As published in The Daily Beast by Dr. Anne Speckhard and Dr. Ardian Shajkovci BAGHDAD—The sound of an explosion echoed through the Green Zone on Sunday night around 9:00 p.m., a reminder that this most secure part of the Iraqi capital…
As published in Homeland Security Today by Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci “You hear rumors, like the leader [of ISIS] is in Turkey. What the heck? Why would he be in Turkey if he called everyone to the Islamic State,…
https://youtu.be/EXecBNPif3w ICSVE's Dr. Anne Speckhard appears on CNN discussing the terror attacks in Sri Lanka.
As published at Daily Beast. by Anne Speckhard and Ardian Shajkovci The Islamic State terror group has claimed involvement in the horrific Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 320 people at Catholic services and in luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. In…
The OSCE wide Counter Terrorism Conference - Taking Stock of Efforts to Prevent and Counter Terrorism as well as Violent Extremism and Radicalization that lead to Terrorism in the OSCE area is being held these last two days in Bratislava, Slovakia. ICSVE…
As published in Homeland Security Today: By Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci BAGHDAD: In both Syria and Iraq ISIS cadres that have managed to escape have quietly melted into the landscape. Many have returned to their villages to live under…
As published in Homeland Security Today Four children, one the newborn of ISIS joiner Shamima Begum, have recently died in one YPG held detention camp, raising questions about why underage Western children are being held in Syria rather than returned…
This is a letter sent to the government in response to a request of Dr. Abdul Haqq Baker, of STRAP, UK and out of concern for the welfare of the newborn child of UK citizen Shamima Begum and the consequences…
As published in Homeland Security Today By Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci Unmanned and remote controlled aircrafts, i.e. drones, continue to change the character of contemporary warfare. [i] It was satellites and drones, alongside a good deal of human intelligence,…
by Anne Speckhard & Ardian Shajkovci as published in Homeland Security Today Rojava, Syria – In the past month, Islamic State fighters in Syria (and in Iraq) are increasingly being captured and their numbers are dwindling into the thousands, compared to only…