Evolution towards competence The New York Times has just published an article about the Nov 13th Paris attacks based on French Intelligence documents. This provides some of the most detailed information on ISIS’ European tradecraft so far. The Bombs ISIS has standardised their IED construction into an industrial level process. Inside their controlled territory, ISIS […]
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Shallow Roots Can Be Easily Removed
Defense in depth for the underground As a terrorist organization ISIS has a number of interesting attributes which make it distinct from other covert groups. One major issue is their open door policy, accepting pretty much everyone that asks to join. This includes an extremely high number of people with mental illnesses (20%, according to […]
Man Hunting, The Sport of Security Forces
Tracking Down Salah Abdeslam Bottom Line Up Front Intelligence agencies must cooperate more rapidly and proactively to counter ISIS’ rapid and haphazard operational tempo. Clandestine operatives must rely on support networks that include overt members of the public. These networks are easily mapped out based on metadata available to nation state level security forces. Fugitives should learn […]