Articles of the Week – 3/24-3/30

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Sunday March 25:
Resistance in the Caliphate’s Classrooms: Mosul Civilians vs IS – Mathilde Becker Aarseth, Middle East Policy:
Monday March 26:
Hyperlinked Sympathizers: URLs and the Islamic State – Samantha Weirman and Audrey Alexander, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2GlKY5B
The Changing Islamic State Intelligence Apparatus – Carl Anthony Wege, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence: https://bit.ly/2pTUv99
NGO intervention in jihadist conflicts: a closer look at Afghanistan and Somalia – Omi Hodwitz, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: https://bit.ly/2Ifw9hy
“Among the Believers Are Men”: How the Islamic State Uses Early-Islamic Traditions to Shape Its Martyr Biographies – Pieter Nanninga, Nvmen: https://bit.ly/2GJIlds
How Cosmic War Ends: The Case of ISIS – Mark Juergensmeyer, Nvmen:
Religious Resources and Terrorism – Heather S. Gregg, Nvmen:
Challenging the Curious Erasure of Religion from the Study of Religious Terrorism – Lorne L. Dawson, Nvmen:
The Sociopolitical Undercurrent of Lebanon’s Salafi Militancy – Raphaël Lefèvre, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: https://ceip.org/2pIhaVV
Mainstreamed online extremism demands a radical new response – Louis Reynolds, Nature Human Behaviour: https://go.nature.com/2pTTcHg
Tuesday March 27:
Terrorist Decision Making in the Context of Risk, Attack Planning, and Attack Commission – Paul Gill, Zoe Marchment, Emily Corner, and Noémie Bouhana, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2Gr0VUh
The Turkish Republic’s Jihad? Religious symbols, terminology and ceremonies in Turkey during the Korean War 1950–1953 – Nadav Solomonovich, Middle Eastern Studies: https://bit.ly/2GWAw1u
The politics of preventing violent extremism: the case of Uganda – Peter Romaniuk and Tracey Durner, Conflict, Security & Development: https://bit.ly/2KBfPtv
Wednesday March 28:
Jihadi reactions to Saudi reforms – Cole Bunzel, Arabia Foundation: https://bit.ly/2J7Hul8
Marwan Zain al-Abidin: Key Figure in Jaysh Khalid bin al-Waleed? – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi: https://bit.ly/2pSn32B
Thursday March 29:
The Terrorist Calculus in Kidnapping Girls in Nigeria: Cases from Chibok and Dapchi – Jacob Zenn, CTC Sentinel:
Black Banners in Somalia: The State of al-Shabaab’s Territorial Insurgency and the Specter of the Islamic State – Christopher Anzalone, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2GrNB1G
Ansaroul Islam and the Growing Terrorist Insurgency in Burkina Faso – Héni Nsaibia and Caleb Weiss, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2GHtkZy
Islamic State Chemical Weapons: A Case Contained by its Context? – Markus K. Binder, Jillian M. Quigley, and Herbert F. Tinsley, CTC Sentinel: https://bit.ly/2pSOxoZ
Fatal attraction: explaining variation in the attractiveness of Islamic State propaganda – Daniel Milton, Conflict Management and Peace Science: https://bit.ly/2IBchpt
Friday March 30:
Why beliefs always matter, but rarely help us predict jihadist violence: The role of cognitive extremism as a precursor for violent extremism – Jakob Guhl, Journal for Deradicalization: https://bit.ly/2J4bfDk

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: "al-Nabā' #125"

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For prior parts see: #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 the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's Qārī' Yusuf Aḥmadī: "Remarks Regarding the Helmand Sit-In"

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For the past couple of days a few supposed civil activists have erected tents in the provincial capital of Helmand Lashkar Gah, demanding that the Mujahideen accept peace and that they shall march towards Musa Qala to present their proposal.
The Islamic Emirate responds by declaring that peace is the beloved cry and aspiration of every Afghan. The Islamic Emirate was founded for peace and security and it has rendered enormous sacrifices for peace.
However it is brighter than the sun that our peace has been snatched by the American invaders as our country has been occupied for the past seventeen years, our people are killed as well as our air and land space usurped.
The Islamic Emirate is merely responding to this blatant transgression and has launched Jihad in accordance with the orders of Allah Almighty.
It is therefore incumbent upon the entire nation including you to raise your voices and stand against the American occupation.
On this basis we request the sit-in participants in Helmand to march towards the centers and bases of Americans in protest instead of Mujahideen areas. Demand that they put an end to the ongoing war and occupation. Fighting and war has been imposed on the Islamic Emirate.
Sit-ins against the Mujahideen are being exploited by the invaders and their stooges and you are being used for their malicious goals.
The Islamic Emirate is seriously concerned that the enemy circles will misuse your name and Allah forbid, if something were to happen then responsibility will be placed squarely on your shoulders because you understand that we are at war, are facing various enemy plots and will be forced to take serious steps in pursuit of their neutralization.
The ongoing Jihad is forging ahead for the protection our people and ending the occupation based on a clear Shariah edict. This is not a war of whims or worldly gains which our nation can shun rather it is a decisive confrontation between Islam and disbelief, and making it victorious is the obligation of the whole Mujahid nation.
Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Qari Muhammad Yousuf Ahmadi
11/07/1439 Hijri Lunar
08/01/1397 Hijri Solar 28/03/2018 Gregorian
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Source: Telegram