Articles of the Week – 10/16-10/22

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Saturday October 16:

Under the Taliban bonnet: Al Qaeda—ISKP rivalry and its security implications for India – Kabir Taneja, ORF: https://bit.ly/3E9rZEL

Wednesday October 20:

The Secret Life of an Iraqi Town That Actually Fought – and Won Against – the Islamic State – Raed Al-Hamid, Newlines Magazine: https://bit.ly/3G8KUSh

Helping or hurting? The impact of foreign fighters on militant group behavior – Tricia Bacon, Grace Ellis, and Daniel Milton, Journal of Strategic Studies: https://bit.ly/2Xz8aHo

Thursday October 21:

Who Supported the Early Muslim Brotherhood? – Neil Ketchley, Steven Brooke, and Brynjar Lia, Politics and Religion: https://bit.ly/2ZkPf3V

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #309″

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For prior newsletter issues see: #308, #307, #306, #305, #304, #303, #302, #301, #300, #299, #298, #297, #296, #295, #294, #293, #292, #291, #290, #289, #288, #287, #286, #285, #284, #283, #282, #281, #280, #279, #278, #277, #276, #275, #274, #273, #272, #271, #270, #269, #268, #267, #266, #265, #264, #263, #262, #261, #260, #259, #258, #257, #256, #255, #254, #253, #252, #251, #250, #249, #248, #247, #246, #245, #244, #243, #242, #241, #240, #239, #238, #237, #236, #235, #234, #233, #232, #231, #230, #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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New release from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Mawlāwī ‘Abd al-Salām Ḥanafī: “Address By the Deputy Prime Minister at the Moscow Summit Meeting”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Mawlāwī ‘Abd al-Salām Ḥanafī — Address By the Deputy Prime Minister at the Moscow Summit Meeting

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Articles of the Week – 10/9-10/15

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Sunday October 10:

Recalibrating U.S. Counterterrorism: Lessons Learned From Spain – Kim Cragin, Michael Bartlett, and Will Crass, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/3AKKLk3

Can (Salafi) jihadi insurgents politicise and become pragmatic in civil wars? Social movement restraint in Ahrar al-Sham in Syria – Jerome Drevon, Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal: https://bit.ly/3BKVDjd

Terrorism and economic growth in Africa: understanding the role of military expenditure – Chimere O. Iheonu and Hyacinth E. Ichoku, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/3p4osDy

Becoming a violent extremist: a General Need and Affect model of psychological variables – Helma van den Berg and Dianne A. van Hemert, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/3BKVI6v

Examining the Outcome of Investigations and Prosecutions of Extremism in the United States – Rachel Yon and Daniel Milton, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3j0N3W0

Monday October 11:

Counter-terrorism and the repression of Islamic activism: Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain and Denmark – Richard McNeil-Willson, Journal of Contemporary European Studies: https://bit.ly/3ALbrB8

Tuesday October 12:

Into Darkness? Scrutinizing Economic Explanations for African Jihad – Stig Jarle Hansen, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/3GesWxu

Wednesday October 13:

Unsettling Victory: Storylines of Success and Anxiety in the Coverage of the Decline of ISIS in Three U.S. Newspapers – Stefanie Z. Demetriades, Christina Hagen, Daria Griffin, and Patricia Rile, International Journal of Communication: bit.ly/3iXRtgd

The Schism of Jihadism in the Sahel: How Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are Battling for Legitimacy in the Sahelian Context – Lina Raafat, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/3BKeUkt

Where is AQAP Now? – Elisabeth Kendall, Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies: https://bit.ly/3m2HMiI

Thursday October 14:

The Taliban Can’t Take on the Islamic State Alone – Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2YXtF5t

Online Regulation of Terrorist and Harmful Content – Jacob Berntson and Maygane Janin, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/3mYcadm

New statement from Sarīyat Anṣār Abū Bakr al-Ṣidīq: “Clarification About the News of the Arrest of the Brother Aḥmad al-Jāssim”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Sarīyat Anṣār Abū Bakr al-Ṣidīq — Clarification About the News of the Arrest of the Brother Aḥmad al-Jāssim

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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #308″

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For prior newsletter issues see: #307, #306, #305, #304, #303, #302, #301, #300, #299, #298, #297, #296, #295, #294, #293, #292, #291, #290, #289, #288, #287, #286, #285, #284, #283, #282, #281, #280, #279, #278, #277, #276, #275, #274, #273, #272, #271, #270, #269, #268, #267, #266, #265, #264, #263, #262, #261, #260, #259, #258, #257, #256, #255, #254, #253, #252, #251, #250, #249, #248, #247, #246, #245, #244, #243, #242, #241, #240, #239, #238, #237, #236, #235, #234, #233, #232, #231, #230, #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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