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The era of peaceful coexistence between #ISGS and #JNIM is mostly over. At 10,000 words, this is the authoritative work on the nascent rivalry in the Sahel by MENASTREAM and @Weissenberg7: ctc.usma.edu/the-end-of-the…

'The End of the Sahelian Anomaly: How the Global Conflict between the Islamic State and al-Qa`ida Finally Came to West Africa' by Héni Nsaibia (MENASTREAM) & Caleb Weiss (@Weissenberg7) ctc.usma.edu/the-end-of-the…

In our latest for CTC at West Point, @Weissenberg7 & I (map by Jules Duhamel) seek to provide a nuanced perspective on an intricate subject: 'The End of the Sahelian Anomaly: How the Global Conflict between the Islamic State and al-Qa`ida Finally Came to West Africa'
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My colleague @Weissenberg7 and I analyze and present evidence that Coalition positions and personnel are under a surge of attacks by Iranian-backed front groups in #Iraq . FDD Long War Journal
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Hindsight Is 20/20 @Weissenberg7 Raffaello Pantucci At the University of Oslo we host an online collection of jihadi primary sources, including the GSPC magazines, see hf.uio.no/ikos/english/r…

New CTC major report by Jason Warner (Dr. Jason Warner), Ellen Chapin (@ejc5ys) & Caleb Weiss (@weissenberg7) examines the trajectory of violence of al-Qa`ida in the Islamic Maghreb through the lens of its use of suicide bombings. (thread)
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New from @Weissenberg7 and me on the recent bombings in Kampala, how they fit into a trend of attacks by the ADF - now ISCAP - over the past six months, and how that compares to past urban terrorist campaigns by the ADF before they became part of ISIS longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/…

1/ Interesting 3rd report on #AQIM in the CTC at West Point series on suicide #terrorism by Dr. Jason Warner @ejc5ys @Weissenberg7. Earlier reports were on #AlShabaab & #BokoHaram ctc.usma.edu/desert-drift-d…

Terrorisme : 101 attentats-suicides commis par AQMI et ses alliés depuis 2007 (étude CTC at West Point ) xfru.it/ob9ECO @Weissenberg7

Donald J. Trump @Weissenberg7 Drone footage of #ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi’s compound after the #US operation. #Syria

The claim comes from the IS 'Central Africa Province' -branded group. Pretty significant development but, as well summarized by article author @Weissenberg7, '...much like the overall insurgency, today’s claim of responsibility is clouded in mystery.'

From @Weissenberg7:

.Jihadology Articles of the Week – 11/13-11/19 bit.ly/3CxYL1k Featuring Tam Hussein Jakob Guhl Milo Comerford Anarcho-Sunni Drip 💧 @Weissenberg7 Ryan O'Farrell Matthew Bamber-Zryd Michael Soules, among others.

Before Hurras Ed-Din's chief's recent speech threatening a حرب نكاية (war of attrition) in Idlib, @Weissenberg7 had spoken to @AlAanfmRadio about this possibility as he laid out scenarios for an end-game in northern Syria. bit.ly/2QscUrR

.Jihadology Articles of the Week – 10/23-10/29 bit.ly/3vU4Jb0 Featuring Melisa Kujtim Bytyqi Bokostan @Weissenberg7 Juha Saarinen Sharaf Hussein أس الصراع في الشام @_bCliff Seamus Hughes Zacharias Pieri Ahmed El Shamsy Dr. Amira Jadoon ***امیرہ جدون Abd. Sayed ترمذی سادات, among others.

#RDC 🇨🇩: Rapport parfaitement détaillé de Program On Extremism et de la Bridgeway Foundation sur la mutation de l'ADF en branche de l'Etat Islamique au Congo (via @Weissenberg7) ➡extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/…

An IS up-armoured SVBIED based on a REVA South-African MRAP captured by the Iraqi Army - used against the Iraqis at Al-Subaihat village E. of Fallujah on May 12, 2015. Driver identified as 'Saad Muhammed al-Turkistani' - h/t @Weissenberg7 longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/…

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CTC at West Point MENASTREAM and @Weissenberg7 provide a comprehensive overview of the unique relationship between al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State in West Africa

All #TNTAotD picks: bit.ly/32fvBmJ
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