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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

Militant Leadership Monitor – March 2014 Issue
The March issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with an update on the efforts of Abu Ayman al-Iraqi, a deputy of ISIS commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in Eastern Syria. This is followed with a profile of Muhammad Ali Tambako and his expulsion as the vice-chairman... MORE

Conflict in South Sudan: A Militant Leadership Monitor Special Report
In this Quarterly Special Report (QSR) on the conflict in South Sudan, we focus on the civil wars, border disputes and rivalries between ethnic groups that have resulted in over half a century of violence in the country. The QSR begins with an overview by... MORE

Militant Leadership Monitor – December 2013 Issue
The December Issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features two briefs by Nicholas A. Heras. The first focuses on the recent announcement by eastern Syrian militant leader Saddam al-Jamal of his change of allegiance from the Free Syrian Army to al-Qaeda. The second brief provides a snapshot of Osama Amin al-Shihabi... MORE

Militant Leadership Monitor – November 2013 Issue
The November Issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features two briefs by Nicholas A. Heras. The first focuses on the recent announcement of the formation of al-Jabhat al-Islamiya (Islamic Front), a coalition of seven powerful opposition groups in Syria, with a look at one of its... MORE

The Rise of al-Shabaab: A Militant Leadership Monitor Special Report
In this Quarterly Special Report (QSR) on the rise of al-Shabaab, we focus on the various militants who are guiding al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-aligned militant organization that aims to impose Shari’a in Somalia. The group began as a radical youth wing of Somalia’s Islamic Courts Union... MORE

Militant Leadership Monitor – October 2013 Issue
The October Issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features two briefs by Nicholas A. Heras. The first focuses on Ugandan militant Salafist leader Jamil Mukuli who has been accused of complicity in the attack on Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya. The second brief concerns Shaykh... MORE

Militant Leadership Monitor – September 2013 Issue
The September Issue of Militant Leadership Monitor focuses on militant leaders in Africa and the Middle East. In the first brief, Nicholas A. Heras analyzes an Iraqi Shiite militia leader who has vowed vengeance if the United States and its Allies launch a strike on Syria. The... MORE

Militant Leadership Monitor – August 2013 Issue
The August Issue of Militant Leadership Monitor is a special issue. The report begins with two briefs by Nicholas A. Heras on Bin Laden aide Ramzi Mahmud al-Muwafi and Syrian YPG Commander Sipan Hemo, respectively. The following two profiles come from Eurasia Daily Monitor regular... MORE

Militant Leadership Monitor – July 2013 Issue
This issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two Briefs, covering Congo's M23 leader Sultani Makenga and Malian Militant Cheibane Ould Hama. The issue continues with a small montage of leaders to watch in post-Mursi Egypt, by Michael W.S. Ryan. Dominic Kalms provides an in-depth... MORE