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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s Shaykh Yaḥyā Bin Ṭāhar al-Firghālī: “The Road to the Caliphate: History of the Jihādist Movements from the Muslim Brotherhood to the Shāmī Jihād, The First Generation, Episode #1”

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New issue of Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s newsletter: “Ibā’ #42”

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For prior issues see: #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 #42

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Articles of the Week – 3/23-3/29

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Saturday March 23:

Islamic State in Burkina Faso – Heni Nsaibia, MENASTREAM: https://bit.ly/2URex2p

Sunday March 24:

Territorial logic of the Islamic State: an interdisciplinary approach – Burak Kadercan, Territory, Politics, Governance: https://bit.ly/2FAa5yC

Monday March 25:

Determinants of Arab public opinion on the Caliphate: Islamist elites, religiosity and socioeconomic conditions – Amir Abdul Reda, Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/2I5LkNJ

What Motivates Muslims to Engage in Counterextremism? The Role of Identity, Efficacy, Emotions, and Morality Sadi Shanaah, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2YzPO4Q

The Tunisian Jihad: Between al‐Qaeda and ISIS – Djallil Lounnas, Middle East Policy:

Kurdish Hizbullah in Turkey: Islamism, Violence and the State – Michael M. Gunter, Middle East Policy:

Tuesday March 26:

Securitization, Islamic chaplaincy, and the issue of (de)radicalization of Muslim detainees in Dutch prisons – Sipco Vellenga, Kees De Groot, Social Compass: https://bit.ly/31fLw44

Wednesday March 27:

Terrorist Use of Cryptocurrencies: Technical and Organizational Barriers and Future Threats – RAND Corporation: https://bit.ly/2TE5IYh

The Battle for Algeria: Explaining Fratricide among Armed Nonstate Actors – Barak Mendelsohn, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2U3e6pb

New audio message from The Islamic State’s Abū al-Ḥasan al-Muhājir: “He Was True To God, So [God] Was True To Him”

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Abū al-Ḥasan al-Muhājir: “He Was True To God, So [God] Was True To Him”

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Articles of the Week – 3/9-3/15

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Monday March 11:

Divine Test or Divine Punishment? Explaining Islamic State Losses – Cole Bunzel, Jihadica: https://bit.ly/2Y3WyYe

Terrorism, religion and self-control: An unexpected connection between conservative religious commitment and terrorist efficacy – Ian Ravenscroft, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2T4B8Xv

Wednesday March 13:

Boko Haram’s Factional Feuds: Internal Extremism and External Interventions – Jacob Zenn, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2ClChUR

How did the Islamic State’s rise reshape jihadist plots inside Australia? Part 2 – Andrew Zammit, AVERT: https://bit.ly/2F8NFUZ

Thursday March 14:

Justifying relations with an apostate during a Jihad: A Salafi-Jihadist Group’s Relations With Turkey in Syria – Bailey Ulbricht, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/2Fgc0cB

The Terrorism Information Environment: Analysing Terrorists’ Selection of Ideological and Facilitative Media Donald Holbrook, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2HmTQrS

Mapping Connections: A Dark Network Analysis of Neojihadism in Australia – Mitchel Kelly and Anthea McCarthy-Jones, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2TNiDLD

US Strikes in Somalia and Targeted Civilian Killings by Al-Shabaab: An Empirical Investigation – Bryce W Reeder and John R Smith, Foreign Policy Analysis: https://bit.ly/2kg95c8