Publication

This issue discusses the lives and personalities of five prominent terrorist leaders, the nature of the organizations they run and the impact of their leadership on these terrorist groups. In particular, the articles look at 1) Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (IS); 2) Asim Umar, the head of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS); 3) Fazlullah, the leader of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP); 4) Abubakar Mohammed Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram; and 5) the leader of East Indonesian Mujahidin (MIT)