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New video message from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn: “Series: Punish Them Severely to Disperse Those Who Are Behind Them, Part 16″

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For earlier parts in this video series see: #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7,#6,#5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.

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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Distribution of Zakāt Shares to the Beneficiaries in the Villages of al-Sa’īdīyah and Ḥay Jāmūs Kabīr In the Western Countryside of Idlib”

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Pensacola Naval Air Station Shooting

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For an archive of other Attack and Plot Dossiers click here.

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December 6, 2019:

Pensacola shooter identified as Saudi national in US for aviation training

Saudi Trainee Kills 3 in Shooting at Florida Naval Base – The New York Times

Six Saudis Said to Be Questioned After Pensacola Navy Base Shooting – New York Times

December 7, 2019:

Florida Shooting Updates: Gunman Said to Have Been Self-Radicalized – The New York Times

Official: Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack

Saudi airman may have become radicalized before U.S. Navy base attack – Reuters

Pensacola shooting: Tweets purportedly from shooter detail hate for Americans

Pensacola shooting: Tweet purportedly from gunman suggests al Qaeda inspiration – CNN

New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Ceremony For the First Qur’ānic School Female Section, ‘Asmā’ Bint Abū Bakr School’, and Honoring Distinguished Students In the City of Idlib”

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Source: Telegram

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New nashīd album from al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent: “We Are The Followers of Sharī’ah: The Muslim Valley of Kashmir Is Awake”

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al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent: “We Are The Followers of Sharī’ah: The Muslim Valley of Kashmir Is Awake”

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New issue of Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s newsletter: “Ibā’ #78″

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For prior issues see: #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, #1, and #0.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām — Ibā’ Newsletter #78

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Check out my new ‘Policy Watch’ for the Washington Institute: “The Islamic State in Libya Has Yet to Recover”

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On December 6, 2016, the Islamic State in Libya (ISL) lost its last vestige of territorial control when it surrendered the north-central city of Sirte. Three years later, the group is a shadow of its former self, despite the fact that around twenty-five ISL members pledged allegiance (baya) to the new leader of their transnational parent organization on November 15.

In the past, ISL sought to replicate Islamic State practices in Iraq and Syria, reaching similar levels of military and governance success. Today, however, ISL has not claimed responsibility for a single attack in six months, and has suffered substantial setbacks in recruitment, funding, and media capabilities. This is why it has consolidated its three Libyan “provinces” into one entity in order to streamline decisionmaking, similar to what the Islamic State did in Iraq and Syria. Yet ISL does not appear to have the same staying power as its brethren did in Iraq last decade or in Syria today—assuming the United States and other actors are willing to keep up the pressure.

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