Author: Aaron Y. Zelin

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #230″

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For prior parts see: #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 #230

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Articles of the Week – 4/11-4/17

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Monday April 13:

Towards the “olive trees of Rome”: exploitation of propaganda devices in the Islamic State’s flagship magazine “Rumiyah” – Miron Lakomy, Small Wars & Insurgencies: https://bit.ly/2VfO4hm

Liberated, not free: Yazidi women after Islamic State captivity – Gina Vale, Small Wars & Insurgencies: https://bit.ly/34HR8pR

Researching armed conflict, Boko Haram and other violent non-state actors: problems with web sources – M. J. Fox, Small Wars & Insurgencies: https://bit.ly/3cn9Oxu

War in Syria: the translocal dimension of fighter mobilization – Esther Meininghaus and Carina Schlüsing, Small Wars & Insurgencies: https://bit.ly/2ylThva

Rebel fragmentation in Syria’s civil war – Olivier J. Walther and Patrick Steen Pedersen, Small Wars & Insurgencies: https://bit.ly/2VioMiY

The Political Power of Proxies: Why Nonstate Actors Use Local Surrogates – Assaf Moghadam and Michel Wyss, International Security: https://bit.ly/2RN5q31

Career Foreign Fighters: Expertise Transmission Across Insurgencies – Chelsea Daymon, Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn, and David Malet: https://bit.ly/2VARmuB

Tuesday April 14:

Islamic State Propaganda in India – Kabir Taneja, GNET: https://bit.ly/2xvGFBM

Weapon of the Strong? Government Support for Religion and Majoritarian Terrorism – Peter S. Henne, Nilay Saiya, and Ashlyn W. Hand, Journal of Conflict Resolution: https://bit.ly/2ys7cQc

The Death of a Northern Malian Shaykh, and a Few of My Analytical Blindspots – Alex Thurston, Sahel Blog: https://bit.ly/2RMUdj5

Democratic breakdown and terrorism – Joshua Tschantret, Conflict Management and Peace Science: https://bit.ly/2VHdofc

Wednesday April 15:

Coronavirus and Official Islamic State Output: An Analysis – Aymenn Al-Tamimi, GNET: https://bit.ly/3cnbOpu

Landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices: The Lingering Terror of the Islamic State – Aaron Anfinson and Nadia Al-Dayel, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3bigHjR

Thursday April 16:

From “Western education is forbidden” to the world’s deadliest terrorist group: Education and Boko Haram in Nigeria – Madiha Afzal, Brookings Institution: https://brook.gs/34RLilS

Preventing Extremism with Extremists: A Double-Edged Sword? An Analysis of the Impact of Using Former Extremists in Danish Schools – David Parker and Lasse Lindekilde, Education Sciences: https://bit.ly/3auYz4N

New video message Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Distribution of Zakāt Shares to the Beneficiaries In the City of al-Dānā”

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Source: Telegram

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New release from Ḥurās al-Dīn’s Shaykh Abū ‘Abd al-Raḥman al-Makkī: “Issues Related To Fasting”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Shaykh Abū ‘Abd al-Raḥman al-Makkī — Issues Related To Fasting

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Source: RocketChat

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New nashīd from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: “Lamentations For a Group From the Heroes of Laḥj”

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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula — Lamentations For a Group From the Heroes of Laḥj

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New video message from the Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān: “Heroes of the Nation #3: Ḥakīm Allah Maḥsūd”

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For prior parts in this video series see: #2 and #1.

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New issue of Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s newsletter: “Ibā’ #93″

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For prior issues see: #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, #1, and #0.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām — Ibā’ Newsletter #93

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