Briefs
Abu Shujaa: West Bank’s Most Wanted Militant Killed in Israeli Operation
Executive Summary: The most wanted militant in the West Bank, Mohammed Jaber, better known as "Abu Shujaa," was eliminated on August 29, 2024. Jaber’s Tulkarm brigade, which had previously proved to be a headache for the Israel Defense Forces in the city of Tulkarm in... MORE
Joan Lacio ‘Mark’ Encancion and Jolina ‘Chloe’ Martinez Sergio: NPA Couple Killed by Philippine Army
Executive Summary: A prominent couple in the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, was killed on August 22. The two are believed to have been turned in by local villagers in the area around the city of... MORE
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General Tariq Saleh: A Thorn in the Side of the Houthis
Executive Summary: In Yemen, the internationally recognized government-aligned National Resistance Forces (NRF) are led by General Tariq Saleh, the nephew of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saleh’s faction holds a critical chokepoint, which prevents the Houthis from seizing the rest of the country’s Red Sea... MORE
Twan Mrat Naing: Ruler of Rakhine and Leader of the Arakan Army
Executive Summary: Twan Mrat Naing is the leader of one of the major anti-junta ethnic factions in Myanmar, the Arakan Army (AA). Twan has pushed fairly successfully for a separate Rakhine State under his leadership, either independent or in confederation with a new national government... MORE
Commander Muneeb: The Mind Behind the TTP’s Media Transformation
Executive Summary: Chaudhry Muneeb Ur Rehman Jatt, better known as Commander Muneeb, is a former al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) leader who revolutionized the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) recruitment and propaganda efforts. The close coordination between al-Qaeda and its former leaders and the TTP, reflects... MORE
Abu Bakar Kogoya: A Post-Mortem of TPNPB–OPM Guerilla
Executive Summary: Mobinus Abu Bakar Kogoya, a guerilla fighter with the West Papua National Liberation Army–Free Papua Movement (TPNPB–OPM), was killed in an operation by the Indonesian military in April. Abu's death will likely impede TPNPB–OPM operations in the remote areas where he operated. The... MORE