. Interests, Risks, and Policy
Long War Journal, by Thomas Joscelyn, March 10, 2017 Editor’s note: On March 9, Thomas Joscelyn testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The hearing, “Resolving the Conflict in...
View ArticleWhat’s really behind Trump’s laptop ban
Long War Journal, by Thomas Joscelyn, March 23, 2017: More than 15 years after the September 11 hijackings, the U.S. government has issued yet another warning about airline security. On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda to Muslims: An American ‘at Your Doorstep’ Is ‘a Test to Your Faith...
PJ Media, by Bridget Johnson, May 2, 2017: As ISIS is losing territory in Iraq and Syria but al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula maintains its strength, AQAP’s chief stressed that all jihadists “pious...
View ArticleAQAP leader calls for ‘simple’ attacks in the West
Long War Journal, by Thomas Joscelyn, May 8, 2017: Qasim al Raymi, the emir of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), wants jihadists in the West to carry out “easy and simple” attacks. His message...
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