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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Militant Leadership Monitor – September 2014 Issue
The September 2014 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with a brief on the new leader of the Caucasus Emirate, Abu Muhammad, by noted Chechen analyst Mairbek Vatchagaev. Ebi Spahiu then discusses the recent arrest of Shefqet Krasniqi, the imam of the Grand Mosque in... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – August 2014 Issue
The August 2014 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two briefs on Syrian rebel commanders fighting against the Islamic State. Abu Thabit commands the FSA affiliate Kata’ib Syuuf al-Shabaa while Akram al-Ka'abi, formerly of the Jaysh al-Mahdi, now leads Harakat al-Nujaba. Jacob Zenn offers a portraits of Hafsat Bako... MORE
Foreign Fighters in Syria: A Militant Leadership Monitor Special Report
In this Quarterly Special Report (QSR), we focus on the foreign fighters who have flocked to the Syrian conflict from around the world. From the Caucasus to the Black Sea to Indonesia, the Syrianconflict has attracted militants from various corners of the globe to fight... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – July 2014
The July issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with briefs on Islamic State militants. Hassan Aboud recently defected to Islamic State and brought with him the group Liwa Dawud. Abu Sayaah Tiyaara leads a besieged chapter of Islamic State in the Damascus suburbs, far from the... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – June 2014 Issue
Militant Leadership Monitor's June issue begins with briefs on two Syrian militants. Khalid Hayani leads Itihad Liwa’ Shuhada’ Badr against ISIS while Harakat Hazm through Abd Allah ‘Awda may be among the first groups to receive direct military assistance from the United States. Following these is an article... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – May 2014
The May 2014 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two briefs on rival Libyan militia commanders. Shaykh Sha’ban Mas’oud Khalifa Hadia commands the day-to-day operations of Operations Room for Libya's Revolutionaries, a pro-government militia while Uthman Mliqta and Liwa al-Qa'qa are with General Haftar. Animesh Roul... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – April 2014 Issue
The April issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with a profile of Maysar Ali Al-Jabouri, a Jabhat al-Nusra amir who is encouraging the split between al-Nusra and ISIS in Syria. This is followed with the next brief covering the connection between anti-balaka militias and Patrice Edouard Ngaissona in the Central African Republic.... MORE