Volume 8 Issue 2

Articles from Volume 8 Issue 2

Leading Jabhat Fateh al-Sham’s New Coalition in Syria: Who Is Hashim al-Sheikh?

03.02.2017 Rafid Jaboori

On January 28, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) — the Jabhat al-Nusrah successor group formed in July 2016, which now claims that it is no longer...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Middle East

An American-Educated Warlord in Equatoria: A Profile of South Sudan’s General Martin Terensio Kenyi

03.02.2017 Andrew McGregor

According to a confidential UN report, six million people, half the population of South Sudan, are in need of humanitarian assistance less than six years...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Central Africa

Vying for Power in the PKK: A Profile of Senior Commander Dr. Bahoz Erdal

03.02.2017 Göktuğ Sönmez

Fahman Hussein— a Kurdish militant more widely known by his nom de guerre, Dr. Bahoz Erdal — was born in Syria in 1969. He studied...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Middle East

A Threat From Prison? A Look at AQIM Mauritanian Operative Saleck Ould Cheikh Mohamedou

03.02.2017 Dario Cristiani

On December 21, 2016, the U.S. State Department identified the al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) operative Saleck Ould Cheikh Mohamedou as a Specially Designated...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Africa