Contents

Organizational Structure

Organizational Trends

Character

Strongholds

Key Allies

Funding

Organizational Tactics

Potential Trajectories

Conclusion

About the Author

Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy

Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy is a Research Officer at the IPCS' Centre for Internal and Regional Security (IReS) and Member, IPCS Editorial Board. She focuses on the politics and security dynamics in South Asia (specifically Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh), and West Asia.

Her research also covers issues in geopolitics, international security, ethnic and religious conflict, armed conflict, reconciliation processes, sustainable development, gender issues, and democracy and nation-building.