Suicide Terrorism in the Sulu Archipelago by Yeo, Kenneth

“…Two Egyptians and one Filipino were killed recently for attempted suicide attacks in Sulu, the Philippines. This was the first attempted suicide attack by pro-Islamic State (IS) groups in the Philippines after the death of IS’ leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. …”
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Drivers of suicide terrorism in Pakistan by Khuram Iqbal

“…Pakistan has the third highest number of suicide bombings in the world. The drivers behind the lethal trend of suicide bombings need to be explored and dealt with through a multi-dimensional strategy.…”
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Afganistan and the logic of suicide terrorism by Hekmat Karzai

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The Medan Suicide Attack : Enablers of Radicalism by Rahmah, Unaesah

“…A recent suicide bombing at the police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, was the first attack in Indonesia by a pro-IS cell since the death of the so-called “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. …”
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Filipino Suicide Bombings : Breaching Another Threshold? by Singh, Jasminder

“…Suicide attacks in the Southeast Asian region involving jihadist groups have been intermittent and low-scale with the exception of Indonesia over the last two decades. …”
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2020 Jolo suicide attack : evolving tactics by Yeo, Kenneth, Mahzam, Remy

“…The 24 August 2020 suicide bombing in Jolo which involved female attackers has brought attention to the emergence of the pro-Islamic State (IS) Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan faction of the Abu Sayyaf Group and its tactic of engaging women for this role.…”
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Female suicide bombers : urgent deterrence needed by Amalina Abdul Nasir

“…The involvement of female suicide bombers in the August Jolo bombings suggests the steady rise of female combatants in the region. …”
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Basilan Island Suicide Attack : IS Tapping into ASG’s Strength? by Syed Huzaifah Othman Alkaff

“…The recent suicide bombing in Lamitan City in Basilan Island and attack on a military base in Sulu Island in Southern Philippines highlight the persistent security threat posed by Islamic State (IS) in this region. …”
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Rise of the Rajah Solaiman movement (RSM) : suicide terrorism in the Philippines by Banlaoi, Rommel C.

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The Fatal Allure of Extremist Logic: Syaifudin Zuhri and the July 17 Suicide Bombers by Sulastri Osman

“…Emerging details of how he recruited suicide bombers suggest that perhaps it is less the disaffected but more the intellectually curious who may be fodder for terrorist groups.…”
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The ‘Black Widows’ of Iraq by Dolnik, Adam

“…ON September 28, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in the border town of Tal Afar, 420 km northwest of Baghdad, killing six people and wounding 35. …”
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Terrorist threat to Sochi olympics : testing time for Russia by Nodirbek Soliyev

“…The suicide bombings in Volgograd and the threat of attacks by terrorists underscore a changed reality confronting a resurgent Russia. …”
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Attack on Iran’s embassy : who are the Abdullah Azzam Brigades? by Ahmed Salah Hashim

“…Who were behind the recent twin suicide attacks outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut? …”
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The 2015 Paris Terrorist Attacks: An Assessment by Yeo, Weimeng

“…The suicide armed attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015 were unprecedented in magnitude and scale. …”
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Islamic State : New Phase of Global Expansion? by Gunaratna, Rohan

“…Despite battlefield losses and reversals in Iraq and Syria, the multiple suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on 21 April 2019 demonstrated that the so-called Islamic State (IS) is entering a new phase of global expansion.…”
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Al-Qaeda's female jihadists : the Islamist ideological view by Tuty Raihanah Mostarom

“…Yet there has been a sharp increase in the number of female suicide bombers linked to Al Qaeda. How can this be explained?…”
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The London bombings: radicalisation and its implications by Burnell, Sarah Jamie

“…Police in London reportedly have revealed that all four suspects were British nationals of Pakistani descent, making them the first suicide bombers to strike in Europe. The methods used in the attacks, and the disclosure that the perpetrators were from within the British Muslim community, caused more surprise and shock than if the perpetrators would have entered the United Kingdom solely for this purpose - as did the 9/11 hijackers in the case of the United States.…”
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