Though the Southern Syrian Province of Suwayda’ is primarily Druze, there is a notable Bedouin tribal minority in the province. I recently interviewed Sheikh Mamdouh al-Sa’id, a Bedouin sheikh of the al-Shanabila tribe. He is supportive of the Syrian...
The pamphlet on the meaning of Islam, its contrary, the concept of ‘Taghut’ and western/foreign schools is a good place to start. The pamphlet was published in February 2017- that is, many months after Shekau’s removal from the position...
The Nigerian jihadist scene today is primarily represented by two factions: the Islamic State’s West Africa Province led by Abu Mus’ab al-Barnawi and Abu Bakr Shekau’s group. Abu Mus’ab al-Barnawi is the son of Abu Yusuf al-Barnawi (Muhammad Yusuf),...
On 07/13/2018, a visited was made at the Othrana Al-Kharafani Camp for the displaced families in the Village of Seji (Chios) / Dohuk, which consists of 44 caravans and still houses of 21 families with a total of 69...
The National Ideological Resistance in Syria (a ‘Syrian Hezbollah’ militia brand primarily based in Tartous and Hama governorates but also operating militarily at least in Aleppo province as well), below is an interview recently conducted with the group’s leader: Sayyid...
January 2017 In the first month of 781 victims were killed according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) report. 346 civilians died at the hands of the Syrian regime forces, including 48 children and 37 women. A majority...
With the Syrian government set to commence a military campaign in the South of the Country, it is not implausible to envision a scenario where the final confrontation in the South is between the Government and the Islamic State-affiliate...
The Annual Report 2017 Click Link Above to Access: Annual Report of Iraq 2017
Original Arabic Documents الوثائق العربية الأصلية Translator’s Notes: 1. The source document for this translation is an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file consisting of 41 pages. Translator’s instructions are to do a full translation of the document. 2. Unintelligible text in...
Document Summary: This is a handwritten letter from ‘Ali to an unidentified individual reporting back with information about Abu-Sulayman and Abu-‘Aqil. He stated that Abu-Sulayman was the wrong choice for the appointment to his position and all the people...
