Rahma Bayrakdar

Rahma Bayrakdar was previously an analyst for the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute where she specialized in Salafi-jihadi networks, including al Qaeda and ISIS. Rahma graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor's in History and Political Science and obtained her Master's in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago.

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Africa File: Political instability threatens counterterrorism gains in Maghreb, Sahel, and Horn

Kathryn Tyson Emily Estelle Perez Rahma Bayrakdar September 09, 2021 BRIEF

Africa File: African al Qaeda affiliates praise Taliban takeover

Kathryn Tyson Emily Estelle Perez Rahma Bayrakdar August 26, 2021 BRIEF

Africa File: Ethiopia crisis spreads beyond Tigray

Riley Moeder Alexandra Fabre de la Grange Eric Feely Gerrick Williams Emily Estelle Perez Rahma Bayrakdar July 21, 2021 BRIEF

Africa File: Terrorism’s rising cost in Africa

Riley Moeder Eric Feely Gerrick Williams Kathryn Tyson Emily Estelle Perez Rahma Bayrakdar July 01, 2021 BRIEF

Africa File: Islamic State’s Sahel branch ups activity amid Mali’s political crisis

Kathryn Tyson Emily Estelle Perez Rahma Bayrakdar June 09, 2021 BRIEF

Africa File: Islamic State affiliates are on the march in West Africa

Nicole Ertle Amelia Frederking Emily Estelle Perez Rahma Bayrakdar May 12, 2021 BRIEF

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

Warning Update: Crisis in Chad threatens West Africa counterterrorism efforts

Rahma Bayrakdar April 20, 2021 ANALYSIS

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

Africa File: Islamic State overruns northern Mozambique port

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

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

Africa File: The Islamic State comes to Mozambique

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

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

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

Al Qaeda’s Growing Threat to Senegal

Rahma Bayrakdar February 18, 2021 ANALYSIS

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

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

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 29, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 29, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 27, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 27, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 25, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 25, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 22, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 22, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 15, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 15, 2021 BRIEF

Africa File: Al Qaeda’s Sahel branch escalates attacks

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

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 13, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 13, 2021 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – January 11, 2021

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar January 11, 2021 BRIEF

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

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

Prisoner releases will empower extremist insurgencies

Eva Kahan Rahma Bayrakdar December 01, 2020 ANALYSIS

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

Niger kidnapping signals Salafi-jihadis’ growing influence in West Africa

Rahma Bayrakdar November 06, 2020 ANALYSIS

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

Gulf of Aden Security Review – October 2, 2020

Rahma Bayrakdar Jessica Kocan October 02, 2020 BRIEF

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

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

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 23, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 23, 2020 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 21, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 21, 2020 BRIEF

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

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 11, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 11, 2020 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 9, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 09, 2020 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 4, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 04, 2020 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – September 2, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar September 02, 2020 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 31, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar August 31, 2020 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 28, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar August 28, 2020 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review - August 26, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar August 26, 2020 BRIEF

Gulf of Aden Security Review – August 24, 2020

Jessica Kocan Rahma Bayrakdar August 24, 2020 BRIEF

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

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