Murad Batal al- Shishani

Murad Batal al-Shishani is an Islamic groups and terrorism issues analyst based in London. He is a specialist on Islamic Movements in the Middle East and in the North Caucasus. He is a regular contributor to several publications in both Arabic and English. He is also author of the book “The Islamic Movement in Chechnya and the Chechen-Russian Conflict 1990-2000”, Amman, 2001 (in Arabic), "Iraqi Resistance: National Liberation vs. Terrorism: A Quantitative Study," November 2005 Iraqi Studies Series, Issue 5, Gulf Research Center-Dubai, and “Al-Qaeda: Geopolitical, Strategic Outlook and Social Composition, 2012, ECSSR-Abu Dhabi”.

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Shakir Wahib: The Face of the Islamic State in Anbar Province

02.28.2015 Murad Batal al- Shishani

In the hot summer of 2013, jihadists filmed themselves stopping trucks on the main road linking Iraq with Syria and Jordan. [1] Their leader, wearing...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor

Abu Muhammad al-Adnani: The Syrian Face of ‘Islamic State’

09.30.2014 Murad Batal al- Shishani

One of the major pieces of advice that jihadist ideologues have been giving their followers in the new areas where they are operating is to...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Syria

The Islamic State’s Strategic and Tactical Plan for Iraq

08.08.2014 Murad Batal al- Shishani

Since the announcement of the Islamic State, Iraq’s Sunni jihadist movement has been obsessed with controlling geographical space in order to declare an Islamic caliphate,...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Iraq

Islamist North Caucasus Rebels Training a New Generation of Fighters in Syria

02.07.2014 Murad Batal al- Shishani

As Syria’s bloody conflict enters its fourth year in March, it continues to provide a battlefield that attracts jihadists from all over the world. North...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Syria