Briefs
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
Anton ‘Lotus’ Yelizarov: Wagner Leader MIA in Mali
Executive Summary: Anton "Lotus" Yelizarov, a 42-year-old Russian commander who took over the combat side of the Wagner Group’s military operations may have been killed or captured in a disastrous ambush on Russian forces in Mali in late July. Wagner’s successor in Africa, the African... MORE
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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
Raed al-Karmi: Twenty Years Dead, Second Intifada Leader’s Legacy at Core of New ‘Rapid Response Battalion’ in Tulkarem
Executive Summary: The legacy of Raed al-Karmi, a Palestinian militant who fought in the Second Intifada and was killed in 2002, continues to have an impact on the minds of West Bank militants, especially in the city of Tulkarem. Since October 7, 2023, a broad... MORE
Mir Bangulzai: Commander ‘Returned From the Dead’ to Boost Baloch Insurgency in Pakistan
Executive Summary: Mir Abdul Nabi Bangulzai is a well-known and well-liked Baloch guerrilla commander who gained renown for having been mistakenly declared dead in 2016 following a raid by the Pakistani military. Since then, Bangulzai has become a key figure in reconciling disparate Baloch militant... MORE
Rawa Majid and Ismael Abdo: Swedish Gangsters Revealed as Iranian Proxies
Executive Summary: In late May, Mossad attributed two attacks against the Israeli embassy in Stockholm to Iranian-backed criminal networks active in the country. The individuals at the core of these networks are Rawa “The Kurdish Fox” Majid and Ismael “The Strawberry” Abdo. The decision by... MORE