New video message from al-Qā’idah’s Dr. Ayman al-Ẓawāhirī: “Da’wah Series #5: Reasons for Victory”

For prior parts in this video series see: #4, #3#2, and #1.

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Articles of the Week – 8/17-8/23

Monday August 19:

Training prison staff to recognize inmate radicalisation – Petra Vejvodová and Ondřej Kolář, Security Journal: https://bit.ly/2TVTzQ8

Commitment to Rebellion: Evidence from Syria – Vera Mironova, Loubna Mrie, and Sam Whitt, Journal of Conflict Resolution: https://bit.ly/31XOXMc

Tuesday August 20:

Beyond coups: terrorism and military involvement in politics – Vincenzo Bove, Mauricio Rivera, and Chiara Ruffa, European Journal of International Relations: https://bit.ly/2P8VL88

Responding Responsibly: West Germany’s Relations with the Mujahideen During the Soviet-Afghan War, 1979–1987 – Thaddeus Caspar Boyd Jahn, The International History Review: https://bit.ly/2Zo1DKG

Deradicalisation and Disengagement from Terrorism and Threat to Identity: An Analysis of Former Jihadist Prisoners’ Accounts – Muhammad Syafiq, Psychology and Developing Societies: https://bit.ly/2L7bGzL

Wednesday August 21: 

Can moral judgment, critical thinking, and Islamic fundamentalism explain ISIS and Al-Qaeda’s armed political violence? – Othman Alkhadher and Nicholas C. Scull, Psychology of Violence: https://bit.ly/30urbXR

Hidden resilience and adaptive dynamics of the global online hate ecology – N. F. Johnson, R. Leahy, N. Johnson Restrepo, N. Velasquez, M. Zheng, P. Manrique, P. Devkota, and S. Wuchty, Nature: https://go.nature.com/33Rn22c

Thursday August 22:

Transnational Volunteers Against ISIS – Shashi Jayakumar, ICSR: https://bit.ly/2P9b40x

Defining and Understanding the Next Generation of Salafi-Jihadis – Richard C. Baffa, Nathan Vest, Wing Yi Chan, and Abby Fanlo, RAND: https://bit.ly/2MzHpM5

Does cultural proximity contain terrorism diffusion? – Tobias Böhmelt, Vincenzo Bove, Journal of Peace Research: https://bit.ly/2Zl7UGT

On Violence and Radical Theology in the Syrian War: The Instrumentality of Spectacular Violence and Exclusionary Practices from Comparative and Local Standpoints – Harout Akdedian, Politics, Religion & Ideology: https://bit.ly/2HnoAYl

Friday August 23:

It’s Not Only Iraq and Syria – Seamus Hughes and Jon Lewis, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2U0iwtz

The interface between homicide and the Internet. A classification – M.C.A.Liem and M.E.F.Geelen, Aggression and Violent Behavior: https://bit.ly/2HBIzm1

The end of emancipation? CTS and normativity – Sondre Lindahl, Critical Studies on Terrorism: https://bit.ly/30KVjy5

New video message from Jabhat Anṣār al-Dīn’s Shaykh Rāmiz Abū al-Majid: “Inciting Message”

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New release from Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al-Maqdisī: “Which is the Greatest Infidelity and Sin: The Polytheist or the Secularist?”

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Shaykh Abū Muḥammad al-Maqdisī — Which is the Greatest Infidelity and Sin- The Polytheist or the Secularist?

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New video message from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Mullā Nūr Allah Nūrī: “On the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Independence”

New statement from al-Qā’idah’s Shaykh Bilāl Khuraysāt (Abū Ḥudhayfah al-‘Urdunī): “Condolences On the Martyrdom of Shaykh Abū Khalād al-Muhandis”

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Shaykh Bilāl Khuraysāt (Abū Ḥudhayfah al-‘Urdunī) — Condolences On the Martyrdom of Shaykh Abū Khalād al-Muhandis

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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #196″

For prior parts see: #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.

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #196

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New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Persevere and Endure”

The title of this release is in reference to Qur’anic verse 3:200. Here it is in full: “Oh you who have believed, persevere and endure and remain stationed and fear God that you may be successful.”

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