New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghrib: "Support for the Initiative 'And Settlement Is Best'"

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghrib — Support for the Initiative ‘And Settlement Is Best’
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Source: Telegram
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New statement from Mubādarah Ahl al ‘Ilm Li-l-Ṣalaḥ Bayn al-Mujāhidīn: “Support for the Initiative #3"

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Articles of the Week – 10/21-10/27

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Saturday October 21:
Algeria’s GIA: The First Major Armed Group to Fully Subordinate Jihadism to Salafism – Alexander Thurston, Islamic Law & Society:
Monday October 23: 
Demobilising and Disengaging Violent Extremists: Towards a New UN Framework – Joanne Richards, Stability: International Journal of Security and Development: https://bit.ly/2heaJX6
Lone Actor Terrorist Attack Planning and Preparation: A Data-Driven Analysis – Bart Schuurman, Edwin Bakker, Paul Gill, and Noémie Bouhana, Journal of Forensic Sciences: https://bit.ly/2lmQo6o
“@ me if you need shoutout”: Exploring Women’s Roles in Islamic State Twitter Networks – Laura Huey, Rachel Inch, and Hillary Peladeau, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: 
Sinai’s Insurgency: Implications of Enhanced Guerilla Warfare – Omar Ashour, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: https://bit.ly/2zaD6gD
What Does the “Terrorist” Label Really Do? Measuring and Explaining the Effects of the “Terrorist” and “Islamist” Categories – Studies in Conflict & Terrorism:
Tuesday October 24:
Beyond the Caliphate: Islamic State Activity – Inspired or Linked – Outside of the Group’s Defined Wilayat: Morocco – Ellen Chapin, Combating Terrorism Center: https://bit.ly/2i2YrR4
Investigating the Role of Telegram App in Lone Wolf Attacks in the West – Ahmad Shehabat, Teodor Mitew, and Yahia Alzoubi, Journal of Strategic Security:
Wednesday October 25:
The Jihādī Movement and Rebel Governance: A Reassertion of a Patriarchal Order? – Brynjar Lia, Die Welt des Islams:
Studying the Internet and Violent conflict – Anita R. Gohdes, Conflict Management and Peace Science: https://bit.ly/2xVy9XB
Thursday October 26:
Digital Decay? Tracing Change Over Time Among English-Language Islamic State Sympathizers on Twitter – Audrey Alexander, Program on Extremism: https://bit.ly/2gPiXrE
IS’s Appeal to Western Women: Policy Recommendations – Kiriloi M. Ingram, The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague: https://bit.ly/2yQSkXS
Friday October 27:
Deciphering IS’s Narrative and Activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Abdullah Bin Khaled Al-Saud, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2yrgDyz
The Lives of Foreign Fighters Who Left ISIS – Vera Mironova, Ekaterina Sergatskova, and Karam Alhamad, Foreign Affairs: https://fam.ag/2irdBj6
The Real Reason U.S. Troops Are in Niger – Andrew Lebovich, Foreign Policy: https://atfp.co/2hfCYok
Jihadist Propaganda as a Threat Indicator: The Case of Spain – Manuel Ricardo Torres-Soriano, Terrorism and Political Violence: https://bit.ly/2zaeu7x

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #103"

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For prior parts see: #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 #103
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