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New statement from Wi-Kāllat Thabāt al-Ikhbariyyah: “Condolences on the Martyrdom of Shaykh Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd and the Virtuous Commander Julaybīb Luqmān al-Ūrāsī”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Wi-Kāllat Thabāt al-Ikhbariyyah — Condolences on the Martyrdom of Shaykh Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd and Virtuous Commander Julaybīb Luqmān al-Ūrāsī

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Articles of the Week – 6/13-6/19

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Sunday June 14:

Negotiating With Jihadists in the Sahel and Nigeria – Jacob Zenn, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2Ne6OJy

Tuesday June 16:

ISIS on the Iraqi-Syrian Border: Thriving Smuggling Networks – Husham Al-Hashimi, Center for Global Policy: https://bit.ly/2NekJ2i

Wednesday June 17:

Rethinking the weak state paradigm in light of the war on terror: Evidence from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania – Zekeria Ould Ahmed Salem, POMEPS: https://bit.ly/30Xr4Hl

Why Are There Few Islamist Parties South of the Sahara? – Alexander Thurston, POMEPS: https://bit.ly/2AHoWcc

How Do Leadership Decapitation and Targeting Error Affect Suicide Bombings? The Case of Al-Shabaab – Mohammed Ibrahim Shire, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2UUdVuT

Staying Engaged in Terrorism: Narrative Accounts of Sustaining Participation in Violent Extremism – Neil Ferguson and James W. McAuley, Frontiers in Psychology: https://bit.ly/2YBPkNO

Thursday June 18:

Logistical Details and (Competing?) Accounts of the Droukdel Strike – Alex Thurston, Sahel Blog: https://bit.ly/311KJG3

They Always Come Back: A Look at the Ben Khemais Network in Milan – Hindsight Is 20/20: https://bit.ly/37GXA1E

Friday June 19:

Fake It till You Make It? Representation of Special Operations Forces Capabilities in Jihadist Propaganda Videos – Daniel Koehler, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2A5KKxE

“We Will Conquer Your Rome”: Italy and the Vatican in the Islamic State’s Propaganda – Francesco Marone and Marco Olimpio, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2VlUkE4

“Sorry, We’re Closed”: Applying Business Models to Failed Terrorist Organizations – Keith W. Ludwick, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2B3Kb8f

Spreading Hate on TikTok – Gabriel Weimann and Natalie Masri, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3eCnC97

New statement from Jabhat Anṣār al-Dīn: “About the Arrest of the Brother Abū Ṣalāḥ al-Uzbekī”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jabhat Anṣār al-Dīn — About the Arrest of the Brother Abū Ṣalāḥ al-Uzbekī

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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #239″

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For prior parts see: #238, #237, #236, #235, #234, #233, #232, #231, #230, #229, #228, #227, #226, #225, #224, #223, #222, #221, #220, #219, #218, #217, #216, #215, #214, #213, #212, #211, #210, #209, #208, #207, #206, #205, #204, #203, #202, #201, #200, #199, #198, #197, #196, #195, #194, #193, #192, #191, #190, #189, #188, #187, #186, #185, #184, #183, #182, #181, #180, #179, #178, #177, #176, #175, #174, #173, #172, #171, #170, #169, #168, #167, #166, #165, #164, #163, #162, #161, #160, #159, #158, #157, #156, #155, #154, #153, #152, #151, #150, #149, #148, #147, #146, #145, #144, #143, #142, #141, #140, #139, #138, #137, #136, #135, #134, #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121, #120, #119, #118, #117, #116, #115, #114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103, #102, #101, #100, #99, #98, #97, #96, #95, #94, #93, #92, #91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #55, #54, #53, #52, #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39, #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #239

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New video message from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghrib’s Shaykh Abū ‘Abd al-Ilah Aḥmad: “In Lamentations for the Commander Mujāhid Shaykh Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd”

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