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Aaron Zelin
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Ph.D., King's College London; M.A., Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Brandeis University; B.A., Indiana University

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Featured Publications

Al-Shabab gives goats as zakat (alms) in Somalia.
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Jihadist Governance and Statecraft
In this anthology, contributors discuss the policy challenges associated with an emerging phenomenon, but disabuse readers of any notion that jihadist governance and statecraft should be equated with political moderation.
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  • Devorah Margolin
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Islamic State forces, in convoy formation, declare allegiance to new caliph, 2023.
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Exploiting a "Vast Jihad Arena":
The Islamic State Takes Territory in Mali
The offensive occurred amid a deteriorating security situation across the Sahel that will require creative U.S. responses.
۲۶ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۳
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Sarah Cahn
Screenshot of The Washington Institute's Islamic State interactive map
Maps & Graphics
Introducing the Islamic State Select Worldwide Activity Map
This multimedia tool—easily the most comprehensive of its kind—provides a novel, accessible way to understand the Islamic State’s global reach and activities. Beyond a traditional focus on attacks, find content from Islamic State media, designations, and legal cases.
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Your Sons Are at Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad
How did Tunisia, a democratic bright spot of the Arab uprisings with very little history of terrorist violence within its borders before 2011, become one of the largest sources of foreign fighters for the Islamic State? This groundbreaking book presents the first history of the Tunisian jihadi movement and challenges simplified views of jihadism's appeal and success.
۷ فوریهٔ ۲۰۲۰
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Leaders of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
Maps & Graphics
The Age of Political Jihadism:
A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The Syria-based group now functions more like a government than a nonstate actor, portending a reorientation for the larger jihadist movement.
۹ مهٔ ۲۰۲۲
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Syria chessboard international and local players
Syria at the Center of Power Competition and Counterterrorism
Even as U.S. policymakers must stay focused on the Assad regime’s culpability, they also face a complex web of power dynamics in which Russia, Turkey, Iran, Israel, and other actors are attempting to secure their various interests.
۸ فوریهٔ ۲۰۲۱
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
A view of the Al-Hawl (or Al-Hol) ISIS detention camp in Syria - source: Reuters
Maps & Graphics
Wilayat al-Hawl:
'Remaining' and Incubating the Next Islamic State Generation
Many inhabitants of the al-Hol camp still profess loyalty to the jihadist group and have sought to impose a fundamentalist lifestyle on their fellow residents.
۱۸ اکتبر ۲۰۱۹
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Maps & Graphics
Tunisian Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria
Over the past few years, the influx of Tunisian fighters to Iraq and Syria has rendered Tunisia practically synonymous with
۲۸ نوامبر ۲۰۱۸
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin

Recent Policy Analysis by آرون وای. زیلن

An Islamic State fighter waves an ISIS flag while brandishing an automatic rifle in Raqaa, Syria - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
The Islamic State Attacks the New Syrian Government
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Syria's acting president Sharaa greets U.S. President Trump in Riyadh in May 2025 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Trump Meets Sharaa: Writing a New Chapter in U.S.-Syria Relations
۱۴ مهٔ ۲۰۲۵
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
Photo of a Syrian soldier clearing landmines in Idlib province.
Brief Analysis
Syria Trip Report: Next Steps for U.S. Policy
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
  • Caroline Rose
  • Gareth Browne
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham chief Abu Mohammed al-Jolani speaks to reporters in Damascus in December 2024 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Curbing China’s Influence on the New Syrian Government
۱۷ آوریل ۲۰۲۵
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  • Grant Rumley
  • Aaron Y. Zelin
A rebel fighter belonging to the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham gestures while riding a vehicle near Aleppo in November 2024 - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
The New Syrian Government’s Fight Against the Islamic State, Hezbollah, and Captagon
March 2025
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
A Syrian man points at bullet holes in a window of a hospital in Jableh town, 25 km south of Latakia, following a spate of violence between Syrian security forces and insurgents loyal to deposed president Bashar al-Assad - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Syria’s Transitional Honeymoon Is Over After Massacres and Disinformation
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  • Aaron Y. Zelin
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