Category: The Islamic State

Jihadology Podcast: Turkish Jihadism at Home and in Syria with North Caucasus Caucus

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

North Caucasus Caucus comes on the show to talk about his recent research trip to Turkey. He and Aaron discussed the evolution of Turkish governmental policy towards jihadis, Turks’ role in jihadi groups and IS in Syria and Turkey, Turkey’s arrest campaign against Jabhat al-Nusra and IS, and more.
This episode also features a #SocialMedia segment covering jihadi social media posts from August 17th to August 31st.
We’re working on a special series on the state of Jihadi Studies, and we need some help from listeners. We’ve conducted interviews with many of the top scholars in the field, and we need some people to volunteer to help transcribe the interviews. If you’re interested in helping please email [email protected] Thanks!
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New video message from The Islamic State: "Punish With An Equivalent Of That With Which You Were Harmed – Wilāyat al-Ānbār"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

The title of this video message is in reference to Qur’anic verse 16:126. Here it is in full: “And if you punish [an enemy, oh believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed. But if you are patient – it is better for those who are patient.”
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