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Executive Summary: General Yawd Serk leads the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS). He advocates for Shan nationalism, ethnic autonomy, and federalism while prioritizing pragmatic...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor China and the Asia-Pacific

Qayyum Khan Malang Tests Taliban Control in Northeastern Afghanistan

11.03.2026 Imtiaz Baloch

Executive Summary: In July, fighters from the anti-Taliban Sepahiyan-e Mihan launched an assault on the district center of Yaftali Sufla in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province under...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Afghanistan

Berlin Vehicle-Ramming Attack: The Case of Abdul Ballout

11.03.2026 Herbert Maack

Executive Summary: On July 25, Abdul Ballout carried out a deadly vehicle-ramming and knife attack at a Berlin LGBTQ+ event after pledging allegiance to the...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Europe

Silvana Guerrero: Rural Teacher and ELN Commander in Colombia

11.03.2026 Jacob Zenn

Executive Summary: Luz Amanda Pallares Pallares, better known as “Silvana Guerrero,” has transitioned from a rural teacher to a prominent senior commander in Colombia’s National...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Colombia