Articles of the Week – 11/27-12/3

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Monday November 29: 

Brutally Ineffective: How the Taliban Are Failing in Their New Role As Counter-Insurgents – Colin Clarke and Jonathan Schroden, War on the Rocks: https://bit.ly/3dj6lCW

Debates and Controversies over the Legitimacy of “Internet Sources” in Scholarship on Jihadism: The Online Dimension in the Persistence of the “Al-Qaeda Narrative” in Boko Haram Studies – Jacob Zenn, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/3G2mMQi

Tuesday November 30:

Radicalization toward violent extremism: a typology based on a general theory of rationality – Gilbert McLaughlin and Christian Robitaille, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/3rsr7Iu

Wednesday December 1:

Comparison of the Secret Service of al-Shabaab, the Amniyat, and the National Intelligence and Security Agency (Somalia) – Gábor Sinkó and János Besenyő, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence: https://bit.ly/3GrqaEH

Thursday December 2:

Rise of the Reactionaries: Comparing the Ideologies of Salafi-Jihadism and White Supremacist Extremism – Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Blyth Crawford, and Valentin Wutke, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/3IgD1Lk

Friday December 3: 

Jihadist attacks flow into littoral West Africa – Caleb Weiss, Long War Journal: https://bit.ly/3rU6pRO

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #315″

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For prior newsletter issues see: #314, #313,  #312, #311, #310, #309, #308, #307, #306, #305, #304, #303, #302, #301, #300, #299, #298, #297, #296, #295, #294, #293, #292, #291, #290, #289, #288, #287, #286, #285, #284, #283, #282, #281, #280, #279, #278, #277, #276, #275, #274, #273, #272, #271, #270, #269, #268, #267, #266, #265, #264, #263, #262, #261, #260, #259, #258, #257, #256, #255, #254, #253, #252, #251, #250, #249, #248, #247, #246, #245, #244, #243, #242, #241, #240, #239, #238, #237, #236, #235, #234, #233, #232, #231, #230, #229, #228, #227, #226, #225, #224, #223, #222, #221, #220, #219, #218, #217, #216, #215, #214, #213, #212, #211, #210, #209, #208, #207, #206, #205, #204, #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 statement from a Group of Mujāhidīn of the Arabian Peninsula in Bilād al-Shām: “Regarding the Continued Detention of a Group of Virtuous Brothers By Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Group of Mujāhidīn of the Arabian Peninsula in Bilād al-Shām — Regarding the Continued Detention of a Group of Virtuous Brothers By Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām

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New release from from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s Shaykh Ḥamad Bin Maḥmūd al-Tamīmī: “Confronting the Attributes and Facts”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Shaykh Ḥamad Bin Maḥmūd al-Tamīmī — Confronting the Attributes and Facts

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Articles of the Week – 11/20-11/26

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Saturday November 20:

Does democracy or personal freedom affect the flow and return of IS foreign fighters? – Moamen Gouda and Shimaa Hanafy, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research: https://bit.ly/3HYdbvu

Monday November 22:

OCR with Tesseract, Amazon Textract, and Google Document AI: a benchmarking experiment – Thomas Hegghammer, Journal of Computational Social Science: https://bit.ly/3nVWUiW

Online Radicalisation: Moving beyond a Simple Dichotomy – Chamin Herath and Joe Whittaker, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/3FOOGiv

Tuesday November 23

The Long Shadow of Deobandism in South Asia – Kamran Bokhari, Newlines Magazine: https://bit.ly/3oZTB9D

Thursday November 25:

Wahhabis and Salafis, daije and alimi: Bosnian neo-Salafis between contestation and integration – Zora Hesová, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies: https://bit.ly/3xu1yYC

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #314″

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For prior newsletter issues see: #313,  #312, #311, #310, #309, #308, #307, #306, #305, #304, #303, #302, #301, #300, #299, #298, #297, #296, #295, #294, #293, #292, #291, #290, #289, #288, #287, #286, #285, #284, #283, #282, #281, #280, #279, #278, #277, #276, #275, #274, #273, #272, #271, #270, #269, #268, #267, #266, #265, #264, #263, #262, #261, #260, #259, #258, #257, #256, #255, #254, #253, #252, #251, #250, #249, #248, #247, #246, #245, #244, #243, #242, #241, #240, #239, #238, #237, #236, #235, #234, #233, #232, #231, #230, #229, #228, #227, #226, #225, #224, #223, #222, #221, #220, #219, #218, #217, #216, #215, #214, #213, #212, #211, #210, #209, #208, #207, #206, #205, #204, #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 video message from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s Shaykh Ibrāhīm Abū al-Ḥasan: “Concepts #33″

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Click here for prior parts in this video series: #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 video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s Abū Muḥammad al-Jawlānī: “Participation In the Emergency Session of the General Shūrā Council To Discuss the High Price of Bread Crisis In the Liberated Territories”

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