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Pensacola Naval Air Station Shooting

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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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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Part of the Verification and Distribution of Zakāt Shares For Those Who Are Entitled To It In the Town of Aḥsam in Jabal al-Zawāyah in the Southern Idlib Countryside”

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Articles of the Week – 11/30-12/6

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Saturday November 30:

The non-translation strategy in translating ISIS radical discourse – Samia Bazzi, Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict: bit.ly/2R73lzG

Sunday December 1:

Security sector corruption and military effectiveness: the influence of corruption on countermeasures against Boko Haram in Nigeria – Daniel Kofi Banini, Small Wars & Insurgencies: https://bit.ly/34YnNqe

Monday December 2:

This Is Your Brain on Terrorism: The Science Behind a Death Wish – Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs: https://fam.ag/2Piwu8h

Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home – Tobias Böhmelt, Vincenzo Bove, and Enzo Nussio, American Journal of Political Science: https://bit.ly/36cO2d4

Tuesday December 3:

Martyr or Mystery? Female Suicide Bombers and Information Availability – Michael J. Soules, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/38corCK

Wednesday December 4:

Intersections of ISIS media leader loss and media campaign strategy: A visual framing analysis – Carol Winkler, Kareem El-Damanhoury, Zainab Saleh, John Hendry, and Nagham El-Karhili, Media, War & Conflict: https://bit.ly/2DPFNY4

Thursday December 5:

Telegram Deplatforming ISIS Has Given Them Something to Fight For – Amarnath Amarasingam, Vice: https://bit.ly/38g783x

They are from within us: CVE brokerage in South-central Somalia – Linnéa Gelot and Stig Jarle Hansen, Conflict, Security & Development: https://bit.ly/36wn2oP

Lethal Images: Analyzing Extremist Visual Propaganda from ISIS and Beyond – Stephane J Baele, Katharine A Boyd, and Travis G Coan, Journal of Global Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2Eb7NWm

Friday December 6:

The Islamic State in Libya Has Yet to Recover – Aaron Y. Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/2spp0se

“Yes, I can”: what is the role of perceived self-efficacy in violent online-radicalisation processes of “homegrown” terrorists? – Linda Schlegel, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: https://bit.ly/2RZisvx