Articles of the Week – 3/31-4/6

Saturday March 31:
Al-Awlaki and the former and latter rains – Charles Cameron, ZenPundit: https://bit.ly/H2FiE2
Sunday April 1:
Tarek Maaroufi: Tunisia’s Most Notorious Jihadist, Returns Home – Aaron Y. Zelin, Tunisia Live: https://bit.ly/HqnjJ8
General Thoughts on the Tuareg rebellion and AQIM – Kal, The Moor Next Door: https://bit.ly/H5R7O2
Monday April 2:
NYPD oversight will keep us safe: Don’t penalize Ray Kelly’s ever-vigilant force – Brian Fishman, New York Daily News: https://nydn.us/HP7ET7
More General Thoughts RE: Mali, AQIM, armed groups, etc. – Kal, The Moor Next Door: https://bit.ly/H8LzlP
Wednesday April 4:
Somalia: Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys And The Politics Of The Al-Shabaab Split – Abdi Aynte, African Arguments: https://bit.ly/HUlLKv
Friday April 6:
The Black Flag Flies in Mali – Andrew Lebovich, al-Wasat: https://bit.ly/HqnCnW
Somalia’s Neighbors Making Progress against al-Shabaab Despite Threats of Retaliation – Abdullahi Ahmed Mohamed, Terrorism Monitor: https://bit.ly/I6Dn24
West Africa’s MOJWA Militants – Competition for al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb? – Dario Cristiani, Terrorism Monitor: https://bit.ly/Hv90UN