New video message Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Launching the Campaign ‘My Lord, Increase Me In Knowledge’

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The title of this campaign is in reference to Qur’anic verse 20:114. Here it is in full: “So high [above all] is God, the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [Oh Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur’an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, ‘My Lord, increase me in knowledge.'”

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Articles of the Week – 7/4-7/10

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Saturday July 4:

Drone imagery in Islamic State propaganda: flying like a state – Emil Archambault and Yannick Veilleux-Lepage, International Affairs: bit.ly/3gPAIR7

Monday July 6:

The jihadi insurgency in Mozambique: origins, nature and beginning – Eric Morier-Genoud, Journal of Eastern African Studies: bit.ly/3f6Z0p3

Tuesday July 7:

Imprisonment and Terrorism – Vincenzo Bove and Tobias Böhmelt, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/3efPzTb

Religious Radicalisation in the Albanian Diaspora – Ebi Spahiu, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network: bit.ly/38ChSty

Another Perspective on “Local Versus Global” in Analyzing Jihadism: “Contingent Versus Cohesive” – Alex Thurston, Sahel Blog: bit.ly/38wKN2q

Militants in Retreat: How Terrorists Behave When They Are Losing – Matthew Dixon, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2W55UE0

The Radicalization of Young Jihadi Convicted of Membership of Terrorist Organization in Spain: Analyzing the Pieces of the Puzzle – Rogelio Alonso and Paul Delgado, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2ZWVbwn

Reframing Islamic State: Trends and Themes in Contemporary Messaging – Telli Betül Karacan, Danish Institute for International Studies: https://bit.ly/325pcg3

ISIS in Iraq: The Challenge of Reintegrating ‘ISIS Families’ – Husham Al-Hashimi, Center for Global Policy: https://bit.ly/322ZGYY

Wednesday July 8:

Predicting behavioral profiles of online extremists through linguistic use of social roles – Phillip Conrad De Bruyn, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/38JPF4d

Provoking Ordinary People: The Effects of Terrorism on Civilian Violence – Jürgen Brandsch and André Python, Journal of Conflict Resolution: https://bit.ly/2Oe4T8g

Thursday July 9:

Singapore’s Radicalised – Shashi Jayakumar, GNET: https://bit.ly/2ZTvn4s

Life inside Syria’s al-Hol camp – Vera Mironova, Middle East Institute: https://bit.ly/3gG7gwA

Militant Islamism and local clan dynamics in Somalia: the expansion of the Islamic Courts Union in Lower Jubba province – Michael Skjelderup, Mukhtar Ainashe, and Ahmed Mohamed Abdulle “Qare”, Journal of Eastern African Studies: https://bit.ly/2CjzpLk

Friday July 10:

IS “Advisers”: How Online Jihadists Guided European Volunteers to Syria – Hugo Micheron, GNET: https://bit.ly/3984UUF

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #242″

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For prior parts see: #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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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #242

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New statement from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Response to the Independent International Commission of the United Nations on Syria Issued on July 7, 2020”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām — Response to the Independent International Commission of the United Nations on Syria Issued on July 7, 2020

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