Terrorist act was most probably organized by ISIS-Khorasan. For Israel it is important that the Moscow synagogue was originally the primary target. Russian security services demonstrated very low effectiveness during the โCrocus cityโ events.
ISIS
- Galit Truman Zinman
- October 31, 2023
- Paper No. 2227
Are Hamasโs brutal patterns of action, especially those of Saturday, October 7, 2023, comparable to those of ISIS? A comparison of the two Islamic terrorist organizations indicates a conceptual and practical similarity, including: shared fundamentalist ideology, their status as hybrid entities, their control over populations, Islamic indoctrination, education to hate, brutal operating methods, and commitment to jihad. The State of Israel, which just experienced the worst terrorist attack since its establishment, must continue to advance its tactical and strategic goal of eliminating Hamas with the clear message: Hamas is equal to ISIS.
- Galit Truman Zinman
- September 27, 2021
- Paper No. 2161
The attack by ISIS on Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul at the end of August targeted both the American โcrusadersโ and the Taliban, demonstrating the groupโs unwillingness to cooperate with potential Islamist partners as well as its determination to advance toward its global goals (โCaliphate Nowโ) all by itself.
- Galit Truman Zinman
- April 19, 2021
- Paper No. 2001
The Islamic State (ISIS), which has lost both territory and its means of governance, has managed to preserve its cyber-dependent propaganda network. During the COVID-19 crisis, the terror organization used advanced media technologies to cultivate the idea of reviving a utopian caliphate. Over the past year, it has used the video-sharing app TikTok to recruit a youthful target audience, shape the outlook of that audience, and induce it to identify with the global jihad movement.
- Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar
- October 11, 2020
- Paper No. 1772
ISIS was so successful in 2014 in part because President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan of Turkey is a vocal supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood. Any distance Erdoฤan has placed between himself and ISIS is attributable to pressure from Russia, the US, and Europe, not to his rejection of the groupโs Islamist ideology.
- Lela Gilbert
- December 18, 2019
- Paper No. 1375
October 27, 2019 marked the death of infamous โCaliphโ Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Once his demise had been confirmed, optimistic media voices asserted that the last chapter of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had been written. The western world very much wants to believe we are living in a new, post-ISIS era. But are we?
- Daud Khattak
- October 1, 2018
- Paper No. 963
After the loss of its stronghold in parts of the Middle East, the Islamic State (ISIS) fixed its eye on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. There, the ongoing conflict carries the potential for a secure sanctuary, and the region provides a steady stream of fresh recruits from war-battered Afghanistan and over-populated Pakistan. While ISIS does face an uphill battle in the region, it will take a concerted effort to eradicate it completely.
- Prof. Hillel Frisch
- December 3, 2017
- Paper No. 668
The victors in Syria and Iraq โ Russia, Iran, Syria, and Turkey โ are to meet in Sochi for a conference to discuss a peaceful conclusion to the Syrian civil war. The loser in Syria and Iraq โ the US โ will be conspicuously absent. The Americansโ adversaries were the beneficiaries of their own campaign against ISIS. Instead of the sheer folly of watching enemies free-ride on US might, the US should have exhausted Iran and Russia in the process of defeating ISIS.
- Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar
- October 26, 2017
- Paper No. 627
ISIS is facing defeat and liquidation, but its members are dispersing throughout the world and establishing local branches. The idea of the Islamic Caliphate is not dead, and the struggle in the West is not over. ISIS may disappear as an organization, but the world will continue to suffer from the evil spirit that this organization has instilled among too many Muslims.
- Dr. Uzi Rubin
- July 7, 2017
- Paper No. 521
The lethal June 7 terror attack in Tehran that left 18 people dead was carried out by ISIS. Not unexpectedly, Iran vowed revenge. On June 17-18, this revenge materialized in the form of a volley of Iranian precision ballistic missiles fired at ISIS strongholds in the Syrian town of Deir ez-Zor. The Islamic Republic exploited the event to flex its missile muscles, a display designed to broadcast that it is a force to be reckoned with on a par with Russia and the US. It can project power hundreds of kilometers away from its borders and has the willpower and resolve to use force to promote its interests in the region.