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New audio message from the Islamic State’s Shaykh Abū Bakr al-Ḥussaynī al-Qurayshī al-Baghdādī: “And Say, Do [As You Will]”

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The title of this release is in reference to Qur’anic verse 9:105. Here it is in full: “And say, ‘Do [as you will], for God will see your deeds, and [so, will] His Messenger and the believers. And you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do.'”

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Shaykh Abū Bakr al-Ḥussaynī al-Qurayshī al-Baghdādī — And Say, Do [As You Will]

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Source: Telegram

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: “Regarding the Resumption of Activities by the ICRC in Afghanistan”

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The Islamic Emirate had a number of issues with the quality and quantity of activities being carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan which forced the Islamic Emirate to suspend their activities and scrap the security guarantees which the Islamic Emirate has given to all committed NGOs in Afghanistan.

Following continuous contacts and discussions between officials of the Islamic Emirate and heads of ICRC in the capital of Qatar, Doha, both parties consented to following the old agreement on top of new promises in humanitarian aid leading to the Islamic Emirate granting ICRC permission of resuming their activities.

With publication of this statement, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan restores the former security guarantees to ICRC in Afghanistan and instructs all Mujahideen to pave the way for ICRC activities and be mindful of security to this committee’s workers and equipment.

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New video message from Ḥurās al-Dīn’s Abū Usāmah al-Shawkānī: “al-Shām is the Field of Epic Battles and the Land of the Caliphate”

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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Work of the Verification Team in the Statistics Office in the Town of Zirbah”

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New issue of Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s newsletter: “Ibā’ #66″

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For prior issues see: #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 #66

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Articles of the Week – 9/7-9/13

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Monday September 9:

Assessing success of the Global War on Terror: terrorist attack frequency and the backlash effect – Kyle T. Kattelman, Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: https://bit.ly/2kg8rLK

Towards a typology of non-state actors in ‘hybrid warfare’: proxy, auxiliary, surrogate and affiliated forces – Vladimir Rauta, Cambridge Review of International Affairs: https://bit.ly/2kN2ZjE

Framing British ‘Jihadi Brides’: Metaphor and the Social Construction of I.S. Women – Leonie B. Jackson, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2kKAFyx

Tuesday September 10:

The Development of Tunisia’s Domestic Counter-Terrorism Finance Capability – Aaron Y. Zelin and Katherine Bauer, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2kNNurV

Relatives, Redemption, and Rice: Motivations for Joining the Maute Group – Julie Chernov Hwang, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2lNqObn

Taking Aim: Islamic State Khorasan’s Leadership Losses – Amira Jadoon and Andrew Mines, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2mhyhzM

Wednesday September 11:

It’s Hard to Commemorate 9/11 If You Don’t Understand It. – Daniel Byman, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/2ktMGs9

The Ghosts of Past Wars Live on in a Critical Archive – Bruce P. Montgomery and Michael P. Brill, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/2mh2XRF

Not Whether, But When? Governments’ Use of Militias in War – Caitlin Ambrozik, Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2kN3fPE

Preventing violent extremism in East Africa: lessons from Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda – Isel van Zyl and Maram Mahdi, Institute for Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2msPIxv

Thursday September 12:

Dissent in the Islamic State: Secret Advice Sent to Islamic State Leaders – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2mhz3ga

Three Constitutional Thickets: Why Regulating Online Violent Extremism is Hard – Daphne Keller, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2AhfQim

Leading with a Fist: A History of the Salafi Beard in the 20th-Century Middle East – Aaron Rock-Singer, Islamic Law and Society: https://bit.ly/2m168N8

Friday September 13:

Social Media, Terrorist Content Prohibitions and the Rule of Law – Stuart Macdonald, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2Q7kKcp

Disinformation in Terrorist Content Online – Nina Jankowicz, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2Q9bHYG

Unraveling the Impact of Social Media on Extremism – Anjana Susarla, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2AgDv2r

The Internet Police – Jeff Breinholt, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2QoQ1bd

Russia in the Eyes of Islamic State: An Analysis of the Content of Dabiq and Rumiyah Magazines and Russia’s Involvement in the Fight against the Islamic State – Marta Sara Stempień, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2klr3dq