From the Pacific Rim to Syria, and back: The Jihadists' Underground River

Although Islamic State-controlled territory is confined to certain specific regions (parts of Iraq, the Sham, Sinai, Libya, the Caucasus, etc., called Wilayats), the group's influence extends far beyond those territories: IS commands a number of cells throughout the world, in charge of recruitment, gathering arms and money, and carrying out terrorist attacks abroad. IS in the Pacific RimThe Islamic State in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines is one of those cells working for IS from afar; it is a fast-growing terror cell, especially in the aftermath of the 14 January 2016 terror attacks in Jakarta and the beheading of Canadian hostage John Ridsdel. IS operations in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are all inter-connected, and often use decades old supply and smuggle routes they inherited from Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) as well as other groups such as the Abu Sayyaf Group. The Islamic State in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines (IS,…

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Clemmie Douchez-Lortet

Clemmie is a research associate at Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC). She focuses on Islamic terrorism in the Middle East and the Caucasus, working particularly on groups in Syria...

Daniel Lebowitz

Mr. Lebowitz earned his M.A. in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in 2015. As a student, Daniel excelled in researching lone...