New release from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s Abū Nūr al-Ṣana’ānī: “And They Will Surely Swear, ‘We Intended Only The Best'”

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The title of this release is in reference to Qur’anic verse 9:107. Here it is in full: “And [there are] those [hypocrites] who took for themselves a mosque for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers and as a station for whoever had warred against God and His Messenger before. And they will surely swear, ‘We intended only the best.’ And God testifies that indeed they are liars.”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū Nūr al-Ṣana’ānī — And They Will Surely Swear, ‘We Intended Only The Best’

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Source: Telegram

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Articles of the Week – 11/24-11/30

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Sunday November 25:

A content analysis of initial proof of life hostage videos released by international terrorist groups – Mark J. Rossin, Sarah W. Craun, Michelle L. Miller, and Matthew R. Collier, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/2Pdm3Rk

Monday November 26:

Under the Black Flag in Borno: experiences of foot soldiers and civilians in Boko Haram’s ‘caliphate’ – Zacharias P. Pieri and Jacob Zenn, The Journal of Modern African Studies: https://bit.ly/2AFPoPo

What does Australian law say about possessing terrorist instructional material? – Andrew Zammit, Avert Research Network: https://bit.ly/2E3pc5n

Wednesday November 28:

Tunisian Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria – Aaron Y. Zelin, Washington Institute for Near East Policy: 

Don’t Just Counter-Message; Counter-Engage – Nafees Hamid, ICCT: https://bit.ly/2PbN08b

Taleban Attacks on Khas Uruzgan, Jaghori and Malestan (I): A new and violent push into Hazara areas – Ali Yawar Adili and Martine van Bijlert, Afghanistan Analysts Network:

Jihadism after the ‘Caliphate’: towards a new typology – Anne Stenersen, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/2Q0VXX0

Thursday November 29:

British and Lebanese Prisons: Are They Fertile Breeding Ground for Terrorism? – Salim Yaacoub, Journal of Strategic Security: https://bit.ly/2DSzhkt

Taleban Attacks on Khas Uruzgan, Jaghori and Malestan (II): A new and violent push into Hazara areas – Ali Yawar Adili and Martine van Bijlert, Afghanistan Analysts Network:

On the Problem of Extremism – J.M. Berger, MIT Press Blog: https://bit.ly/2rfFrDI

Friday November 30:

The True Origins of ISIS – Hassan Hassan, The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/2rcBXSv

Geography and the Certainty of Terrorism Event Coding – Stephen C Nemeth and Jacob A Mauslein, Journal of Global Security Studies: https://bit.ly/2QEov4e

New audio message from Ḥurās al-Dīn’s Abū Usāmah al-Shawkānī: “Friday Sermon From Rural Western Idlib”

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Source: WhatsApp

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New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #158”

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For prior parts see: #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 #158

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