Peter Mills

Iran Update, April 17, 2024

Iran Update, April 14, 2024

Iran Update, April 10, 2024

Bloomberg reported on April 10 that Iran or its proxies may conduct missile or drone strikes targeting military and government facilities...

Iran Update, April 9, 2024

IRGC Navy Commander Rear Adm. Ali Reza Tangsiri implicitly threatened the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during an interview with Lebanese He...

Iran Update, April 8, 2024

Iran Update, April 7, 2024

Iran Update, April 4, 2024

Iran Update, April 2, 2024

A prominent Iranian-backed Iraqi militia threatened to create and arm a new Iranian proxy in Jordan, which may reflect a greater, more co...

Iran Update, April 1, 2024

Iran Update, March 24, 2024

Iran Update, March 23, 2024

Iran Update, March 22, 2024

Iran Update, March 21, 2024

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and other Palestinian militias cooperating against Israel have likely established at least one cell in Je...

Iran Update, March 14, 2024

Iran Update, March 13, 2024

Iran Update, March 11, 2024

Iran Update, March 10, 2024

Iran Update, March 7, 2024

Iran Update, March 6, 2024

IRGC Quds Force Commander Brig. Gen. Esmail Ghaani said on March 6 that Iran’s proxies and partners have taken a more “offensive stance” ...

Iran Update, March 5, 2024

Iranian hardline factions are expected to retain their majority in parliament.[1] The majority of Tehran province’s 14 confirmed candidat...

Iran Update, March 4, 2024

Iran Update, March 3, 2024

Iran Update, February 27, 2024

Two Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated sources told the New York Times that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias “fierc...

Iran Update, February 26, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces announced that its 162nd Division uncovered a Hamas tunnel network connecting the Central Gaza Governorate to t...

Iran Update, February 25, 2024

Iran Update, February 24, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued clearing operations in Zaytoun neighborhood, southeastern Gaza City.

Iran Update, February 19, 2024

Iran Update, February 18, 2024

Iran Update, February 14, 2024

Iran Update, February 13, 2024

Iran Update, February 12, 2024

Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate reported that elements of Lebanese Hezbollah and the IRGC are training Russian drone ope...

Iran Update, February 11, 2024

Iran Update, February 10, 2024

Iran Update, February 7, 2024

Iran Update, February 2, 2024

The United States struck over 85 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force and Iranian-backed militia targets in Iraq and Syr...

Iran Update, February 1, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to operate in the northern Gaza Strip. The commander of the IDF Southern Command met with divis...

Iran Update, January 30, 2024

Iran Update, January 29, 2024

Iran Update, January 26, 2024

Iran Update, January 23, 2024

Iran Update, January 19, 2024

Iran Update, January 18, 2024

Iran Update, January 17, 2024

Iran Update, January 12, 2024

Iran Update, January 11, 2024

Palestinian militias claimed several attacks in the northern Gaza Strip on January 11. The military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PI...

Iran Update, January 9, 2024

Iran Update, January 6, 2024

Iran Update, January 5, 2024

Iran Update, January 4, 2024

Iran Update, January 2, 2024

Israeli forces are transitioning to the third phase of their operations in the northern Gaza Strip, which will very likely enable Hamas t...

Iran Update, December 31, 2023

Iran Update, December 30, 2023

Iran Update, December 19, 2023

Iran Update, December 18, 2023

Iran Update, December, 15, 2023

Iran Update, December 13, 2023

Iran Update, December 12, 2023

Palestinian militias are attempting to resist Israeli advances north and east of Khan Younis. The IDF Arabic-language spokesperson reiter...

Iran Update, December 11, 2023

Iran Update, December 8, 2023

Iran Update, December 7, 2023

Iran Update, December 6, 2023

Iran Update, December 1, 2023

Iran Update, November 30, 2023

CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the Israel-Hamas war.

Iran Update, November 29, 2023

Iran Update, November 27, 2023

Iran Update, November 24, 2023

Iran Update, November 22, 2023

Iran Update, November 21, 2023

Israel said its forces encircled Jabalia as Palestinian militias conducted attacks on the Israeli lines of advance.

Iran Update, November 20, 2023

Iran Update, November 17, 2023

Iran Update, November 16, 2023

Iran Update, November 15, 2023

Iran Update, November 14, 2023

Iran Update, November 10, 2023

Iran Update, November 13, 2023

Israel is pressuring Hamas to surrender its position inside the al Shifa Hospital.

Iran Update, November 9, 2023

Iran Update, November 8, 2023

Hamas forces north of Gaza City conducted hit-and-run attacks that harassed Israeli forces, which supports CTP-ISW's previous assessment ...

Iran Update, November 7, 2023

CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the Israel-Hamas war.

Iran Update, November 6, 2023

Iran Update, November 1, 2023

Lebanese Hezbollah-affiliated al Mayadeen reported that an Israeli armored unit advanced from the northwestern Gaza Strip south along the...

Iran Update, October 30, 2023

The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US ...

Iran Update, October 27, 2023

Iran Update, October 25, 2023

Iran and its so-called “Axis of Resistance” are pursuing a coordinated strategy to (1) deter Israel from trying to destroy Hamas in the G...

Iran Update, October 26, 2023

Iran Update, October 24, 2023

Iran Update, October 23, 2023

Palestinian militias continued attacks at their usual rate from the Gaza Strip into Israel while IDF airstrikes targeted Palestinian mili...

Iran Update, October 19, 2023

CTP and ISW have refocused the update to cover the Israel-Hamas war.

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, October 11, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, October 4, 2023: Pakistan Suicide Bombings, Somalia Backsliding, Tribal Insurgency Challenges SDF, and Sahelian Juntas Face Internal Pressure

Iraq and Syria. Tribal insurgent attacks against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) quintupled in the past week compared to pre...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update, September 27: Tribal Insurgency May Expand in Syria; Mali and Separatist Rebels Resume Fighting; Afghan Taliban and Pakistan Discuss Cross-Border Attacks; Iran Targets IS-Affiliated Militants in Iran

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update, September 20: Anti-Syrian Democratic Forces Insurgency Continues in Deir ez Zor, Kremlin Works to Replace Wagner in the Sahel, IS in Pakistan Targets Politician Before Elections, and Haqqani Network Supports Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan Attacks in Pakistan

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update, September 13, 2023: SDF Lose Legitimacy in Deir ez Zor, al Qaeda and the Islamic State expand in West Africa, TTP Launches Offensive in Pakistan

Iraq and Syria. The tactics the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) used in recent clashes with Arab tribes in Deir ez Zor province undermined...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, September 7, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, August 31, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, August 16, 2023

Iraq and Syria. ISIS is conducting offensive operations in the central Syrian desert. Niger. The Nigerien junta will likely expedite effo...

Iran Update, August 14, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, August 9, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, August 2, 2023

Niger. The Nigerien junta is unlikely to capitulate to international pressure to reverse its coup, which will result in its international...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 26, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 20, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 12, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 5, 2023

Iraq and Syria. ISIS conducted three attacks in Iraq near a border crossing in Saudi Arabia, possibly signaling the group’s intent to cha...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 28, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 21, 2023 

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 14, 2023

Somalia. The Somali Federal Government (SFG) has to date failed to launch an offensive against al Shabaab in southern Somalia in 2023, wh...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, June 7, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, May 31, 2023

Iraq and Syria. ISIS likely is increasing large-scale operations, setting conditions to challenge regime control in some population cente...

Iran Update, May 31, 2023

Iran has bolstered its defensive position in eastern Syria since the end of the escalation cycle that occurred in March, likely to facili...

Iran Update, May 30, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, May 24, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, May 17, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Protests in Pakistan, May 12, 2023

Protests in Pakistan decreased on May 12 but may surge again if Pakistani authorities rearrest or try Prime Minister Imran Khan at the en...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Protests in Pakistan, May 11, 2023

Unrest may continue in Pakistan despite efforts by the Pakistani government and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to deescalate ...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Protests in Pakistan, May 10, 2023

The crisis resulting from the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and the eruption of violent protests against the Pakis...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Protests in Pakistan, May 9, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, May 4, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 27, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 19, 2023

The Islamic State is strengthening and expanding globally. US operations targeting senior leaders in the Islamic State’s network temporar...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 12, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, April 5, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 29, 2023

Iraq and Syria. ISIS remains a viable insurgency in Syria that aspires to reestablish a territorial caliphate. The US presence in Syria e...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 16, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 8, 2023

Somalia. The Somali Federal Government (SFG) will begin a major offensive targeting al Shabaab–controlled areas of southern Somalia in th...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, March 1, 2023

Iran-backed Shi’a militants likely massacred unarmed Sunni civilians in Diyala on February 20. ISIS has not commented on the attack. Pro-...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 22, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 15, 2023

Somalia. Several large-scale al Shabaab attacks on military bases across Somalia highlight that Somali counterterrorism efforts have not ...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 8, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, February 1, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 25, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 18, 2023

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, January 12, 2023

Taliban Supreme Leader Uses Gathering of Religious Leaders to Consolidate Power

Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada leveraged a recent gathering of Taliban-aligned religious leaders to consolidate power and a...