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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #128"

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For prior parts see: #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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New statement from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: "Clarification On the Course of the Second Round of Negotiations With the Jabhat Taḥrīr al-Shām"

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New issue of al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent’s magazine: “Nawaī Afghān Jihād Magazine – April 2018”

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Previous releases- 2018- February issue. January issue. 2017- December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2016- July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. 2015- November issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2014- December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. April/May issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2013- December issue. October/November issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2012- December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2011– December issue. November issue. September/October issue. August issue. June/July issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2010– December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue.
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Articles of the Week – 4/7-4/13

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Sunday April 8:
The True Story of al-Qaeda’s Demise and Resurgence in Syria – Tore Refslund Hamming and Pieter Van Ostaeyen, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2qdGKDi
Monday April 9:
Separating Facts from Fiction about Belgium’s Oldest Foreign Fighter, Bassam Ayachi – Pieter Van Ostaeyen and Guy Van Vlierden, Bellingcat: https://bit.ly/2JJsrhZ
The Life of Abu Hashim al-Rifa’i of Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2HA53Cw
The Territorial Contours of Terrorism: A Conceptual Model of Territory for Non-state Violence – Jaume Castan Pinos and Steven M. Radil, Terrorism and Political Violence:
Radicalization to Violence: A Pathway Approach to Studying Extremism – Michael A. Jensen, Anita Atwell Seate, and Patrick A. James, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2qqoLIW
Tuesday April 10:
137 Shades of Terrorism. French Jihadists Before the Courts – Marc Hecker, IFRI: https://bit.ly/2Hpb3yf
Extreme Criminals: Reconstructing Ideas of Criminality through Extremist Narratives – Suraj Lakhani, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2ELKD6U
Narrative, Political Violence, and Social Change – Josefin Graef, Raquel da Silva, and Nicolas Lemay-Hebert, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2qwePNY
Disengagement from Political Violence and Deradicalization: A Narrative-Dialogical Perspective – Raquel da Silva, Pablo Fernández-Navarro, Miguel M. Gonçalves, Catarina Rosa, and Joana Silva, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2GUWlBW
Killing for God? Factional Violence on the Transnational Stage – Jori Breslawski and Brandon Ives, Journal of Conflict Resolution:
Wednesday April 11:
A Reappraisal of the Role of Muḥibb al-Dīn al-Khaṭīb and the YMMA in the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood – Mehdi Sajid, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations: https://bit.ly/2INiApV
From the Yarmouk Basin to the Homs Desert: The Life of Abu Omar Shajra – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2HjGCMi
The Swedish Mujahideen: An exploratory study of 41 Swedish foreign fighters deceased in Iraq and Syria – Amir Rostami, Joakim Sturup, Hernan Mondani, Pia Thevselius, Jerzy Sarnecki, and Christofer Edling, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2GWYKMF
Thursday April 12: 
Iran Is Outpacing Assad for Control of Syria’s Shia Militias – Phillip Smyth, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/2IRnjH5
Islamic Campus Preaching Organizations in Indonesia: Promoters of Moderation or Radicalism? – Alexander R Arifianto, Asian Security: https://bit.ly/2K1tD0f
Ethics Abroad: Fieldwork in Fragile and Violent Contexts – Kate Cronin-Furman and Milli Lake, PS: Political Science & Politics: https://bit.ly/2Hso65j
Friday April 13:
The Labor Market and Terrorism – Erik Cruz, Stewart J. D’Alessio & Lisa Stolzenberg, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2qJVVEy
Reverse-Engineering the ISIS Playbook, Part I: CT-CVE Messaging Lessons from ISIS’s English-Language Magazines – Haroro J. Ingram and Alastair Reed, Vox-Pol: https://bit.ly/2vB312G