Articles of the Week – 6/20-6/26

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Monday June 22:

The YouTube Browsing Habits of a Lone-Actor Terrorist – Rajan Basra, GNET: https://bit.ly/3g0rnFv

An Alternative Vision of Statehood: Islamic State’s Ideological Challenge to the Nation-State – Nadia Kaneva and Andrea Stanton, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/383g3Wt

From Cooperation to Competition: Localization, Militarization and Rebel Co-Governance Arrangements in Syria – Benedetta Berti, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/380XiD8

Homecoming: Considerations for Rehabilitating and Reintegrating Islamic State-Affiliated Minors – Liesbeth van der Heide and Audrey Alexander, Combating Terrorism Center: bit.ly/2VcyrHb

Tuesday June 23:

#Hamas: A Thematic Exploration of Hamas’s English-Language Twitter – Devorah Margolin, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2Vlmwqt

ISIS in the Sinai: A Persistent Threat for Egypt – Allison McManus, Center for Global Policy: https://bit.ly/2YCcq6N

Wednesday June 24:

Lethal Violence in Civil War: Trends and Micro-Dynamics of Violence in the Northern Mali Conflict (2012-2015) – Adib Bencherif, Aurélie Campana, and Daniel Stockemer, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2YBKOP8

Reclaiming Saudi Salafism: The Saudi Religious Circles and the Threat of ISIS – Raihan Ismail, Journal of Arabian Studies: bit.ly/2ZcRQZB

New release: “Agreement Between Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām and the ‘So Be Steadfast’ Operations Room Concerning the Village of ‘Arab Sa’īd”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Agreement Between Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām and the ‘So Be Steadfast’ Operations Room Concerning the Village of ‘Arab Sa’īd

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New statement from ‘So Be Steadfast’ Operations Room: “Our Rightful Blood and Glorifying God’s Command”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: ‘So Be Steadfast’ Operations Room — Our Rightful Blood and Glorifying God’s Command

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New statement from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām’s Shaykh ‘Abd al-Raḥīm ‘Aṭūn (Abū ‘Abd Allah al-Shāmī): “Response to the al-Qā’idah Statement”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Shaykh ‘Abd al-Raḥīm ‘Aṭūn (Abū ‘Abd Allah al-Shāmī) — Response to the al-Qā’idah Statement

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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #240″

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For prior parts see: #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 #240

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New statement from the Global Islamic Media Front: “Congratulations and Condolences on the Martyrdom of the Mujāhid Commander Leader Shaykh Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd and His Brothers”

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Arabic:

The Global Islamic Media Front — Congratulations and Condolences on the Martyrdom of the Mujāhid Commander Leader Shaykh Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd and His Brothers

English:

The Global Islamic Media Front — Congratulations and Condolences on the Martyrdom of the Mujāhid Commander Leader Shaykh Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd and His Brothers (En)

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