Murad Batal al-Shishani is an Islamic groups and terrorism issues analyst
based in London. He is a specialist on Islamic Movements in Chechnya and in
the Middle East. He is a regular contributor to several publications in both
Arabic and English. He is also author of the book "The Islamic Movement in
Chechnya and the Chechen-Russian Conflict 1990-2000", Amman, 2001 (in
Arabic), and "Iraqi Resistance: National Liberation vs. Terrorism: A
Quantitative Study," November 2005 Iraqi Studies Series, Issue 5, Gulf
Research Center-Dubai. He can be followed on Twitter @muradbatal
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Published in: HomeTo drone or not to drone – a key questionIf al-Qaeda comes under more pressure, it will switch strategies again, which will then make drones irrelevant.
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Published in: HomeIs al-Qaeda establishing a small Shari’a emirates in Yemen?
Al Qaeda are trying to make up for the Arab spring in several areas, including Yemen.
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Published in: HomeAl-Qaeda post-Bin Laden: what next?
The Salafi-jihadist movement is losing its recruitment pool in the Arab world. Its latest strategies look elsewhere,...
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Published in: HomeDebate over “jihad” in Saudi Arabia
A review of 'Jihad in Saudi Arabia', by Thomas Hegghammer, looks at the complications of adequately describing...