Militant Leadership Monitor

European Foreign Fighters in the Islamic State

In this Quarterly Special Report (QSR), Jamestown looks at European foreign fighters within the Islamic State. One of the most unique aspects of the Islamic State organization is its targeted recruitment of foreign fighters. Thousands of men and women from around the world have traveled... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – August 2015

The August 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with three briefs. Nicholas Heras first looks at Shaykh Hammoud Saeed al-Mikhlafi, a key ally of Saudi Arabia against the Houthis in Taiz. Then, Matthew Czekaj discusses Poland's first suicide bomber with the Islamic State, Jacek... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – July 2015 Issue

The July 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor covers militants from Libya to Pakistan. Nicholas Heras begins with a brief on Muhanna Jaffala, an Aleppan student turned rebel leader who was just severely injured in an assassination attempt. Heras follows with another on Faraj al-Barassi, the Libyan... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – June 2015 Issue

The June 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor starts off with a brief of Captain Abd al-Nasr Shmeir, a former Syrian soldier turned militia leader in the Damascus suburban area of Ghouta. Nicholas Heras follows this up with one on Shaykh Abu Rateb al-Homsi, a... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – May 2015 Issue

The May 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with a brief on trans-Saharan jihadist Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, who recently switched allegiance from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State, by Nicholas Heras. He follows with another on Abu Humam, who leads one of the local jihadist groups to... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – April 2015

The April 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor covers militants from Syria to South Sudan. Nicholas Heras begins with a brief on Abu Abd Allah al-Shami, a leading Salafist commander in Syria. He follows with another on Anas bin Ali bin Abdul Aziz al-Nashwan, a... MORE
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The Kenyan Face of al-Shabaab

Three months before the recent storming of Garissa University College in Kenya by al-Shabaab militants, Jamestown analyst Muhyadin Ahmed Roble wrote that the Somali terrorist group was still capable of mounting devastating attacks and remained a viable threat in regional security. In light of these... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – March 2015 Issue

The March 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two briefs on Syrian militants. Muhammad al-Faris is a supporter of President Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, a Kurdish-majority area of northeastern Syria. Major Yassir Abd al-Rahim is a defected Syrian artillery officer who is part... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – February 2015 Issue

The February 2015 issue begins with a brief on the three commanders of the the Free Syrian Army's al-Jaysh al-Awal by Nicholas Heras. Saber Safer, Abd al-Latif al-Hawrami and Abu Hamza al-Nu'iymi lead roughly 10,000 fighters in the Dara'a and al-Quneitra governorates. This is followed... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – January 2015 Issue

The January 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two briefs on Syrian fighters by Nicholas Heras. Shaykh Muhammad Sa’ad al-Din al-Baridi is the leader of Liwa Shuhada al-Yarmouk; Jabhat al-Nusra recently accused al-Baridi of defecting to the Islamic State. Rafid Abd al-Razaq Taha,... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – December 2014

The December 2014 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two brief sketch of Libyan militia commanders by Nicholas Heras. Omar al-Ansari commands the Tuareg Katiba 315 in southwestern Libya where he is at the nexus of a trans-Saharan illicit trade network while Salim Barrani... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – November 2014

The November 2014 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with a snapshot of two Syrian military defectors who are now FSA commanders by Nicholas Heras. Ahmad Absi Al-Su’oud defected in March 2012 and now leads al-Furqa 13 while Hassan Mar’i Al-Hamadeh defected with his MiG-21... MORE
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Terrorism in Post-Mursi Egypt: A Militant Leadership Monitor Special Report

In this Quarterly Special Report (QSR) on terrorism in post-Mursi Egypt, we focus on the changing nature of Egypt’s political transition and insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. Since the military removed Muhammad Mursi from power, terrorism has escalated against both the military and civilians. The... MORE
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Militant Leadership Monitor – October 2014 Issue

The October 2014 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two briefs on Syrian fighters by Nicholas Heras. Abu Issa is the leader of FSA affiliate Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa and has worked to coordinate operations with the Syrian Kurds as they fight against the Islamic... MORE
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