Niamh McBurney

Niamh McBurney is the Middle East analyst for AKE Group in London.

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‘Wilayat Haramayn’: Confronting Islamic State in Saudi Arabia

04.07.2017 Niamh McBurney

The threat of Islamist militancy to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been nearly continuous, in various manifestations, since the mid-1990s, with Islamic State (IS)...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Middle East

Gulf States Bolster Security Initiatives to Confront Islamic State Threat

07.22.2016 Niamh McBurney

Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made clear in an audio recording two years ago that the group intended to include the Gulf States...

Publication Terrorism Monitor Middle East