Analysis & Commentary


15th April 2013 - The Long War Journal

ISAF Captures Senior Lashkar-e-Taiba Leader in Ghazni

Bill Roggio

Coalition and Afghan special operations forces captured a senior leader from the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba during a raid today in the southeastern Afghan province of Ghazni. Additionally...

30th August 2012 - The Long War Journal

US Adds 8 Lashkar-e-Taiba Members to Terrorism List

Thomas Joscelyn

The US Treasury Department has added eight Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders to the list of specially designated nationals. "Today's action against LeT is Treasury's most comprehensive to date...

16th August 2012 - VOA

Access Point

Bill Roggio

FDD's Bill Roggio participates in a discussion regarding the implications of the US declaring the Haqqani Network a terrorist organization.

15th August 2012 - The Weekly Standard

Al Qaeda Still in Afghanistan

Thomas Joscelyn

The presidential candidates should listen to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta when he reminds us that there is still a war being fought in Afghanistan. And we should remember what Panetta’s predecessor...

30th July 2012 - The Long War Journal

Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Surrenders to Saudis

Thomas Joscelyn

A former Guantanamo detainee who joined al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) after completing a rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia has reportedly turned himself in.

27th July 2012 - The Long War Journal

NCTC Director: ‘We Remain at War with al Qaeda’

Thomas Joscelyn

During testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 25, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) director Matthew Olsen testified that while al Qaeda's central leadership in Pakistan has been "diminished,"...

11th July 2012 - The Long War Journal

About that NATO Supply Line Deal ...

Bill Roggio

While the Obama administration is busy congratulating itself on the reopening of NATO's supply lines to Afghanistan after a seven-month shutoff by the Pakistani government.

8th July 2012 - The Long War Journal

Jamaat-ud-Dawa Banners Dominate Defense of Pakistan Rally Against Reopening of NATO Supply Lines

Bill Roggio

Banners belonging to the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the charitable front group for the al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Taiba, dominate a rally, or "long march," today in Lahore against the reopening of NATO's supply lines to Afghanistan...

6th July 2012 - The Long War Journal

Laskar-e-Taiba Commander Killed in Recent Airstrike in Kunar

Bill Roggio

The Coalition confirmed that a second leader of the Pakistan-based, al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Taiba died in a recent airstrike in Kunar that also killed the terror group's leader for the eastern Afghan province.

3rd July 2012 - National Post

Syed Zabiuddin Ansari, and India’s Role in Prosecuting the Global War on Terrorism

Jonathan Kay

The 10 Islamist terrorists who committed the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks killed 164 innocent people with guns, grenades and bombs. Nine of the killers died during their rampage.

2nd July 2012 - The Long War Journal

Report: Al Qaeda Trained Mumbai Attackers

Thomas Joscelyn

Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, the alleged facilitator of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, has proven to be a "treasure trove of information" for Indian investigators, according to new reports in the Indian press.

30th June 2012 - The Long War Journal

ISAF Kills Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Leader for Kunar in Airstrike

Bill Roggio

Coalition and Afghan special operations forces killed the leader of the al Qaeda-linked, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, or Army of the Pure, during an airstrike yesterday in the remote eastern province Kunar.

29th June 2012 - The Long War Journal

Key Mumbai Plotter Arrested in Saudi Arabia

Thomas Joscelyn

A key suspect in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, was arrested in Saudi Arabia earlier this month and then turned over to Indian authorities.

23rd May 2012 - National Post

Time to Call Pakistan What It Is — a State Supporter of Terrorism

Jonathan Kay

Here in the West, the killing of Osama Bin Laden was considered a triumph. In Pakistan, where the al-Qaeda leader lived out his final years, attitudes are very different.

13th April 2012 - The Weekly Standard

A Lion in Winter?

Thomas Joscelyn

Last week, foreign press outlets ran a story that deserves to receive a lot more attention in America. Documents captured in Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad, Pakistan compound reportedly show that the terror master helped plan the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.

5th April 2012 - The Long War Journal

Report: Osama bin Laden Helped Plan Mumbai Attacks

Thomas Joscelyn

Osama bin Laden was in close contact with Hafiz Saeed, the wanted chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and helped plan the 2008 Mumbai attack, according to a report in the Hindustan Times.

6th February 2012 - The Weekly Standard

Strategic Retreat

Bill Roggio, Thomas Joscelyn

The killing of Osama bin Laden was a monumental tactical success in the war against al Qaeda. For millions, bin Laden had come to symbolize American weakness.

17th January 2012 - The Long War Journal

Algerian Court Sentences Ex-Gitmo Detainee to 3 Years in Prison

Thomas Joscelyn

An Algerian court sentenced an ex-Guantanamo detainee to three years in prison on Monday for his involvement with an extremist group. Prosecutors had sought a 10-year prison sentence for Nadji Abdelaziz, according to Agence France Presse.

14th July 2011 - Fox News

Fox News.com Live

Sebastian Gorka

Who was behind the blasts in Mumbai?

13th July 2011 - The Long War Journal

21 Killed in Mumbai Bombings

Bill Roggio

Three bombings today in India's financial capital of Mumbai have killed 21 people and wounded scores more in the first major attack in the country since the terror assault on the city in November 2008.

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Tony Badran

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Mark Dubowitz

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Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

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Senior Fellow

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