Not Just the Caliphate: Non–Islamic State–Related Jihadist Terrorism in America

Gilkes, Sarah

GW Work

Not Just the Caliphate: Non–Islamic State–Related Jihadist Terrorism in America Open Access

While there has been a relative surge in the number of U.S. persons radicalized and recruited by the Islamic State in the last five years, other jihadist organizations, primarily al-Qaeda, remain popular and active. This suggests that, while group affiliation matters, the draw of the wider Salafi-jihadist ideology that al-Qaeda, IS, and other like-minded groups adhere to is equally important when analyzing the jihadist threat to America.