Liam Karr

Liam Karr is an analyst for the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute. He specializes in East Africa and the Lake Chad Basin. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Political Science, History, and Arabic and an International Security Studies Certificate.

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Analyst, Salafi-Jihadism

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Gulf of Aden Security Review- February 6, 2023

Damaris De La Cruz Liam Karr Brian Carter 5 hours ago BRIEF

Yemen: AQAP claims two attacks in Wadi Omran, Mudiyah district, Abyan governorate; US Envoy to Yemen and US Ambassador to Yemen meet with...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 3, 2023

Peter Denham Liam Karr 3 days ago BRIEF

Yemen: French special forces seize Iranian weapons shipment for the Houthis; Mareb Press reports that ROYG will deploy new forces to sout...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 1, 2023

Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr Brian Carter 4 days ago ANALYSIS

Gulf of Aden Security Review – February 1, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter February 01, 2023 BRIEF

Yemen: US drone strike kills AQAP explosives expert; AQAP claims two separate attacks in Abyan Somalia: Somali national security advis...

Africa File: Wagner Group in Burkina Faso Will Help the Kremlin and Hurt Counterterrorism

Liam Karr February 01, 2023 BRIEF

The Kremlin-linked Wagner Group will likely deploy to Burkina Faso in the coming months. Military juntas in Burkina Faso and neighboring ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 30, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 30, 2023 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 27, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 27, 2023 BRIEF

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition orders pro-STC protest organizer to remove protest camps; Tariq Saleh’s spokesperson announces Saleh-Aydarus a...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 25, 2023

Peter Mills Kathryn Tyson Liam Karr January 26, 2023 ANALYSIS

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 25, 2023

Brian Carter Liam Karr January 25, 2023 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 23, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 23, 2023 BRIEF

Yemen: Qatari-owned media reports possible changes in the PLC; Houthis object to Saudi “buffer zone” proposal; Houthis accuse UK of “hind...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 20, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 20, 2023 BRIEF

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 18, 2023

Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter January 19, 2023 ANALYSIS

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 18, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 18, 2023 BRIEF

Yemen: Omani delegation visits Sana’a for negotiations; Houthi negotiator threatens Gulf states and claims Saudi foreign minister will me...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 13, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 13, 2023 BRIEF

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 12, 2023

Peter Mills Liam Karr Kathryn Tyson Brian Carter January 12, 2023 ANALYSIS

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 9, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 09, 2023 BRIEF

Yemen: Yemeni media issues conflicting reports on a failed IED attack in Hadramawt; AQAP detonates two separate IEDs targeting STC-backed...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 6, 2023

Liam Karr Brian Carter January 06, 2023 BRIEF

Yemen: AQAP denies responsibility for January 3 IED attack; AQAP detonates IED targeting STC-backed forces in Abyan; Saudi news outlet re...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 4, 2023

Brian Carter Liam Karr January 04, 2023 BRIEF

Africa File: Islamic State Affiliate Attempts to Assassinate Nigerian President

Liam Karr January 04, 2023 BRIEF

The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) likely attempted to assassinate the Nigerian president. The group claimed responsibility...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 23, 2022

Liam Karr December 23, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Pro-STC media claims STC–backed forces attack an Islah checkpoint in Shabwah governorate; AQAP detonates another IED targeting STC...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 21, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr December 21, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 19, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 19, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: The STC and its allies continue their media and protest campaign against the First Military Region; Houthi forces threaten anti-Ho...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 16, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 16, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: First Military Region fires on likely STC-backed protesters in Hadramawt; Houthi official calls American interests “legitimate [Ho...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 14, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 14, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Houthis reiterate priorities and maximalist negotiating position; anti-STC gunmen attempt to assassinate STC official; Nihm tribes...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 12, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 12, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 9, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr December 09, 2022 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 7, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 07, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Yemeni president removes 1st Military Region chief of staff, causing Yemeni Army brigade closes entrances and exits of Seiyun, Had...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 5, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter December 05, 2022 BRIEF

Salafi-Jihadi Areas of Operation in the Lake Chad Basin

Liam Karr November 29, 2022 ANALYSIS

Islamic State and al Qaeda–linked groups are expanding across Nigeria by taking advantage of multilayered security crises across the coun...

Salafi-Jihadi Global Tracker: Al Shabaab Besieges Hotel Near Somali Presidential Complex

David Hessen Liam Karr November 28, 2022 BRIEF

Al Shabaab besieged a hotel within a mile of Somalia’s presidential palace on November 27. The siege is the latest in a series of high-pr...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 14, 2022

Liam Karr David Hessen Brian Carter Jacob al Muaber November 14, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: Houthi members meet with other Axis of Resistance factions; Houthis claim Saudis are willing to discuss salary payments; Houthi dr...

A Global Terror Threat Rises in Nigeria

Liam Karr Emily Estelle Perez November 07, 2022 ANALYSIS

Every Salafi-jihadi group that has attacked transnationally since al Qaeda’s inception began with a local focus. The Islamic State’s bran...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – November 7, 2022

Liam Karr Brian Carter David Hessen Jacob al Muaber November 07, 2022 BRIEF

Yemen: The Jordanian government restricts travel between Jordan and Sana’a and Aden; STC Negotiation Affairs head threatens to expel the ...

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 31, 2022

Brian Carter Liam Karr David Hessen Jacob al Muaber October 31, 2022 BRIEF

Salafi-Jihadi Global Tracker: Al Shabaab Conducts Largest Bombing Since 2017 in Retaliation for Losses in Central Somalia

Liam Karr October 31, 2022 BRIEF

Al Shabaab carried out its deadliest attack since 2017 on October 29, killing more than 100 people at the Education Ministry in Somalia’s...