For those of you in Minnesota, Robert Pape will be speaking at an event at the University of Minnesota on the 4th of April.
In a situation that turns conventional wisdom on its head, (but is completely consistent with CPOST findings) a hardcore, pro-Shariah Islamist Pakistani politician was attacked by a suicide bomber, killing 13 but not the politician CNN reports: Fazal Ur Rehman, … Continue reading →
What is the logic of targeting civilians by suicide terrorists? As my translation and analysis of recent suicide videos and most of all available suicide videos indicate, terrorists seek to address the wrongs against their nations and peoples by foreign … Continue reading →
I have made the argument before that suicide bombing is actually a self-resolving problem. By definition the attacker only gets to attack you once, usually in a very effective way, but not necessarily. The problem is not that people want … Continue reading →
This informing article appeared last month in a Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta: The Technology of Terror Milrad Fatullayev The training of suicide bombers is proceeding without a hitch in the North Caucasus. Three militants and a female would-be suicide bomber … Continue reading →
While there is still no new information on the Kunduz bombing, another suicide attack occurred at roughly the same time in Kanan in Iraq’s restive Diyala Province. At least 11 Iraqi soldiers were killed and some 29 people wounded in … Continue reading →
Using a common tactic of posing as a recruit, a suicide bomber in Kunduz killed 36 people including five children. The New York Times reports: Taliban spokesmen have said they had shifted their attention to areas like Kunduz in response … Continue reading →
Doku Umarov has released a new video, threatening additional attacks on Russians and calling for Muslims to unite for the cause. Umarov also comments on a previously released video featuring the Domodedovo bomber, and the first video appearance of Khazmat, … Continue reading →
A video has surfaced that seems to show children pretending to be suicide bombers in Afghanistan.
Vitaly Razdobudko was indeed the second suicide attacker in the twin bombings in Gubden, Dagestan, on February 12. Kavkaz Center, a prominent jihadist web-site, has released both Razdobudko and Khorosheva’s video addresses recorded prior to the bombings. The videos have … Continue reading →
