Jacob Lees Weiss

Jacob Lees Weiss is an analyst specializing in the MENA region at Healix International and HX global. He holds an MA in Contemporary Arabic Studies from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Prior to working at Healix, he spent time volunteering for NGOs and studying in Algeria and Egypt.

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Mohammad Bazzi: West Africa-Based Hezbollah Money Launderer Arrested and Extradited

01.05.2024 Jacob Lees Weiss

Executive Summary Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi is a prominent Hezbollah financier who operated money laundering schemes across Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East. He was...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Gambia

Outside of Succession, IRGC Unlikely to Attempt Wagner-Like Coup

10.11.2023 Jacob Lees Weiss

Following the brief June rebellion staged by now-deceased Russian Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin (see EDM, August 16), Iranian-state media quickly denied the feasibility of...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Iran

Jordan’s U-Turn on Iran and the Capatagon Conundrum From Syria

07.29.2022 Jacob Lees Weiss

On July 10, Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh claimed that Jordan had never treated Iran as a national security threat (BBC Arabic, July 10). However,...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Iran

Can the Egyptian Military and Tribal Militias Curb Islamic State in Sinai Province’s Eleven-Year Insurgency?

07.01.2022 Jacob Lees Weiss

On May 7, days after Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi claimed terrorism was on the brink of eradication in Sinai, Islamic State in Sinai Province...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Egypt