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Articles of the Week – 10/12-10/18

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Saturday October 12:

Iraq Confronts Its Own Prisoner’s Dilemma – Vera Mironova, Sam Whitt, Dara Tahseen Assi, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/2J4FY4G

Does Al Qaeda Have a Future? – Daniel Byman, The Washington Quarterly: https://bit.ly/2J4G8ZQ

Monday October 14:

Switching Sides: Exploring Violent Extremist Intergroup Migration Across Hostile Ideologies – Daniel Koehler, Political Psychology: bit.ly/2q5lO3U

Analyzing person‐exposure patterns in lone‐actor terrorism Implications for threat assessment and intelligence gathering – Caitlin Clemmow, Noémie Bouhana, and Paul Gill, Criminology & Public Policy: https://bit.ly/2MtbjQU

Describing Perceptions of Media Influence among Radicalized Individuals: The Case of Jihadists and Non-Violent Islamists – Philip Baugut and Katharina Neumann, Political Communication: https://bit.ly/2BnKZBp

Tuesday October 15:

The Islamic State in India’s Kerala: A primer – Kabir Taneja and Mohammed Sinan Siyech, Observer Research Center: https://bit.ly/2ox4Xa1

New figures on European nationals detained in Syria and Iraq – Rik Coolsaet and Thomas Renard, Egmont Institute: https://bit.ly/2MByiry

An investigation into microcycles of violence by the Taliban – Julie Haukland Rieber-Mohn and Kartikeya Tripathi, Security Journal: https://bit.ly/31r2lI5

Thursday October 17:

Women in Islamic State: From Caliphate to Camps – Gina Vale, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague: https://bit.ly/2P0fGnW

Cows, Charcoal, and Cocaine: Al-Shabaab’s Criminal Activities in the Horn of Africa – Katharine Petrich, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2J2rD92

Crime-Terror Interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa – James J. F. Forest, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2MpTd21

#rebel: Rebel communication strategies in the age of social media – Cyanne E Loyle and Samuel E Bestvater, Conflict Management and Peace Science: https://bit.ly/2K13wb6

Friday October 18:

Wilayat al-Hawl: ‘Remaining’ and Incubating the Next Islamic State Generation – Aaron Y. Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: https://bit.ly/2MtA1R2

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #204″

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For prior parts see: #203, #202, #201, #200, #199, #198, #197, #196, #195, #194, #193, #192, #191, #190, #189, #188, #187, #186, #185, #184, #183, #182, #181, #180, #179, #178, #177, #176, #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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New audio message from al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent’s Ustāẓ Aḥmad Fārūq: “Lesson Series of Sūrat al-Anfāl, Lesson 1”

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New issue of al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent’s magazine: “Nawaī Afghān Jihād Magazine – October 2019”

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Previous releases- 2019- September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2018- December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. February issue. January issue. 2017- December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2016- July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. 2015- November issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2014- December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. April/May issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2013- December issue. October/November issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2012- December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue. July issue. June issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2011– December issue. November issue. September/October issue. August issue. June/July issue. May issue. April issue. March issue. February issue. January issue. 2010– December issue. November issue. October issue. September issue. August issue.

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New video message from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s Shaykh Ibrāhīm al-Qūṣī (Khubayb al-Sūdānī): “To Our People In Somalia”

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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s Shaykh Muḥammad al-Māz: “Regarding Zakāt In General and Zakāt of Olives In Particular”

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New issue of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan magazine: “al-Ṣamūd Magazine #164″

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For prior issues in this magazine see: #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, #53, and #51.

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New statement from al-Qā’idah’s General Command: “A Word of Praise, Gratitude, and Support in the Context of Successful Strikes against the Americans and Zionist Occupation Forces in Somalia”

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Arabic:

Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn — On the Bombing By the Mujāhidīn of Headquarters of the United Nations and the Crusader Alliance in the Capital Mogadishu

English translation:

al-Qā’idah’s General Command — A Word of Praise, Gratitude, and Support in the Context of Successful Strikes against the Americans and Zionist Occupation Forces in Somalia (En)

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New statement from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn: “On the Bombing By the Mujāhidīn of Headquarters of the United Nations and the Crusader Alliance in the Capital Mogadishu”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn — On the Bombing By the Mujāhidīn of Headquarters of the United Nations and the Crusader Alliance in the Capital Mogadishu

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