Author: Aaron Y. Zelin

Articles of the Week – 6/16-6/22

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Sunday June 17:
The Life of Abu Waheed al-Heetawi of Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2JXWnup
America’s Terrorism Problem Doesn’t End with Prison—It Might Just Begin There – Lorenzo Vidino and Seamus Hughes, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2K1lQ5a
Monday June 18:
Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed “Public Relations” Document: Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2trgg1O
Thursday June 21:
The Operational Development and Empirical Testing of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP–18) – J. Reid Meloy, Journal of Personality Assessment: https://bit.ly/2K9mOsY
Life under the Taliban shadow government – Ashley Jackson, Overseas Development Institute:
Friday June 22:
The Cup and the Caliphate: Russia’s Counterterrorism Operations Before Major Sporting Events and the Global Jihadist Movement – Bennett Clifford, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2Ig7gSw
The Surabaya Bombings and the Evolution of the Jihadi Threat in Indonesia – Kirsten E. Schulze, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2KBNDK5
Children at War: Foreign Child Recruits of the Islamic State – Dakota Foster and Daniel Milton, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2tJBDLU
The Islamic State’s Veterans: Contrasting the Cohorts with Jihadi Experience in Libya and Afghanistan – David Sterman, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2yUTQvV
The 2016 French Female Attack Cell: A Case Study – Robin Simcox, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2IzVxyd
Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed Recruitment Form: Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2KkEG8z

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: "al-Nabā’ #136"

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For prior parts see: #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 #136
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New release from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula's Jihād Ṣāliḥ: "al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula and the Promising Strategy"

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jihād Ṣāliḥ — al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula and the Promising Strategy
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New release from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "Press Interview With Shaykh Khālid bin ‘Umar Bāṭarfī (Abū al-Miqdād al-Kindī)"

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula — Press Interview With Shaykh Khālid bin ‘Umar Bāṭarfī (Abū al-Miqdād al-Kindī)
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Regarding the End of the Three Day ‘Īd Ceasefire"

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In order that our countrymen may celebrate their Eid festivities in ease and comfort, the Islamic Emirate announced and successfully implemented a three day ceasefire. This ceasefire was not in response to the ceasefire of the Kabul regime but was announced for the wellbeing of the nation and has to an end tonight.
Mujahideen throughout the country are ordered to continue their operations against the foreign invaders and their internal puppets as before.
The successful implementation of the three day ceasefire made clear the following:
– It proved that the Islamic Emirate fully controls the trajectory of the ongoing Jihad and resistance, are not governed by foreign powers and are a unified force that can decide upon and implement important decisions such as ceasefires.
– Our enemies used to propagate that twenty different groups operate against them in Afghanistan or that the Islamic Emirate is not cohesive and unified. But it has now become abundantly clear to everyone that this assertion is baseless and that multiple parties are not participating in this Jihad. The Islamic Emirate leads Jihad across the country and all combatants strictly follow their orders.
– The announcement, implementation and the wide national support and welcome of the Mujahideen by the people proves that the demands of the Islamic Emirate and the nation are identical – all want the withdrawal of foreign invaders and establishment of an Islamic government.
– All decisions of the Islamic Emirate are based on Shariah and interests of the nation. The complete independence of the country and the establishment of a pure Islamic government is the commands of Shariah and lofty aspiration of millions of martyrs, orphans, widows and those that have lost their children which shall not be bargained under any circumstances or for any incentives.
– The invading American party must realize and understand reality of the situation, stop pointless stubbornness, sit directly for dialogue with the Islamic Emirate to find a solution for the ongoing imbroglio and withdraw their occupying forces from Afghanistan.
– The entire nation and Mujahideen should recognize that there are no public or secret talks taking place with the puppet Kabul regime. All the baseless propaganda and attempts to confuse public opinion by the opposition in this regard only serves to complicate the ongoing crisis and negatively impacts efforts for peace.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
03/10/1439 Hijri Lunar
27/03/1397 Hijri Solar 17/06/2018 Gregorian
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