Mohannad Shamy is a Middle East Researcher at ACLED. He holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from The University of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim. Mohannad has over 6 years of experience in the Syrian conflict data, and he has a keen interest in the urban and local dimensions of political violence, social network analysis, and contentious politics in the MENA region. He is fluent in Arabic and English.