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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
The July issue of MLM begins with two Briefs by Nicholas A. Heras focused on Congo's M23 Leader Sultani Makenga and Niger's Salafist Militant Cheibani Ould Hama, respectively. Michael W. S. Ryan provides a montage of three leaders to watch in post-Mursi Egypt. Dominic Kalms... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – June 2013 Issue
In the June issue of MLM Nicholas A. Heras provides two briefs, one concerning a leadership dispute within the Syrian-back Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas Brigade to Defend the Holy Shrine of Sayida Zeinab and a second brief about a ceasefire negotiated between MNLA leader Bilal ag... MORE
The North Caucasus Trail of the Boston Bombers: A Militant Leadership Monitor Special Report
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
Militant Leadership Monitor – May 2013 Issue
In this month's issue of Militant Leadership Monitor, Jamestown analysts have written about militant and criminal underworld figures across the globe. In light of the rising tension between Lebanese Sunnis and Shiites that is being expressed in Syria, Murad Batal al-Shishani drew up a portrait... MORE
Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) Development: Drivers, Trajectories and Strategic Implications
China’s anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), the DF-21D, has reached the equivalent of Initial Operational Capability. Although it probably has been deployed in small numbers, additional challenges and tests remain. This 160-page monograph examines the ASBM’s capability and history, showing how the DF-21D meets multiple priorities... MORE
The Sultan’s Raiders: The Military Role of the Crimean Tatars in the Ottoman Empire
From the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries, the Christian nations of Europe and the Shiites of Persia were forced to defend their lands against the inroads of an ever expanding Ottoman Empire, an empire whose awesome war machine at times appeared strong enough to absorb... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – April Issue
This issue of Militant Leadership Monitor includes profiles of Saudi Arabia's Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al-Khazmari al-Zahrani, AQIM's Jemal Oukacha, Libya's Isa Amd al-Majid, the Niger Delta's al-Haji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari (Part Two), and a look at leaders of Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia. To purchase this report, click... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – March Issue
This issue of Militant Leadership Monitor includes in-depth analyses of Ansaru's Khalid al-Barnawi, the Niger Delta's al-Haji Mujahid Dokubu-Asari, succession scenarios after Talabani, and the second part of a who's who in the Jordanian Opposition. To purchase this report, click here.
Militant Leadership Monitor – February Issue
This issue of Militant Leadership Monitor includes in-depth portraits of Tripoli's Hussam Abdullah Sabbagh, Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khalid Meshaal, Egypt's Muhammad al-Zawahiri and the Toulouse gunman Muhammad Merah. To purchase a copy of this issue, click here.