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Militant Leadership Monitor – March 2012 Issue
The March 2012 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two briefs - one covers the Indian Mujahideen's Yasin Bhatkal, while the other details the leadership vacuum in the Upper Huallaga Valley. Following the theme of leadership vacuums, the first article profiles the questionable status... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – January 2016 Issue
The January 2016 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with briefs about Turkmen Iraqi leader, Arshad al-Salehi, and a Libyan military commander by the name of Salam Jadallah al-Ubaidi. The first profile in the issue describes the significance of Abu Wardah Santoso in the uptick... MORE
Russia’s Zapad 2013 Military Exercise: Lessons for Baltic Regional Security
Zapad 2013 was a wide-scale military exercise carried out by the Russian and Belarusian military forces in September 2013. The joint maneuvers, which were held in Belarus and western Russia, simulated an incursion by foreign-backed “terrorist” groups originating from the Baltic States. This exercise—involving tens... MORE
2015 Ninth Annual Terrorism Conference DVD
On December 8, 2015, The Jamestown Foundation held its ninth annual terrorism conference on The War in Syria, Islamic State and the Changing Landscape of Asymmetric Threats, at the University Club in Washington, DC. This full-length set of DVDs covers opening remarks, three conference panels and... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – November 2015 Issue
The November 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor starts off with a brief of Major General Muhammad Khaddour, the Syrian loyalist commander in charge of the Raqqa, Deir al-Zor and al-Hasakah Governorates, where the Islamic State is located. Nicholas Heras follows this up with a... MORE
China and Afghanistan After the NATO Withdrawal
By Richard Weitz Available for Free Download at the Bottom of the Page Chinese policymakers have conflicting sentiments regarding the planned military withdrawal of the United States and its allies from Afghanistan. PRC officials have expressed their commitment to collaborate with the international community to promote political... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – October 2015 Issue
The October 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor covers several militants connected with the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq. Nicholas Heras begins with a brief on Shaykh Auws al-Khafaji and Shaykh Ammar al-Lami, the Secretary General and primary adjutant, respectively, of an Iraqi Shi'a group that fights on behalf... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – September 2015 Issue
The September 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with a brief on Saqr Abu Qutaiba, the leader of a Syrian armed rebel group who would like to receive training and weapons from the United States. This is followed by a brief on Shaykh Saleh... MORE
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
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
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
Six Years at Sea… And Counting: Gulf of Aden Anti-Piracy and China’s Maritime Commons Presence
Available Now Well over six years of Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden have directly supported People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) modernization goals and provided invaluable experience operating in distant waters. Lessons learned have spawned PLAN innovations in doctrine, operations, and international coordination.... MORE
Azerbaijan and the New Energy Geopolitics of Southeastern Europe
Azerbaijan and the New Energy Geopolitics of Southeastern Europe, edited by Margarita Assenova and Zaur Shiriyev, comes at a critical time when concerns about energy security are growing in the midst of military, economic and energy conflicts in East and Southeastern Europe. As the construction... MORE
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
Who’s Who Among the Islamic State’s Commanders, Clerics and Affiliates
One year after the capture of Mosul on June 9, 2014, the militant movement known as the Islamic State has become one of the world’s most widely known terrorist organizations. The rise of this jihadist group has set off shock waves in Western capitals as... MORE
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