Articles of the Week – 8/28-9/3

Saturday August 28:

The Taliban’s vast propaganda machine has a new target – Charlie Winter, Abdullah Alrhmoun, and Abdul Sayed, Wired: https://bit.ly/3n0I62c

Sunday August 29:

ISIS-K is ready to fight the Taliban. Here’s how the group became a major threat in Afghanistan. – Abdul Sayed, Washington Post: https://wapo.st/3DJlWr8

Terrorist Peer Review: Which Autonomous Attacks Does ISIL Accept for Publication? – Joseph M. Brown, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3zIX6FD

Monday August 30:

Taliban, the Next Generation – Ahmed-Waleed Kakar, Newlines Magazine: https://bit.ly/2WNuL2r

What Is Known About ISIS-K Funding in Afghanistan? – Alex Zerden, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2WS4L6f

Tuesday August 31:

‘Forever wars’? Patterns of diffusion and consolidation of Jihadism in Africa – Stig Jarle Hansen, Small Wars & Insurgencies: https://bit.ly/3h0WqE3

Rebel rivals: reinterrogating the movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa and the roots of Al-Qaeda-Islamic State Infighting in the Sahel – Jacob Zenn, The Journal of North African Studies: https://bit.ly/3zI60D3

Wednesday September 1:

Hard choices, soft targets: Terror proscription and strategic targeting decisions of FTO – Rebecca H. Best and Simanti Lahiri, International Interactions: https://bit.ly/2WTLdyc

Arab Christian Confederations and Muhammad’s Believers: On the Origins of Jihad – Marco Demichelis, Religions: https://bit.ly/3B4kii9

Thursday September 2:

Islamic State Under-Reporting in Central Syria: Misdirection, Misinformation, or Miscommunication? – Gregory Waters and Charlie Winter, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/3kOdUot

Countering Terrorist Narratives: Assessing the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change in Counter-narrative Strategies – S. L. Carthy and K. M. Sarma, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2VfUIHq