Experts
Chairman of FDD, Fmr. Director of the CIA
Senior Fellow
Director, Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization
Senior Fellow and Editor of The Long War Journal
Senior Fellow
Visiting Fellow
Somalia
Somalia’s strategic location and failed government make it an important battlefield in the War on Terror. Terrorists in the country make use of its lawless environment to avoid capture and prosecution, foment their violent ideologies, and carry out attacks.
Through the work of its experts, FDD monitors both the worsening humanitarian situation ...
Somalia’s strategic location and failed government make it an important battlefield in the War on Terror. Terrorists in the country make use of its lawless environment to avoid capture and prosecution, foment their violent ideologies, and carry out attacks.
Through the work of its experts, FDD monitors both the worsening humanitarian situation and radical Islamist activities in Somalia.
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Director of the Center for the Study of Terrorist Radicalization, provides critical research and analysis of the Somalia-based al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, and U.S.-led counterterrorist operations against it.
FDD senior fellow and Long War Journal editor Bill Roggio follows al-Qaeda’s various affiliates, and regularly advises military and intelligence officials responsible for addressing them.
Iran’s Extending Influence in East Africa
The Sudan Tribune reported last week that Iranian forces were preparing to train Sudan’s navy. The move was not exactly surprising. In the last few months alone... more...
Shabaab Suicide Assault Team Storms UN Compound in Mogadishu
A suicide assault team from Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, attacked a United Nations base in the capital of Somalia, killing several UN employees... more...
Iran’s Extending Influence in East Africa
The Sudan Tribune reported last week that Iranian forces were preparing to train Sudan’s navy. The move was not exactly surprising. In the last few months alone... more...
‘There’s No Turning Back’: My Interview With a Hunted American Jihadist
The screams have started. On its official, English-language Twitter account, Shebab typically subtweets shots at Hammami (“There is no reason whatsoever for an apostate, once he leaves the fold of Islam, to enjoy the privileges and protection of Islam“)... more...
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11th February 2013 – Reuters
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4th February 2013 – The Washington Post
US Counterterrorism Efforts in Africa Defined By a Decade of Missteps
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24th October 2012 – The Washington Post
Plan for Hunting Terrorists Signals US Intends to Keep Adding Names to Kill Lists