Weapons & Tactics

Gun. Knife. Bomb. Vehicle-Ramming. Suicide Attack. Mixed Method Assault. Terrorists face a variety of choices when it comes to weapons and tactics. Learn more about trade-offs and specific preferences.

July 11, 2018

The Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale, and Future Threats

Don Rassler

February 13, 2018

Targeted Terror: The Suicide Bombers of al-Shabaab

Jason Warner, Ellen Chapin

August 9, 2017

Exploding Stereotypes: The Unexpected Operational And Demographic Characteristics of Boko Haram’s Suicide Bombers

Jason Warner, Hilary Matfess

October 20, 2016

Remotely Piloted Innovation: Terrorism, Drones and Supportive Technology

Don Rassler

October 10, 2019

Operation Marksburg: Frontline Field Investigation and the Prosecution of Terrorism

Damien Spleeters

August 8, 2019

Returnee Foreign Fighters from Syria and Iraq: The Kosovan Experience

Kujtim Bytyqi, Sam Mullins

May 29, 2019

Terrorist Attacks Against Jewish Targets in the West (2012-2019): The Atlantic Divide Between European and American Attackers

Mitchell D. Silber

Terrorism on the Teardrop Island: Understanding the Easter 2019 Attacks in Sri Lanka

Amarnath Amarasingam

January 31, 2017

The Islamic State’s Drone Documents: Management, Acquisitions, and DIY Tradecraft

Don Rassler, Muhammad al-`Ubaydi, Vera Mironova

August 29, 2014

Three ISI Administrative Documents

Abu Layla

Rosters of 6 ISI Personnel and Weapons and Vehicles They Received in Diyala Province

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Rosters of ISI Personnel and Weapons and Vehicles They Received in Diyala Province

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Roster Shows Weapons Distributions to ISI Personnel

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January 24, 2018

New York Times article features findings from CTC Sentinel

October 27, 2017

New York Times article features CTC report findings

Hilary Matfess, Jason Warner

August 12, 2017

Newsweek publishes article on CTC report findings

August 10, 2017

CTC’s new report featured by CNN

July 11, 2018

CTC publishes new report on Islamic State and drones

March 7, 2017

Choose Your Weapon: the Impact of Strategic Considerations and Resource Constraints on Terrorist Group Weapon Selection

Gabriel Koehler-Derrick, Daniel Milton

January 31, 2017

CTC Perspectives examines new documents on Islamic State drone program

October 20, 2016

Weapons & Tactics

Major Reports

The Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale, and Future Threats

Targeted Terror: The Suicide Bombers of al-Shabaab

Exploding Stereotypes: The Unexpected Operational And Demographic Characteristics of Boko Haram’s Suicide Bombers

Remotely Piloted Innovation: Terrorism, Drones and Supportive Technology

Sentinel Articles

Operation Marksburg: Frontline Field Investigation and the Prosecution of Terrorism

Returnee Foreign Fighters from Syria and Iraq: The Kosovan Experience

Terrorist Attacks Against Jewish Targets in the West (2012-2019): The Atlantic Divide Between European and American Attackers

Terrorism on the Teardrop Island: Understanding the Easter 2019 Attacks in Sri Lanka

Perspectives

The Islamic State’s Drone Documents: Management, Acquisitions, and DIY Tradecraft

Primary Sources

Three ISI Administrative Documents

Rosters of 6 ISI Personnel and Weapons and Vehicles They Received in Diyala Province

Rosters of ISI Personnel and Weapons and Vehicles They Received in Diyala Province

Roster Shows Weapons Distributions to ISI Personnel

Media Coverage

New York Times article features findings from CTC Sentinel

New York Times article features CTC report findings

Newsweek publishes article on CTC report findings

CTC’s new report featured by CNN

Other Commentary

CTC publishes new report on Islamic State and drones

Choose Your Weapon: the Impact of Strategic Considerations and Resource Constraints on Terrorist Group Weapon Selection

CTC Perspectives examines new documents on Islamic State drone program

CTC releases new report on drones

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