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Caravan of the Martyrs: ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Munastiri

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Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad

This morning, the Islamic State released another poster in its qawafil al-shuhada’ (caravan of the martyrs) series. It is the first time IS has released one for its branch in Tunisia. This time, it announced the death of ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Munastiri. As Heni Nsaibia noted, this individual’s real name is Samir Bin Jalal Bin Hamid Bin Yusuf and he actually was killed on March 19, 2018 in a cave in Magroune near Sidi Toui National Park, about 30 miles south of Ben Gardane.

At the time, Tunisia’s National Guard was able to determine the hiding place of two wanted terrorists. Samir Bin Jalal Bin Hamid Bin Yusuf was accompanied by Dhakr Bin Khalifah Bin Ahmad Bu’ajilah. Yusuf was born May 24, 1994 in Ouardanine, which is nine miles west of Monastir, while Bu’ajilah was born February 16, 1992 in Sidi Bou Othmane, which is eleven miles west of Monastir. Both…

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New video message from Ḥurās al-Dīn’s Abū Usāmah al-Shawkānī: “And We Made From Among Them Leaders Guiding By Our Command When They Were Patient And [When] They Were Certain Of Our Signs”

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The title of this release is Qur’anic verse 32:24.


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New issue of Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s newsletter: “Ibā’ #43”

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For prior issues see: #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, #1, and #0.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām — Ibā’ Newsletter #43

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Articles of the Week – 3/30-4/5

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Monday April 1: 

Livestreaming terror is abhorrent – but is more rushed legislation the answer? – Robert Merkel, The Conversation: https://bit.ly/2K6g7fB

Economic Causes of Female Suicide Terrorism: Perceived Versus Actual – Seung-Whan Choi, Journal of Global Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2nfZ8Nl

Tuesday April 2:

Counter-terrorism and the Internet – Brian Fishman, Texas National Security Review: https://bit.ly/2WQ7NCp

Wednesday April 3:

Strategic Communications of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt – Zhaohui Yu and Yaohong Liu, Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies: https://bit.ly/2YRtofG

Paris and Nice terrorist attacks: Exploring Twitter and web archives – Valérie Schafer, Gérôme Truc, Romain Badouard, Lucien Castex, and Francesca Musiani, Media, War & Conflict:

Making al-Qa’ida legible: Counter-terrorism and the reproduction of terrorism – Sarah G. Phillips, European Journal of International Relations:

Thursday April 4:

The front page as a time freezer: An analysis of the international newspaper coverage after the Charlie Hebdo attacks – Katharina Niemeyer, Media, War & Conflict:

Moderate Islam in the Maghreb: How US foreign policy shapes Islamist contention – Vish Sakthivel, Brookings Institution: https://brook.gs/2UfVo90

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #176”

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For prior parts see: #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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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #176

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