Jessica Kocan

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Africa File: Political crises rock Chad and Somalia; Islamic State insurgency robs Mozambique of billions

Amelia Frederking Jessica Kocan Emily Estelle Perez Rahma Bayrakdar April 28, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – April 21, 2021

Jessica Kocan Amelia Frederking April 21, 2021 BRIEF

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April 2021 Map Update: Al Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan April 16, 2021 ANALYSIS

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Africa File: Islamic State withdraws from northern Mozambique town, but challenges remain

Kathryn Tyson Amelia Frederking Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar April 14, 2021 BRIEF

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Africa File: Islamic State overruns northern Mozambique port

Kathryn Tyson Amelia Frederking Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar April 01, 2021 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Eritrean troops will remain in Tigray

Jessica Kocan March 29, 2021 BRIEF

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Africa File: Political conflicts create openings for Salafi-jihadi groups in Somalia, Mali

Kathryn Tyson Amelia Frederking Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar March 18, 2021 BRIEF

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Africa File: The Islamic State comes to Mozambique

Kathryn Tyson Amelia Frederking Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar March 04, 2021 BRIEF

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Africa File: Al Qaeda’s Sahel branch threatens coastal West African states

Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar February 19, 2021 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: TPLF advances on Mekelle

Jessica Kocan February 18, 2021 BRIEF

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Africa File: Al Shabaab highlights US withdrawal after attacks on Somali special forces

Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar February 04, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 29, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 29, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 27, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 27, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 25, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 25, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 22, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 22, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 15, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 15, 2021 BRIEF

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Africa File: Al Qaeda’s Sahel branch escalates attacks

Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 15, 2021 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Sudanese-Ethiopian relations deteriorate; violence spreads in Ethiopia.

Jessica Kocan January 13, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 13, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 13, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 11, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 11, 2021 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 18, 2020

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan December 18, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: Al Shabaab member charged with plotting 9/11-style attack

Thomas Robertson Victoria Ramirez Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar Emily Estelle Perez December 18, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 16, 2020

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan December 16, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 14, 2020

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan December 14, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Al Shabaab likely exploits infighting among Ethiopian forces in Somalia

Jessica Kocan December 11, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 11, 2020

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan December 11, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 9, 2020

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan December 09, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Fighting blocks humanitarian access in Tigray; Ethiopian troops clash at base in Somalia; Sudan advances into disputed territory

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan December 07, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – December 7, 2020

Jessica Kocan Hannah Kuperman December 07, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: Al Qaeda’s East Africa affiliate will gain from US withdrawal, regional instability

Thomas Robertson Luc Sasseville Victoria Ramirez Hannah Kuperman Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar December 04, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Ethiopia’s federal government allows humanitarian access to Tigray

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan December 02, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Ethiopian federal forces capture Tigray regional capital

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 30, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Ethiopian federal forces’ campaign to weaken the TPLF’s military capabilities is affecting civilian areas

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 20, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Ethiopian forces to advance on Tigray regional capital

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 18, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Salafi-jihadi militants attempt to exploit Ethiopia crisis

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 16, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Eritrean forces present in northern Ethiopia

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 13, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: Ethiopia’s civil war could destabilize eastern Africa

Luc Sasseville Thomas Robertson Victoria Ramirez Hannah Kuperman Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar November 10, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Ethiopia’s conflict risks humanitarian crisis in Sudan

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 10, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Ethiopian Prime Minister reshuffles cabinet as Tigray crisis continues

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 09, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Involvement of additional regional forces in Tigray risks prolonging conflict

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 06, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Federal and Tigray regional forces continue fighting in northern Ethiopia

Hannah Kuperman Jessica Kocan November 05, 2020 BRIEF

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Ethiopia Crisis Update: Federal and Tigray regional forces continue fighting in northern Ethiopia

Jessica Kocan November 05, 2020 ANALYSIS

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Yemen File: Iran may be increasingly seeking to promote al Houthi relations to threaten regional rivals

Sarah Gordon Nicholas Carl Jessica Kocan November 02, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: Salafi-jihadi groups celebrate attacks in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, prisoner exchange in Mali

Thomas Robertson Hannah Kuperman Emily Estelle Perez Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar October 23, 2020 BRIEF

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Yemen File: Al Houthi offensive escalates violence in central Yemen

Nicholas Carl Jessica Kocan October 14, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 5, 2020

Jessica Kocan October 05, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 2, 2020

Rahma Bayrakdar Jessica Kocan October 02, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: New opportunities for the African Salafi-jihadi movement

Rahma Bayrakdar Jessica Kocan Emily Estelle Perez October 01, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 28, 2020

Jessica Kocan September 28, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 25, 2020

Jessica Kocan September 25, 2020 BRIEF

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September 2020 Map Update: Al Houthi “Balanced Deterrence” Campaign

Jessica Kocan September 23, 2020 ANALYSIS

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 23, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 23, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 21, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 21, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: US Special Operations Command Africa commander emphasizes ‘strategic’ aims of al Qaeda in West Africa

Rahma Bayrakdar Jessica Kocan Emily Estelle Perez September 18, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 18, 2020

Jessica Kocan September 18, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 16, 2020

Jessica Kocan September 16, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 14, 2020

Jessica Kocan September 14, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 11, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 11, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 9, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 09, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 4, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 04, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 2, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 02, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 31, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar August 31, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 28, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar August 28, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - August 26, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar August 26, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 24, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar August 24, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 21, 2020

Jessica Kocan Matthew Eady August 21, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 19, 2020

Jessica Kocan Matthew Eady August 19, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: Stalled negotiations risk military escalation across several African crises

Emma Smith Everett Pruett Jessica Kocan Zoë Kern Emily Estelle Perez Samuel Bloebaum Rahma Bayrakdar August 07, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – July 24, 2020

Jessica Kocan Matthew Eady July 24, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: Political turmoil challenges Mali, Ethiopia, and Tunisia as Libya war heats up

Rahma Bayrakdar Emma Smith Everett Pruett Jessica Kocan Zoë Kern Zachary Jaynes Samuel Bloebaum Emily Estelle Perez July 23, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - July 6, 2020

Jessica Kocan Zachary Jaynes July 06, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: Egypt threatens military intervention in Libya

Jessica Kocan Zachary Jaynes Samuel Bloebaum Emily Estelle Perez June 25, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – June 8, 2020

Jessica Kocan Samuel Bloebaum June 08, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review – June 5, 2020

Jessica Kocan Samuel Bloebaum June 05, 2020 BRIEF

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Al Qaeda Global Tracker: AQAP attack on Florida naval air station inspired copycat attack in Texas

Jessica Kocan June 04, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - June 3, 2020

Jessica Kocan Samuel Bloebaum June 03, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - June 1, 2020

Jessica Kocan Samuel Bloebaum June 01, 2020 BRIEF

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Yemen File: AQAP did more than just inspire the Pensacola attack

Jessica Kocan May 21, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - May 4, 2020

Jessica Kocan Muhammad Ramadhito May 04, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - April 30, 2020

Jessica Kocan Muhammad Ramadhito April 30, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - April 29, 2020

Jessica Kocan Kalissa Azooz April 29, 2020 BRIEF

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Yemen File: COVID-19 strain expedites Saudi Arabia’s exit from Yemen war

Jessica Kocan April 29, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - April 28, 2020

Jessica Kocan April 28, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - April 27, 2020

Jessica Kocan April 27, 2020 BRIEF

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April 14, 2020 Africa File: The COVID-19 Pandemic Will Strengthen the Salafi-Jihadi Movement in Africa

Institute for the Study of War Nicholas Wernert Carl Moudabber Jessica Kocan Samuel Bloebaum Kalissa Azooz Emily Estelle Perez April 16, 2020 BRIEF

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Yemen File: Al Houthi Movement Offensive Targets Oil in Northern Yemen

Jessica Kocan April 10, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - March 31, 2020

Samuel Bloebaum Jessica Kocan March 31, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - March 30, 2020

Samuel Bloebaum Jessica Kocan March 30, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review-March 20, 2020

Jessica Kocan Pamela Makadsi March 20, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review- March 19, 2020

Pamela Makadsi Jessica Kocan March 19, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review- March 18, 2020

Jessica Kocan Pamela Makadsi March 18, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: Coronavirus Will Worsen Humanitarian Crises in African Conflict Zones

Kalissa Azooz Nicholas Wernert Carl Moudabber Samuel Bloebaum Jessica Kocan Emily Estelle Perez March 17, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - March 13, 2020

Jessica Kocan March 13, 2020 BRIEF

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Yemen File: AQAP Emir Rallies Group Under New Leadership Before Plotting External Attacks

Jessica Kocan March 09, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - March 4, 2020

Jessica Kocan Samuel Bloebaum March 04, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review- March 2, 2020

Jessica Kocan Pamela Makadsi March 02, 2020 BRIEF

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Africa File: West Africa at Risk of Becoming Salafi-jihadi Haven

Kalissa Azooz Nicholas Wernert Carl Moudabber Samuel Bloebaum Jessica Kocan Emily Estelle Perez February 27, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 14, 2020

Jessica Kocan Minatullah Alobaidi Pamela Makadsi February 14, 2020 BRIEF

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Yemen File: February 12, 2020

Jessica Kocan February 12, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 5, 2020

Jessica Kocan February 05, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 4, 2020

Jessica Kocan February 04, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 3, 2020

Jessica Kocan February 03, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 31, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 31, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 30, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 30, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 29, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 29, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 28, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 28, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 27, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 27, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 24, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 24, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 23, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 23, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 22, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 22, 2020 BRIEF

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Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 21, 2020

Jessica Kocan January 21, 2020 BRIEF

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2016 Yemen Crisis Situation Report: May 17

Jessica Kocan Jon Diamond Katherine Zimmerman May 17, 2016 BRIEF

The Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) is actively targeting Yemeni security forces in al Mukalla, Hadramawt, which coalition-backe...