The Kataib Hezbollah leader killed on February 7 in Baghdad was (until now) a living nexus of Kataib Hezbollah, the Popular Mobilization Forces, and the facade group Alwiyat al-Waad al-Haq.
With regard to Sudani’s visit to America, we need to see what the Iraqi PM can achieve before confirming this important invitation. Sudani can be a real prime minister of a real sovereign state if he wants to be, but that will require taking risk.
Pressure from Ayatollah Sistani and Sadrists has put Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq on the defensive over their growing illicit property empire.
U.S.-designated terrorists and human rights abusers are beginning to receive senior ranks, staff college certification, and national security degrees at Iraqi and Arab military schools.
Militant Leadership Monitor – November 2019
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The November 2019 issue features a brief on former football player turned terrorist attack planner Fawaz Ahmed Hamdun; a look into Abu Zainab al-Lami, the mastermind behind the recent crackdown on Iraqi protesters; an analysis of the arrest of Maldivian Islamic State recruiter Mohamad Ameen and what it means for the extremist threat in the island country; an examination of Hajj Hasheem, the Hezbollah commander attempting to open a second front against Israel in Syria; and a deep dive into Kemi Seba, the Pan-Africanist meeting with Russian leaders in a bid to push the West, and France in particular, out of Africa.