Author: Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles of the Week – 4/20-4/26

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Saturday April 20:

Terrorist learning in context – the case of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb – Carolin Goerzig, Critical Studies on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2PAXiAl

Monday April 22:

International Jihadism’s Connections to Sri Lanka – Aaron Y. Zelin, Jihadology:

Do Internet searches for Islamist propaganda precede or follow Islamist terrorist attacks? – Carl E. Enomoto and Kiana Douglas, Economics & Sociology:

Towards a Definition of Terrorist Ideology – Gary A. Ackerman & Michael Burnham, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2ZFWbnS

Is Extremism the ‘New’ Terrorism? the Convergence of ‘Extremism’ and ‘Terrorism’ in British Parliamentary Discourse – Recep Onursal and Daniel Kirkpatrick, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2vppRYi

Tuesday April 23:

The Rise of the Islamic State and Changing Patterns of Cooperation in the Middle East – Juan Tellez and Jordan Roberts, International Interactions: https://bit.ly/2GCE2OW

Survival And Expansion, The Islamic State’s West African Province – Fulan Nasrullah, The Global Initiative For Civil Stablisation: https://bit.ly/2GEihOI

Wednesday April 24:

Branding a Caliphate in Decline: The Islamic State’s Video Output (2015-2018) – Pieter Nanninga, ICCT: https://bit.ly/2IO0uYN

Returnees in the Maghreb: Comparing policies on returning foreign terrorist fighters in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia – ed. Thomas Renard, Egmont: https://bit.ly/2vmbPGI

Thursday April 25:

Addressing the Rise of Libya’s Madkhali-Salafis – International Crisis Group: https://bit.ly/2V2GIQ2

The Internal Structure of Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed: Analysis – Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, The Islamic State Archives: https://bit.ly/2vwsKXb

The Sri Lanka Attacks and Islamic State Logic: A Look at al-Naba’ – Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2Lj3G0y

ISIS’s Clash of Civilizations: Constructing the “West” in Terrorist Propaganda – Stephane J. Baele, Gregorio Bettiza, Katharine A. Boyd, and Travis G. Coan, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2V3aGDg

Friday April 26:

Doxing and Defacements: Examining the Islamic State’s Hacking Capabilities – Audrey Alexander and Bennett Clifford, CTC Sentinel:

Reigniting the Rivalry: The Islamic State in Somalia vs. al-Shabaab – Caleb Weiss, CTC Sentinel:

Islamic State Insurgent Tactics: Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2Wbey1L

New nashīd from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: “Understanding and Compromise”

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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: “Understanding and Compromise”

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New nashīd from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: “Self-Indulgence”

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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: “Self-Indulgence”

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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #179″

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For prior parts see: #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 #179

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Aghanistan’s Zabīh Allah Mujāhid: “Head of UNAMA meets with respected Mullā Baradar Akhūnd”

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The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Tadamichi Yamamoto, along with his delegation met with the Deputy of Islamic Emirate and Chief of Political Office, the respected Mullah Baradar Akhund, today afternoon hours in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

The extensive discussions which were also attended by some members of the Negotiation Team of Islamic Emirate and the Political Office revolved around the ongoing peace process, civilian casualties and humanitarian aid in areas of the Islamic Emirate.

Respected Mullah Baradar Akhund encouraged the head of UNAMA and his delegation to strictly adhere to the principles of impartiality in such issues and to appropriately discharge their responsibilities in the discussed arenas.

The head of UNAMA Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto showed his appreciation for the decrease in civilian casualties caused by the Islamic Emirate, gave assurances of progress in the said matters and of maintaining constant communication with the Political Office.

Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Zabihullah Mujahid

20/08/1440 Hijri Lunar
05/02/1398 Hijri Solar 25/04/2019 Gregorian

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Source: Telegram

The Internal Structure of Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed: Analysis

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The Islamic State Archives

The latest documents in the archives concern the internal structure of the Islamic State’s southern Syrian affiliate Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed (“The Army of Khalid bin al-Waleed”- JKBW) as it existed in spring 2018. As noted previously, in its final weeks of existence in the summer of 2018, JKBW was presented in Islamic State propaganda as Wilayat Hawran (“Hawran province”).

The documents on the internal structure of JKBW were prepared and last modified in spring 2018 by a person who was on the Majlis Shura (“Consultation Council”) of Wilayat Hawran. That person was in fact working as an infiltrator inside JKBW and he also leaked to me the JKBW military personnel database from summer 2017. For that person’s safety, I have redacted his name and kunya from the documents. I will also not mention for which side he was working.

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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s Shaykh Yaḥyā Bin Ṭāhar al-Firghālī: “The Road to the Caliphate: History of the Jihādist Movements from the Muslim Brotherhood to the Shāmī Jihād, The Second Generation, Episode #1″

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For prior parts in this video series see the first generation here: #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.

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