New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s Shaykh Abū al-Walīd al-Ḥanafī: “But They Never Lost Assurance”

The title of this release is in reference to Qur’anic verse 3:146. Here it is in full: “And how many a prophet [fought and] with him fought many religious scholars. But they never lost assurance due to what afflicted them in the cause of God, nor did they weaken or submit. And God loves the steadfast.”

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Articles of the Week – 1/18-1/24

Saturday January 18:

Social Media and the Dynamics of Radicalization and Violent Extremism among Female Migrant Workers – Dina Mansour‐Ille, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism: https://bit.ly/2NVtxKS

Monday January 20:

From Islamists to Muslim Democrats: The Case of Tunisia’s Ennahda – Sharan Grewal, American Political Science Review: https://bit.ly/36rZT6p

Tuesday January 21:

Weapon of Choice: Terrorist Bombings in Armed Conflict – Michael J. Boyle, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2vmBN0p

Terrorist Transformations: The Link between Terrorist Roles and Terrorist Disengagement – Mary Beth Altier, Emma Leonard Boyle, and John G. Horgan, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2RM0vP9

Thursday January 23:

Lessons from the Islamic State’s ‘Milestone’ Texts and Speeches – Haroro J. Ingram, Craig Whiteside, and Charlie Winter, CTC Sentinel: bit.ly/2Rl3DCq

Piety Is in the Eye of the Bureaucrat: The Islamic State’s Strategy of Civilian Control – Gina Vale, CTC Sentinel: bit.ly/2Rl3PSa

Friday January 24:

Is there an ‘emboldenment’ effect: Evidence from the insurgency in Iraq – Jonathan Monten and Radha Iyengar Plumb, Journal of Strategic Studies: https://bit.ly/2RIdHoa

New video message from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: “Buildings and Construction #5″

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

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New video message from Anṣār al-Islām: “The Sasanian Expansion With Rejectionist Cover In the Abodes of Islām”

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #218″

For prior parts see: #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.

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #218

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New video message Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Distribution of Zakāt Shares to the Beneficiaries In the Village of Rām Ḥamdān in the Northern Countryside of Idlib”

New release from al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent’s Ustād Usāmah Maḥmūd: “If Islam Is Your Home Then It Is Your Nation! Message Of Love and Brotherhood In the Service of Muslims in India”

New video message Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Distribution of Zakāt Shares to the Beneficiaries In the Village of Qamīnās In the Eastern Countryside of Idlib”

New video message Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Distribution of Zakāt Shares to the Beneficiaries In the Villages of Jūzif and Maratah In Southern Idlib Countryside”