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.

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

February 12, 2015

The Rationale of Political Assassinations

Arie Perliger

March 29, 2018

Islamic State Chemical Weapons: A Case Contained by its Context?

Markus K. Binder, Jillian M. Quigley, Herbert F. Tinsley

February 15, 2018

A View from the CT Foxhole: Neil Basu, Senior National Coordinator for Counterterrorism Policing in the United Kingdom

Raffaello Pantucci

January 24, 2018

The Evolution of Shi`a Insurgency in Bahrain

Michael Knights, Matthew Levitt

“Spaniards, You Are Going to Suffer:” The Inside Story of the August 2017 Attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils

Fernando Reinares, Carola García-Calvo

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

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

CTC releases new report on drones

January 17, 2012

The Changing Nature of Suicide Attacks: A Social Network Perspective

Arie Perliger

Weapons & Tactics

Major Reports

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

The Rationale of Political Assassinations

Sentinel Articles

Islamic State Chemical Weapons: A Case Contained by its Context?

A View from the CT Foxhole: Neil Basu, Senior National Coordinator for Counterterrorism Policing in the United Kingdom

The Evolution of Shi`a Insurgency in Bahrain

“Spaniards, You Are Going to Suffer:” The Inside Story of the August 2017 Attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils

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

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

The Changing Nature of Suicide Attacks: A Social Network Perspective

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