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Swedish man charged over 2015 killing of Jordanian pilot in Syria bbc.in/3ZzOfEY

In “From Allies to Foes,” Nadeem Khan and Craig Whiteside trace how ISIL relations with other Sunni Islamist insurgents shifted from cooperation through competition to coercion: cja.org/wp-content/upl…

I am honoured and delighted to share my new (and first) analysis for the The Soufan Center: “The Legacy and Evolution of Foreign Fighters in Syria”. A very long analysis, with photos, data and exclusive interviews. thesoufancenter.org/research/tsc-i…

New paper out with with CJA on ISIS conflict with other Sunni Islamist militants along with some great paper by some of my favorite authors on the project: "Promoting ISIL Accountability for Atrocity Crimes" cja.org/what-we-do/tra…

The IDF announced that its laser-based Light Shield air defense system intercepted dozens of Hezbollah rockets and drones during the war, significantly cutting interception costs haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Major media investigation finds thousands of Uyghurs forced to work in 75 factories across 11 Chinese regions, with links to major western companies. I supported this joint investigation into state-imposed forced labor transfers by The New York Times DER SPIEGEL The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. THREAD: 👇

"Turkey, Syria, Jordan launch anti-ISIS ops center in Damascus" al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

“I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.” —Margaret Chase Smith, 1950. thebulwark.com/p/remembering-… thebulwark.com/p/remembering-…

Our American flag rose proudly today over Damascus along with the rise of the hopes and aspirations of the Syrian people due to President Donald J. Trump’s bold and courageous vision and decision on May 13th. The President lifted onerous sanctions to allow Syria to determine its own future and has

NEW Release - The May issue of CTC Sentinel is out now: ctc.westpoint.edu/may-2025/

The Evolution of the Islamist Terror Threat Landscape in Germany Since 2020 - Julika Enslin, CTC at West Point Sentinel: ctc.westpoint.edu/the-evolution-…

Spanish National Police: "Two women were arrested who had created a "jihad academy" aimed women. They created a complex virtual network where the pro-jihadist ideology of the Islamic State was instilled in other Muslim women."

The Relationship between Islamic State and other Sunni Islamist Insurgents in Syria: a comparative study with Iraq theisisreader.substack.com/p/the-relation…

"As a large government contractor ... SpaceX ... must maintain a drug-free work force and administers random drug tests to its employees. But Mr. Musk has received advance warning of the tests, according to people close to the process." nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/…

VFA-81 did a spectacular flyby during their fly off back to America! 🇺🇸

My third book. All published by Oxford University Press.

Radical changes are coming to California yards. sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

Never before has any one man so perfectly encapsulated "a stupid person's idea of a smart person"

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that President Donald J. Trump made following nomination: Navy VADM Frank M. Bradley "appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."

SecDef Pete Hegseth won’t attend a meeting of 50 defense ministers at NATO HQ Wednesday that has been key to coordinating military aid for Ukraine. It marks the first time in three years an American defense secretary has skipped the gathering. politico.com/news/2025/06/0…