Research Guide Homepage: Groups CENTCOM: Islamic Jihad Union

Alternate Terms & Spellings

Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami
Ittihad al-Jihad al-Islami
Dzhamaat Modzhakhedov
Islamic Jihad Group of Uzbekistan
Islami Jihad Ittehad
Islom Jihodi Ittihodi
Uzbek Islamic Jihad
Islamic Jihad Union
al-Djihad al-Islami
Islamskii Dzhikhad
Jamaat Mojahedin
Al Djihad al-Islami
Jama'at al-Jihad
Jamiyat
The Jamaat Mujahedin
The Kazakh Jama'at
The Libyan Society

Basic Information

"The Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) is an extremist organization that splintered from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) in the early 2000s and is currently based in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The IJU, which is committed to toppling the government in Uzbekistan, adheres to an anti-Western ideology, opposes secular rule in Uzbekistan, and seeks to replace the current regime with a government based on Islamic law." From TRAC

Books

Central Asian Militancy : a primary source examination by Thomas M. Sanderson (Contribution by); Duncan Fitz; Sung In Marshall (Contribution by)
Call Number: BP190.5.T47 F58 2014
As Western forces withdraw from Afghanistan, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) could become more dangerous to Western and Afghan interests. Both groups are active in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theater and may use northern Afghanistan as a springboard for extending the banner of Sharia north of the Amu Darya River, the natural boundary separating Afghanistan from post-Soviet Central Asia.
Talibanistan by Peter Bergen (Editor); Katherine Tiedemann (Editor)
Call Number: DS389 .T355 2013
Essays by experts exploring the intersection of geography, religion, foreign policy, and terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Terrorism - Public News + Media Sites

Council on Foreign Relations. Terrorism.
Articles, op-eds, links to resources.
Defense One
Defense One delivers news, breaking analysis and ideas on the topics and trends in U.S. defense and national security.
The Economist
A weekly international news and business publication, offering reporting, commentary and analysis on world current affairs, business, finance, science and technology, culture, society, media and the arts.

Global Terrorism Index (2016)
The GTD is considered to be the most comprehensive dataset on terrorist activity globally and has codified over 140,000 terrorist incidents.

International Security Data Site
New America’s International Security Program is focused on providing evidence-based analysis of international security issues, including the rise of political Islam, U.S. counterterrorism operations, and cyber warfare. This data site houses all of the databases that the program has compiled in its effort to bring greater transparency to such issues. They are maintained and updated on a regular basis.
The Investigative Project on Terrorism
For more than a decade, the IPT has investigated the operations, funding, activities and front groups of Islamic terrorist and extremist groups in the United States and around the world.
Journalist's Resource. Terrorism.
Open-access site that curates scholarly studies and reports.
Journal of Terrorism Research
The aim of this Journal is to provide a space for academics and counter-terrorism professionals to publish work focused on the study of terrorism.
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)
A consortium of researchers dedicated to improving the understanding of the human causes and consequences of terrorism.
New York Times. Terrorism.
Index of articles on terrorism and links to resources.
Real Clear Defense
Updated every morning and throughout the day, RCD culls and publishes the best commentary, news, polling data, and links to important resources from all points of the political compass and covering important issues of the day.
Small Wars Journal
The Small Wars Journal facilitates the exchange of information among practitioners, thought leaders, and students of Small Wars (insurgencies, terrorist campaign, guerrilla operations), in order to advance knowledge and capabilities in the field.
Stanford University. Mapping Militant Organizations.
Profiles and timelines maps.

Terrorism - Gov + Mil Sites

The Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point
The CTC produces in-depth research reports on terrorist ideology, terrorist strategy and structure, and emerging threat.
Department of State. Bureau of Counterterrorism.
Resources including annual Country Reports on Terrorism.
FBI. Terrorism.
Data on Threats, Most Wanted, links to other resources.
Foreign Military Studies. Ft. Leavenworth
Translated selections and analysis from a diverse range of foreign articles and other media.
Global Incident Map
Events, attacks, incidents and more tracked by location and filed by type.
National Counterterrorism Center. Terrorist Profiles.
Terrorists are listed by first name, last name, and common aliases.