Articles of the Week – 6/16-6/22

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Sunday June 17:
The Life of Abu Waheed al-Heetawi of Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2JXWnup
America’s Terrorism Problem Doesn’t End with Prison—It Might Just Begin There – Lorenzo Vidino and Seamus Hughes, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2K1lQ5a
Monday June 18:
Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed “Public Relations” Document: Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2trgg1O
Thursday June 21:
The Operational Development and Empirical Testing of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP–18) – J. Reid Meloy, Journal of Personality Assessment: https://bit.ly/2K9mOsY
Life under the Taliban shadow government – Ashley Jackson, Overseas Development Institute:
Friday June 22:
The Cup and the Caliphate: Russia’s Counterterrorism Operations Before Major Sporting Events and the Global Jihadist Movement – Bennett Clifford, Lawfare: https://bit.ly/2Ig7gSw
The Surabaya Bombings and the Evolution of the Jihadi Threat in Indonesia – Kirsten E. Schulze, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2KBNDK5
Children at War: Foreign Child Recruits of the Islamic State – Dakota Foster and Daniel Milton, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2tJBDLU
The Islamic State’s Veterans: Contrasting the Cohorts with Jihadi Experience in Libya and Afghanistan – David Sterman, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2yUTQvV
The 2016 French Female Attack Cell: A Case Study – Robin Simcox, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2IzVxyd
Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed Recruitment Form: Translation and Analysis – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2KkEG8z

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: "al-Nabā’ #136"

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For prior parts see: #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 #136
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New release from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula's Jihād Ṣāliḥ: "al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula and the Promising Strategy"

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jihād Ṣāliḥ — al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula and the Promising Strategy
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Eye On Jihadis in Libya Weekly Update: June 19

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IS in Action On 14 June, unconfirmed reports suggest IS and Benghazi Defence Brigade fighters were spotted near the village of Harawa, 50 km east of Sirte. Libyan National Army al-Saiqa Special forces are said to have mobilized to the location in response to the reports. Other Jihadi Actors On 16 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed to have captured al-Qaeda linked Ansar al-Sharia commander Sufian bin Qumu during a raid in northern Derna. Bin Qumu is reported to have been the personal driver of Osama bin Laden while he was in Sudan. On 14 June, two senior leaders of the Benghazi Defence Brigade (BDB), Ahmad al-Tajouri and Faraj Shaku, were allegedly killed by airstrikes as they moved from Bani Walid to the Oil Crescent. Families held a wake on Saturday in the Zureik area of Misrata and a group from Ajdabiya allegedly attempted unsuccessfully to bury the bodies. Prior to becoming a member of the BDB, Faraj Shaku was a commander of the now-disbanded Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BSRC) and the February 17 Martyrs’ Brigade, while Ahmad al-Tajouri was the former leader of the BRSC hailing from the Tajuri district of Benghazi. A weekly update of ISIS’s actions, the Western response, and developments pertaining to Libya’s other militias is available by subscribing here. To read about Western countries’ responses to ISIS in Libya this week, click here, and to read about the developments within the anti-ISIS Coalition of Libyan militias, click here. To read all four sections of this week’s Eye on ISIS in Libya report, click here. Eye-on-Isis-Logo-001