New statement from Jund al-Islām: "The Worshippers Killed in al-Rawaḍah Mosque … Innocent to God and Entrusted With Avenging the Aggressors"

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Click from the following link for a safe PDF copy: Jund al-Islām — The Worshippers Killed in al-Rawaḍah Mosque … Innocent to God and Entrusted With Avenging the Aggressors
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New video message from The Islamic State: "And Whoever Relies Upon God – Then He Is Sufficient For Him – Wilāyat al-Bādīyah"

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The title of this release is in reference to Qur’anic verse 65:3. Here it is in full: “And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon God – then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, God will accomplish His purpose. God has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.”
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Articles of the Week – 11/18-11/24

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Sunday November 19:
What Is the Qur’an? – William McCants, Idea: https://bit.ly/2i2dDlv
Monday November 20:
Abu al-Qassam: Zarqawi’s right-hand man who stayed loyal to al-Qaida – Tore Hamming, Jihadica:
The Origins of America’s Jihadists – Brian Michael Jenkins, RAND: https://bit.ly/2A9RW7G
Spectacles of Sovereignty in Digital Time: ISIS Executions, Visual Rhetoric and Sovereign Power – Roxanne L. Euben, Perspectives on Politics: https://bit.ly/2hP7Uf3
‘Russian-Speaking’ Fighters In Syria, Iraq And At Home: Consequences And Context – Cerwyn Moore and Mark Youngman, CREST: https://bit.ly/2A84bl8
Tuesday November 21:
“Who Is a Muslim?”: Mubi Mosque Attack, Masjid ad-Ḍirār, and the Historical Attempt at Defining a Muslim in the 19th, 20th and 21st Century Hausaland and Bornu – Abdulbasit Kassim, Jihadology: https://bit.ly/2zxBK2P
Jihadist waves: Syria, the Islamic State, and the changing nature of foreign fighters – Güneş Murat Tezcür and Clayton Besaw, Conflict Management and Peace Science:
Wednesday November 22:
Georgian foreign fighter deaths in Syria and Iraq: what can they tell us about foreign fighter mobilization and recruitment? – Bennet Clifford, Caucasus Survey:
Party dualities: Where does political Islam go now? – George Joffé, Mediterranean Politics:
Radicalization patterns and modes of attack planning and preparation among lone-actor terrorists: an exploratory analysis – Lasse Lindekilde, Francis O’Connor, and Bart Schuurman, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression:
Thursday November 23:
Islamic State media output goes into sharp decline – Mina al-Lami, BBC: https://bit.ly/2B81iQk

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #107"

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For prior parts see: #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 #107
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