This issue of Militant Leadership Monitor includes profiles of Pakistan’s Most Wanted Adnan Rasheed, Laskhar-e-Jhangvi founder Malik Muhammad Ishaq, Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Abdul Rahman Makki, and al-Shabaab’s Abu Mansoor al-Amriki.
This issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with a profile by Guy Fricano of Mexico's Miguel Trevino of Los Zetas who is being targeted for character assassination. Arif Jamal provides a portrait of the top LeT ideologue Amir Hamza. In in-depth look at Mallam Muhammadu, the ideological... MORE
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
In this Quarterly Special Report (QSR) on Mayhem in Mali, we focus on the various Islamist fighters who have taken over northern Mali. The QSR includes profiles of important personalities in the Sahel region such as Abou Zeid, a brutal, committed and resilient militant under... MORE
The horrible tragedy in Boston on April 15 has refocused Western attention on Russia’s troubled North Caucasus, which has already experienced more than a decade of turmoil and upheaval. Many perspectives exist in scrutinizing the deadly events surrounding the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks. But nearly... MORE