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PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM                                                                 Volume 15, Issue 1

Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and
Related Subjects
by Berto Jongman

Most of the clickable items included became available online between December 2020 and February 2021.
They are categorized under thirteen headings (as well as sub-headings, not listed below):

       1. Non-Religious Terrorism
       2. Religious Terrorism
       3. Terrorist Strategies and Tactics
       4. Conflict, Crime and Political Violence other than Terrorism
       5. Extremism, Radicalization
       6. Counterterrorism - General
       7. Counterterrorism: Specific Operations and/or Specific Policy Measures
       8. Prevention, Preparedness and Resilience and Rehabilitation Studies
       9. State Repression, Civil War and Clandestine Warfare
       10. Intelligence Operations
       11. Cyber Operations
       12. Risk and Threat Assessments, Forecasts and Analytical Studies
       13. Also Worth the Time to Read/Listen/Watch

N.B. Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Related Subjects is a regular feature in
‘Perspectives on Terrorism’. For past listings, search under ‘Archive’ at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/PoT

1. Non-Religious Terrorism
Colombia’s fragile peace. France24, January 29, 201. URL: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/
reporters/20210129-colombia-s-fragile-peace
M. Ogbonnaya. From nationalist movements to organized crime groups: the trajectory of the Niger Delta
struggles. ENACT Observer, December 7, 2020. URL: https://enactafrica.org/research/research-papers/from-
nationalist-movements-to-organised-crime-groups-the-trajectory-of-the-niger-delta-struggles
E. Farge. More than 200,000 flee ‘apocalyptic’ conflict in Central African Republic. Reuters, January 29, 2021.
URL: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-centralafrica-security-un/more-than-200000-flee-apocalyptic-
conflict-in-central-african-republic-idUSKBN29Y133
P. Yadav. Has the Khalistan movement lost its steam in India’s Punjab? Sputnik, January 29, 2021. URL:
https://sputniknews.com/india/202101291081915582-has-the-khalistan-movement-lost-its-steam-in-indias-
punjab/
Yemen: separatists form a new armed force in Aden. Middle East Monitor, January 22, 2021. URL: https://
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210122-yemen-separatists-form-new-armed-force-in-aden/
M. Misto, E. Musa. YPG/PKK forcibly recruits over 50 young men in Syria. Anadolu Agency, January
20, 2021. URL: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/ypg-pkk-forcibly-recruits-over-50-young-men-in-
syria/2116877
J. Meitem, M. Navales. Philippine Communist guerillas say they will revive urban hit squads. Benar News,
January 4, 2021. URL: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/ph-communist-01042021104352.
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J. Aliyev. Turkey: PKK membership in 2020 drops significantly. Anadolu Agency, January 2, 2020. URL:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-pkk-membership-in-2020-drops-significantly/2096286
CAR violence forced closure of 800 polling stations: commission. Al Jazeera, December 28, 2020. URL:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/28/violence-forces-800-polling-stations-to-close-in-car-
commission

2. Religious Terrorism

2.1. Al-Qaida and its Affiliates

Al-Qaida veut progresser vers le Golfe de Guinée. Le Figaro, February 1, 2021. URL: https://www.lefigaro.fr/
flash-actu/al-qaida-veut-progresser-vers-le-golfe-de-guinee-20210201
C. Faulkner. Taliban creep closer to capturing former heartland as lack of pay undermines Afghan forces. The
Independent, January 30, 2021. URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-
kandahar-conflict-peace-talks-b1794717.html
Abdul Sayed. The jihadists’ war in Pakistan after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan: lessons from al-
Qaeda’s assassination of Benazir Bhutto. TerrorismMonitor, 19(2), January 29, 2021. URL: https://jamestown.
org/program/the-jihadists-war-in-pakistan-after-the-us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-lessons-from-al-
qaedas-assassination-of-benazir-bhutto/?mc_cid=64e12e4b70&mc_eid=9942bc67e0
P. Walter Wellman. Taliban prisoners released under peace deal arrested after rejoining fight, official says.
Stars & Stripes, January 25, 2021. URL: https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/taliban-prisoners-
released-under-peace-deal-arrested-after-rejoining-fight-official-says-1.659766
Is Algeria once again confronted with the treat of terrorism? The Africa Report, January 22, 2021. URL:
https://www.propublica.org/article/twitter-and-youtube-banned-steve-bannon-apple-still-gives-him-
millions-of-listeners?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social - 1046838
J. Duhamel. Map of security incidents in Mali, December 2020. URL: https://julesduhamel.wordpress.
com/2021/01/21/map-of-security-incidents-in-mali-december-2020/
A. Morris. Somalia – a triple threat to instability? Global Risk Insights, January 20, 2021. URL: https://
globalriskinsights.com/2021/01/somalia-a-triple-threat-to-instability/
Map of security incidents in Burkina Faso, December 2020. ACLED, January 19, 2021. URL: https://
julesduhamel.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/map-of-security-incidents-in-burkina-faso-december-2020/
Al-Qaeda’s new home base: Iran. European Eye on Radicalization, January 15, 2021. URL: https://
eeradicalization.com/al-qaedas-new-home-base-iran/
M.R. Pompeo. The Iran-al-Qa’ida Axis. US State Department, January 12, 2021. URL: https://www.state.gov/
the-iran-al-qaida-axis/
S. Neelakantan. Bangladesh again denies al-Qaida presence. Benar News, January 15, 2021. URL: https://
www.benarnews.org/english/news/bengali/bd-us-alqaeda-01152021173624.html
R. Moore, A. Cooper. The next jihad: stop the Christian genocide in Africa. 2020. URL: https://www.amazon.
com/Next-Jihad-Christian-Genocide-Africa/dp/0785241345
Taliban not ready for cease-fire, Afghan negotiator says. Daily Sabah, January 2, 2021. URL: https://www.
dailysabah.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-not-ready-for-cease-fire-afghan-negotiator-says

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H. Nsaibia. Mali: any end to the storm? ACLED, December 17, 2020. URL: https://acleddata.com/2020/12/17/
mali-any-end-to-the-storm/
M. Levitt, A. Zelin. Al-Qaeda’s external operations one year after the Pensacola attack. The Washington
Institute, December 11, 2020. URL: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/al-qaedas-external-
operations-one-year-after-pensacola-attack
T. Asmara. Indonesian authorities fly dozens of Jemaah Islamiyah suspects to Jakarta. Benar News, December
16, 2020. URL: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/indonesian/id-ji-arrests-12162020170639.html
AISS launches book on Afghan conflict. Tolo News, December 26, 2020. URL: https://tolonews.com/
afghanistan-168752?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

2.2. IS/ISIS/Daesh and its Affiliates

Spotlight on global jihad (January 21-27, 2021). The Meir Amit Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center,
January 28, 2021. URL: https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/spotlight-on-global-jihad-january-27-21-2021/
Spotlight on global jihad (January 7-13, 2021). The Meir Amit Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center,
January 14, 2021. URL: https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/spotlight-on-global-jihad-january-7-13-
2021/?fbclid=IwAR2rwYXd-8oxbSjV7kVIQkrIRuRC0p-CPm1G5Hg99OGBbe1r1-gZmIeg-Go
Spotlight on global jihad (December 31, 2020 – January 6, 2021). The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism
Information Center, January 7, 2021. URL: https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/spotlight-on-global-jihad-
december-31-2020-january-6-2021/
K. Jangiz. ISIS is regrouping, gaining strength in Iraq’s disputed territories: Peshmerga ministry official.
Rudaw, January 27, 2021. URL: https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/27012021
T. Refslund Hamming. The Islamic State in Mozambique. Lawfare, January 24, 2021. URL: https://www.
lawfareblog.com/islamic-state-mozambique
S. al-Kanj. Who is behind recent attacks against Turkish presence in Idlib? Al Monitor, January 22, 2021.
URL: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/01/syria-turkey-military-idlib-attacks-groups-hts-is-
regime.html
Daesh recovering in Iraq, Najba warns. International Quran News Agency, January 23, 2021. URL: https://
iqna.ir/en/news/3473773/daesh-recovering-in-iraq-nuajba-warns?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
F. Gardner. Islamic State tries to shore up relevance with Iraq carnage. BBC, January 23, 2021. URL: https://
www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55764993
With the world distracted, Islamic State readies for a resurgence in Syria. The New Arab, January 14, 2021.
URL: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/comment/2021/1/15/islamic-states-resurgence-is-syria-is-going-
unnoticed
E. Stewart. The Islamic State stopped talking about China. War on the Rocks, January 19, 2021. URL: https://
warontherocks.com/2021/01/the-islamic-state-stopped-talking-about-uighurs/
M. Navales, R.V. Umel. Southern Philippines: senior BIFF militant dies. Benar News, January 13, 2021. URL:
https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/biff-senior-militant-dies-01132021140758.html
A. Ahmed. Despite crackdown, Islamic State continues to kill, kidnap civilians in east Syria. Al Monitor,
January 14, 2021. URL: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/01/syria-deir-ez-zor-islamic-state-
assassinations-civilians.html - ixzz6jcaXSTlY
J. Cope. ISIS, reborn: the Islamic State’s African revival is a lethal blind spot. The National Interest, January
13, 2021. URL: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/isis-reborn-islamic-state’s-african-revival-lethal-blind-

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What do we know about Islamic State group in the DR Congo? France24, January 11, 2021. URL: https://
observers.france24.com/en/africa/20210111-video-adf-beni-dr-congo-islamic-state?ref=tw
A. Ahmed. IS cells escalate attacks on civilians, regime soldiers in eastern Syria. Al-Monitor, January 6, 2020.
URL:https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/01/syria-islamic-state-cells-attacks-civilians-kurds-
regime.html - ixzz6isQ0C7fV
E. Rizan. Esscom issues new wanted list, notorious Abu Sayyaf bombmaker among new faces. Daily Express,
January 6, 2021. URL: https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/164250/esscom-issues-new-wanted-list-
notorious-abu-sayyaf-bombmaker-among-new-faces-/
C.P. Clarke. Trends in terrorism: what’s on the horizon 2021? Foreign Policy Research Institute, January 5,
2020. URL: https://www.fpri.org/article/2021/01/trends-in-terrorism-whats-on-the-horizon-in-2021/
G. Waters. ISIS redux: the central Syria insurgency in December 2020. Counter Extremism Project, January 4,
201. URL: https://www.counterextremism.com/blog/isis-redux-central-syria-insurgency-december-2020
R. Ahmed. Daesh looks to gain foothold in Balochistan under ex-Karachi.cop. Samaa, September 18, 2020.
URL : https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/09/daesh-looks-to-gain-foothold-in-balochistan-under-ex-karachi-
cop/
6,800 people killed in Syria in 2020, lowest annual record since 2011. Daily Sabah, December 31, 2020. URL:
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/syrian-crisis/6800-people-killed-in-syria-in-2020-lowest-annual-record-
since-2011?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
A. Jadoon, N. Jahanbani, C. Willis. Rising in the East: the evolution of the Islamic State in the Philippines.
CTC sentinel, December 30, 2020. URL: https://ctc.usma.edu/rising-in-the-east-the-evolution-of-the-islamic-
state-in-the-philippines/

2.3. Other Groups/Organizations

Islamic Jihad sets conditions to participate in elections. Asharq al-Awsat, February 1, 2021. URL: https://
english.aawsat.com/home/article/2778236/islamic-jihad-sets-conditions-participate-elections
H. Ghoraba. Islamists still seek power a decade after Arab Spring revolutions. The Investigative Project on
Terrorism, January 25, 2021. URL: https://www.investigativeproject.org/8709/islamists-still-seek-power-a-
decade-after-arab
S. Ramachandran. Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh’s rivalry with Awami League: the growing Islamist-secular
divide. Terrorism Monitor, 19(2), January 29, 2021. URL: https://jamestown.org/program/hefazat-e-islam-
bangladeshs-rivalry-with-awami-league-the-growing-islamist-secular-divide/?mc_cid=64e12e4b70&mc_
eid=9942bc67e0
Fatah rejects Dahlan party’s proposal to run on one list. Middle East Monitor, January 26, 2021. URL: https://
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210126-fatah-rejects-dahlan-partys-proposal-to-run-on-one-list/
H. Ghoraba. Islamists still seek power a decade after Arab Spring revolutions. The Investigative project on
Terrorism, January 25, 2021. URL: https://www.investigativeproject.org/8709/islamists-still-seek-power-a-
decade-after-arab
E. Fard. Who is Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani? BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1900, January 24, 2021.
URL: https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/quds-force-esmail-qaani/
S. Lateef. Militants target non-Kashmiris amid tensions over land laws. Deutsche Welle, January 19, 2021.
URL: https://www.dw.com/en/kashmir-land-laws-militancy/a-56277000

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E. Hagedorn. Houthi terror designation could set off Yemen’s oil tanker ‘time bomb’. Al-Monitor, January 19,
2021. URL: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/01/yemen-fto-houthi-fso-safer-oil-tanker-
designation.html
A. Mukhtar Mirza. Causes of Kashmiri belligerence: call for China’s leadership – OpEd. Eurasia Review,
January 24, 2021. URL: https://www.eurasiareview.com/24012021-causes-of-kashmiri-belligerence-call-for-
chinas-leadership-oped/
M. Knights, H. Malik, C. Smith. Changing of the guard: new Iraqi militia trends and responses. The
Washington Institute for Near East Policy, January 19, 2021. URL:https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-
analysis/changing-guard-new-iraqi-militia-trends-and-responses
S. Moubayed. The Muslim Brotherhood in Europe’s ties to the Middle East and North Africa. European Eye
on Radicalization, January 15, 2021. URL: https://eeradicalization.com/the-muslim-brotherhood-in-europes-
ties-to-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/
M. Carlin. Iranian-backed Houthis test Yemen’s new unity government. The National Interest, January 11,
2021. URL: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/iranian-backed-houthis-test-yemen’s-new-
unity-government-176187
Hezbollah’s precision missiles can ‘paralyze strategic systems of Israel’: commentator. Al Masdar News,
January 15, 2021. URL: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/hezbollahs-precision-missiles-can-paralyze-
strategic-systems-of-israel-commentator/
‘We will not hesitate to declare jihad against Israel’: Houthis. Al Masdar News, January 11, 2021. URL: https://
www.almasdarnews.com/article/we-will-not-hesitate-to-declare-jihad-against-israel-houthis/
Syria war killed 6,800 in 2020, lowest annual toll: monitor. Al Arabiya, December 31, 2020. URL: https://
english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/12/31/Syria-War-killed-6-800-in-2020-lowest-annual-toll-
Monitor
Another Arab country has joined the ‘axis of evil’ against Israel: Channel 12. Al Masdar News, January 2,
2020. URL: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/another-arab-country-has-joined-the-axis-of-evil-
against-israel-channel-12/

3. Terrorist Strategies and Tactics
J. Hamida Andisha. Unprecedented threats to journalists & civil society activists are threatening Afghanistan.
Just Security, January 29, 2021. URL: https://www.justsecurity.org/74421/unprecedented-threats-to-
journalists-civil-society-activists-are-threatening-afghanistan/
J.P. Sullivan, R.J. Bunker. Use of weaponized consumer drones in Mexican crime war. Counter-IED Report,
2021. URL: https://www.academia.edu/45000611/Use_of_Weaponized_Consumer_Drones_in_Mexican_
Crime_War?email_work_card=view-paper
C. Winter, S. Maher, A. Jawad al-Tamimi. Understanding Salafi-Jihadist attitudes towards innovation.
ICSR, January 19, 2021. URL: https://icsr.info/2021/01/19/understanding-salafi‑jihadist-attitudes-towards-
innovation/
M. McNabb. The ban on Chinese drones: lawmakers set their sights on China-made tech. Drone Life, August
10, 2010. URL; https://dronelife.com/2020/08/10/the-ban-on-chinese-drones/?utm_source=twitter&utm_
medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost
M. McNabb. Military drones and sensors are an exploding market. Drone Life, January 11, 2021. URL:
https://dronelife.com/2021/01/11/military-drones-and-sensors-are-an-exploding-market/?utm_

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R.L. Earnhardt, B. Hyatt, N. Roth. A threat to confront: far-right extremists and nuclear terrorism. Bulletin of
the Atomic Scientists, January 14, 2021. URL: https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2021-january-14/
Y. Schweizer, A. Mendelboim, A. Henler-Bloom. Suicide bombings worldwide in 2021. INSS, Insight No.
1424, January 11, 2021. URL: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/suicide-attacks-2020/
B. Torossian. The widening arsenal of terrorist organizations: environmental terrorism on the rise in the
Middle East and North Africa. The Hague Center for Strategic Studies, January 5, 2021. URL: https://hcss.nl/
report/widening-arsenal-terrorist-organizations-environmental-terrorism-rise-middle-east-and-north
S. Stern, J. Ware, N. Harrington. Terrorist targeting in the age of coronavirus. Nextgen, June 9, 2020. URL:
https://www.nextgen50.org/post/terrorist-targeting-in-the-age-of-coronavirus
Y. Lappin. As terror groups increase drone usage, Israeli firm counters with pioneering jamming technology.
Jewish News Syndicate, January 5, 2021. URL: https://www.jns.org/as-terror-groups-increase-drone-usage-an-
israeli-firm-counters-with-pioneering-jamming-technology/
A. Kurth Cronin. The Nashville bombing and threats to critical infrastructure: we saw this coming. War on
the Rocks, December 31, 2020. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3GYU8EPobI
J. van der Made. Islamic State terrorists used Nazi technology to produce devastating weapons. RFI,
December 8, 2020. URL: https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20201208-islamic-state-terrorists-used-nazi-
technology-to-produce-devastating-weapons
N. Weaver. How easy is it to build a robot assassin? Lawfare, December 2, 2020. URL: https://www.
lawfareblog.com/how-easy-it-build-robot-assassin

4. Conflict, Crime, Political Violence other than Terrorism

4.1. Criminal Groups

J.P. Sullivan, R.J. Bunker. How Covid-19 is influencing organized crime and conflict. Homeland Security
Today, January 25, 2021. URL: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/25/19-burned-bodies-found-near-
mexico-us-border-town
J.P. Sullivan, R.J. Bunker (Eds.) COVID-19, gangs and conflict. A Small Wars Journal-El Centro Reader, 2020,
200p. URL: https://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/covid-19-gangs-and-conflict-small-wars-journal-el-centro-
reader
Chinese ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Amsterdam. Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2021. URL: https://www.dw.com/en/
chinese-el-chapo-arrested-in-amsterdam/a-56327449
Italian police bust massive Mafia fraud scheme. Deutsche Welle, January 21, 2021. URL: https://www.dw.com/
en/italian-police-bust-massive-mafia-fraud-scheme/a-56304393
J. Rinoza. Philippine police catch eight suspected Chinese members of kidnap gang. Benar News,
January 12, 2021. URL: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/chinese-crime-
philippines-01122021133151.html
MS-13’s highest-ranking leaders charged with terrorism offenses in the United States. US Department of
Justice, January 14, 2021. URL: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ms-13-s-highest-ranking-leaders-
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S. Cooper. Alleged RCMP mole accused of selling secrets to kingpin money launderer and terror-financier’s
network. Global News, January 14, 2021. URL: https://globalnews.ca/news/7568801/rcmp-cameron-ortis-
global-money-laundering/
L. Tondo. Italy’s largest mafia trial in three decades to begin against ‘Ndrangheta. The Guardian, January 13,
2021. URL: https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/13/
italy-mafia-trial-ndragheta-calabria
J. P. Sleinan. Colombia arrests 198 suspected Clan del Golfo members. OCCRP, January 9, 2021. URL: https://
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9132321/Nancy-Pelosi-says-wants-Donald-Trump-impeached-stop-
running-president-again.html

4.2. Riots

Lebanon’s caretaker PM condemns overnight violence in Tripoli. Al Arabiya, January 29, 2021. URL: https://
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/01/29/Beirut-explosion-Lebanon-s-caretaker-PM-condemns-
overnight-violence-in-Tripoli-
E. Ferguson. France riots: Macron braced for furious lockdown rebellion as chaos erupts on streets. Express,
January 28, 2021. URL: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1390258/france-news-lockdown-emmanuel-
macron-announcement-protests-riots-paris-airports
S. Derks, I. Gercama. Netherlands: anti-curfew riots shake Dutch society. Deutsche Welle, January 27, 2021.
URL: https://www.dw.com/en/netherlands-anti-curfew-riots-shake-dutch-society/a-56362461
C. Mitchell. Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews throw rocks at riot cops and set fire to vehicles as police blast
them with water cannons during anti-lockdown protests in Israel. Daily Mail Online, January 26, 2021. URL:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9189371/Hundreds-ultra-Orthodox-Jews-clash-riot-cops-anti-
lockdown-protests-Israel.html
COVID: Dutch curfew riots rage for third night. BBC, January 26, 2021. URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/
world-europe-55799919
R. Parashar. Violence, death & invasion of Delhi: here’s how the 72nd Republic Day unfolded in India’s capital.
Sputnik, January 26, 2021. URL: https://sputniknews.com/india/202101261081885502-violence-death--
invasion-of-delhi-heres-how-the-72nd-republic-day-unfolded-in-indias-capital/
K. Bo Williams, B. Peniston. Right-wing extremists storm US Capitol. Defense One, January 6, 2021. URL:
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/01/right-wing-extremists-storm-capitol-building/171216/
A. Zilber. ‘We don’t want Biden. We want revenge for police murders, imperialist wars, and fascist massacres’”
Antifa mob smash up Portland’s Democratic Party hq, burn US flags in Denver and run riot in Seattle in
protest at Biden presidency. Daily Mail Online, January 21, 2021. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
article-9170237/Protesters-gather-damage-Democratic-headquarters-Oregon.html?ito=social-twitter_
dailymailus
1,000 arrested, troops deployed as Tunisia erupts in new riots. Arab News, January 18, 2021. URL: https://
www.arabnews.com/node/1794576/middle-east
L.V. Groeger, J. Kao, A. Shaw, M. Syed, M. Eliahou. What Parler saw during the attack on the Capitol.
ProPublica, January 17, 2021. URL: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/
QAnon and the storming of Capitol Hill. Acast, January 7, 2021. URL: https://play.acast.com/s/cyber/
qanonandthestormingofcapitolhill
E. Crane. Capitol rioters included at least 21 military and cops who were caught on camera using combat-
style tactics like the ‘ranger file’ – as it’s revealed white supremacists are actively recruiting in US forces. Daily

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Mail Online, January 15, 2021. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9151597/Capitol-rioters-
included-21-ex-military-cops.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus
US says Capitol rioters meant to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials, court filing. Haaretz, January 14, 2021.
URL: https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/u-s-says-capitol-rioters-meant-to-capture-and-assassinate-officials-
court-filing-1.9454158?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
J. Gordon Meek, C. Samz. Video shows retired Navy SEAL boasting of ‘breaching the Capitol’. ABC News,
January 13, 2021. URL: https://abcnews.go.com/US/video-shows-retired-navy-seal-boasting-breaching-
capitol/story?id=75206495
Analysis of Ashli Babbitt video suggest coordinated actions –interview with Masako Ganaha.
Crossroads with Joshua Phillipp. YouTube, January 11, 2021. URL: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=5nvqvvsqJ_s&feature=youtu.be
Shooting and storming of the US Capitol in Washington DC (view discretion is advised). Jayden X,
YouTube, January 8, 2021. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfiS8MsfSF4&feature=youtu.
be&bpctr=1610513411
K. Sengupta. The Capitol riot is part of a growing battlefield – the ‘grey zone’. The Independent, January 12,
2021. URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-capitol-riots-qanon-russia-b1785622.html
T. Mehra, J. Cook. An attack on the Capitol and democracy: an act of terrorism? The Hague: ICCT, January
11, 2021. URL: https://icct.nl/publication/an-attack-on-the-capitol-and-democracy-an-act-of-terrorism/
A. Feinberg. White House insiders say Trump knew what was about to happen at the Capitol – because of his
social media guru Dan Scavino. The Independent, January 12, 2021. URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/
voices/trump-dan-scavino-white-house-insiders-capitol-b1786148.html
The attack on the Capitol was a success. So what happens next? Political Violence at a Glance, January 12,
2021. URL: https://politicalviolenceataglance.org/2021/01/12/the-attack-on-the-capitol-was-a-success-so-
what-happens-next/
M.Shen. Republican Rep. Mike Nearman is caught on security camera holding door open to let right-wing
demonstrators storm the Oregon Capitol. Daily Mail Online, January 9, 2021. URL: https://www.dailymail.
co.uk/news/article-9128721/Rep-Nearman-caught-security-vid-holding-door-let-right-wing-demonstrators-
Oregon-Capitol.html
K. Griffith. FBI is investigating whether MAGA mob plotted to take hostages in Capital riot after retired
Lieutenant Colonel and another rioter were spotted carrying zip-ties. Daily Mail Online, January 9, 2021.
URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9129367/FBI-investigating-Trump-rioters-planned-hostages.
html
E. Crane. FBI releases new wanted poster of 10 more MAGA mob rioters they’re hunting following the arrests
of more than 80 others – as Justice Department says there’s no evidence Antifa was involved in Capitol siege.
Daily Mail Online, January 9, 2021. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9127411/FBI-releases-
wanted-poster-10-MAGA-mob-rioters-theyre-hunting.html
B. Nelson, Y. Sulaiman. The attack on the Capitol building. Center for World Conflict & Peace, January 8,
2021. URL: https://centerforworldconflictandpeace.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-attack-on-capitol-building.
html?spref=tw
Former head of Homeland Security on the dangers of Trump’s rhetoric. PBS, January 7, 2021. URL: https://
www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-head-of-homeland-security-on-the-dangers-of-trumps-rhetoric
J. Williams. RNC communications director calls Capitol violence ‘domestic terrorism’ The Hill, January 6,
2021. URL: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/533040-rnc-communications-director-calls-

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Capitol riots: who broke into the building? BBC, January 7, 2021. URL: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/
originals/2020/12/iraq-iran-pmu-sistani.html

4.3. Hate Crimes, Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Xenophobia,

Y. Ozcan. France: Islamophobic attacks up sharply last year. Anadolu Agency, January 29, 2021. URL: https://
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/france-islamophobic-attacks-up-sharply-last-year/2126901
UN adopts resolution to combat sectarian hate, protect religious sites. Asharq al-Awsat, January 23, 2021.
URL: https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2759526/un-adopts-resolution-combat-sectarian-hate-
protect-religious-sites
M. Masters. The Capitol riot, anti-Semitism and what Joe Biden can do. The Hill, January 14, 2021. URL:
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/534088-the-capitol-riot-anti-semitism-and-what-joe-biden-can-
do
A mosque attacked twice in two weeks in Germany: report. MEHR, January 2, 2021. URL: https://
en.mehrnews.com/news/167942/A-mosque-attacked-twice-in-2-weeks-in-Germany-Report
Pakistan: Christian families flee homes after extremist threats. Eurasia Review, January 2, 2021. URL: https://
www.eurasiareview.com/02012021-pakistan-christian-families-flee-homes-after-extremist-threats/

5. Extremism, Radicalization
M. Sommers. Violent extremism and the governance challenge. Just Security, January 29, 2021. URL: https://
www.justsecurity.org/74417/violent-extremism-and-the-governance-challenge/
M. Trindada Viana, P. Paulo dos Santos da Silva. Preventing extremisms, taming dissidence: Islamic
radicalism and black extremism in the US making of CVE. Critical Studies on Terrorism, January 29, 2021.
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17539153.2020.1870259?journalCode=rter20
A. Dijkman. ‘De radicaliseringsindustrie’ van pionieren naar professionaliseren. 2021. URL: https://dezwijger.
nl/programma/de-radicaliseringsindustrie
J.L. Holt. We still don’t take online extremism seriously. Gen.medium.com, January 7, 2021. URL: https://gen.
medium.com/the-capitol-shows-we-still-dont-take-online-extremism-seriously-enough-2d1be555bfa0
How and why ideologies are shared and learned. CREST Research, December 11, 2020. URL:
https://crestresearch.ac.uk/resources/how-and-why-ideologies-are-shared-and-learned/?utm_
source=CREST+Newsletter+%28Public%29&utm_campaign=ecacbeb47b-EMAIL_
CAMPAIGN_2020_04_28_08_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_00377b1cb7-
ecacbeb47b-188751729
C.P. Clarke. From COVID to the Caliphate: a look at violent extremism heading into 2021. USIP, December
15, 2020. URL: https://www.usip.org/publications/2020/12/covid-caliphate-look-violent-extremism-
heading-2021
La Toya Waha. United by violence, divided by cause? A comparison of drivers of radicalization and violence
in Asia and Europe. Nomos, 2020, 223p. URL: https://www.nomos-shop.de/titel/united-by-violence-divided-
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5.1. Right-wing Extremism

R.A. Pape, K. Ruby. The capitol rioters aren’t like other extremists. The Atlantic, February 2, 2021. URL:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/the-capitol-rioters-arent-like-other-extremists/617895/
Neo-Nazi Feuerkrieg Division – which counted Britain’s youngest terrorist among its members – is run by
a 13-year-old Estonian boy who calls for the ‘rape of Christian nuns in Hitler’s name.’ Daily Mail Online,
February 1, 2021. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9211625/Neo-Nazi-Feuerkrieg-Division-
run-Estonian-boy-13-calls-rape-Hitlers-name.html
Proud Boys’ member ‘kept hundreds of guides for making bombs and homemade weapons in his home’
and ‘planned to kill every single ‘m**f**er’ he could during the Capitol riots. Daily Mail Online, January 30.
2021. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9204205/Proud-Boys-member-displayed-planning-
determination-coordination-Capitol-riots.html
Bibliography: 2021. Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right (CARR). URL: https://www.radicalrightanalysis.
com/bibliography/bibliography-2021/
E. Bevensee. How COVID and Syria conspiracies introduce fascism to the left. Part. I: the red-brown media
spectrum. Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, September 9, 2020. URL: https://www.radicalrightanalysis.
com/2020/09/09/spectrum/
S. Burley. New far right party aims to stoke fear of BLM into organized White Supremacy. Truthout, August
25, 2020. URL: https://truthout.org/articles/new-far-right-party-aims-to-stoke-fear-of-blm-into-organized-
white-supremacy/
J. Zenn. Proud Boys and Antifa face uncertain futures after Capitol siege. TerrorismMonitor, 19(2), January
29, 201.URL: https://jamestown.org/program/briefs-342/?mc_cid=64e12e4b70&mc_eid=9942bc67e0
Documentaries about the far right. UiO:C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism, 2020. URL: https://www.
sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/groups/bibliographies/documentaries-and-fiction/documentaries.html
‘Trump was … their last chance’: far-right forum frustrations with political inaction lead to violent
incitements. SITE, January 29, 2021. URL: https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Far-Right-/-Far-Left-Threat/trump-
was-their-last-chance-far-right-forum-frustrations-with-political-inaction-lead-to-violent-incitements.html
N. Mckenzie, J. Tozer. Neo-Nazis go bush: Grampians gathering highlights rise of Australia’s far right. Sydney
Morning Herald, January 27, 2021. URL: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/neo-nazis-go-bush-
grampians-gathering-highlights-rise-of-australia-s-far-right-20210127-p56xbf.html
R. Kishi, H. Stall, S. Jones. The future of ‘Stop the Steal’: post-election trajectories for right-wing mobilization
in the US. ACLED, December 10, 2020. URL: https://acleddata.com/2020/12/10/the-future-of-stop-the-steal-
post-election-trajectories-for-right-wing-mobilization-in-the-us/
L.L. Dawson. Keeping faith with Trump: the dangerous causes and the consequences. The Hague: ICCT,
January 21, 2021. URL: https://icct.nl/publication/keeping-faith-with-trump-the-dangerous-causes-and-the-
consequences/
E. Palmer. Joe Biden’s policies and QAnon fallout could see proliferation of militia groups. Newsweek, January
22, 2021. URL: https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-qanon-militia-groups-1563384
P. Gurski. So, what’s up with Christian extremism? Borealis Threat & Risk Consulting, January 26, 2021. URL:
https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/quick-hits-whats-up-with-christian-extremism/
A. Speckhard, J. Morton, M. Ellenberg, N. Kates, A. Ash, K. Reidy. Perspective: What incels can tell us about
isolation, resentment, and terror designations. Homeland Security Today, January 19, 2021. URL: https://
www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/perspective-what-incels-can-tell-us-about-isolation-

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resentment-and-terrorism-designations/
Asking Incels: an insiders account of the involuntary celibate community. ICSVE, January 27, 2021. URL:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asking-incels-an-insiders-account-of-the-involuntary-celibate-community-
tickets-137283082395
J.M. Berger. Without prejudice: what sovereign citizens believe. GW Program on Extremism. URL: https://
extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/downloads/JMB Sovereign Citizens.pdf
M. Money. The Boogaloo Bois prepare for civil war. Defense One, January 16, 2021. URL: https://www.
defenseone.com/threats/2021/01/boogaloo-bois-prepare-civil-war/171455/
E. Mitchell. Lawmakers move to oust extremists from military. The Hill, January 24, 2021. URL: https://
thehill.com/policy/defense/535503-lawmakers-move-to-oust-extremists-from-military
R. Devereaux. Capitol attack was culmination of generations of far-right extremism. The Intercept,
January 23, 2021. URL: https://theintercept.com/2021/01/23/capitol-riot-far-right-extremism/?utm_
source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=theintercept
T. Mockaitis. Extremism in the US military. The Hill, January 23, 2021. URL: https://thehill.com/opinion/
national-security/535470-extremism-in-the-us-military
C.P. Clarke. A new era of far-right terrorism. The New York Times, January 21, 2021. URL: https://www.
nytimes.com/2021/01/22/opinion/domestic-terrorism-far-right-insurrection.html
L.S. Domestic terrorism and the attack on the US Capitol – analysis. Eurasia Review, January 22, 2021.
URL:https://www.eurasiareview.com/22012021-domestic-terrorism-and-the-attack-on-the-us-capitol-
analysis/
J.A.Ravndal, S. Lygren, A. R. Jupskås, T. Bjørgo. RTV Trend Report 2020 Right-Wing Terrorism and Violence
in Western Europe, 1990-2019. Center for Research on Extremism, University of Oslo, 2020. URL: https://www.
sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/publications/2020/rtv-trend-report-2020-right-wing-terrorism-and-vio.html
Compendium: an overview of the far right. Center for Research on Extremism, University of Oslo. URL:
https://www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/english/groups/compendium/index.html
L.L. Dawson. Keeping faith with Trump: the dangerous causes and the consequences. The Hague: ICCT,
January 21, 2021. URL: https://icct.nl/publication/keeping-faith-with-trump-the-dangerous-causes-and-the-
consequences/
B. O’Connor. Trump’s useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys. The
Guardian, January 21, 2021. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jan/21/donald-trump-useful-
thugs-proud-boys-far-right-republican-party
J. Carrie Wong. QAnon’s ‘Great Awakening’ failed to materialize. What’s next could be worse. The Guardian,
January 20, 2021. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/20/qanon-biden-inauguration-
trump-antisemitism-white-nationalism
CNN airs guide to deprogram MAGA supporters as cult expert claims entire country needs post-Trump help.
Blacklisted News, January 20, 2021. URL: https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/79074/cnn-airs-guide-to-
deprogram-maga-supporters-as-cult-expert-claims-entire-country-needs-posttrump.html?utm_source=dlvr.
it&utm_medium=twitter
C. Mills Rodrigo. QAnon followers struggle to explain Biden inauguration. The Hill, January 20, 2021. URL:
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/535083-qanon-followers-struggle-to-explain-biden-inauguration
A. Coleman, S. Sardarizadeh. Biden inauguration: what are far right Trump supporters saying. BBC, January
20, 2021. URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-55679813

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IntelBrief: Leadership and organizational dynamics of the Oath Keepers. The Soufan Center, January 19, 2021.
URL: https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-leadership-and-organizational-dynamics-of-the-oath-keepers/
M. Mooney. The Boogaloo Bois prepare for civil war. Defense One, January 16, 2021. URL: https://www.
defenseone.com/threats/2021/01/boogaloo-bois-prepare-civil-war/171455/
B. Makuch. Russia-based neo-Nazi terror leader offers training to American far right. Vice, January 19,
201. URL: https://www.vice.com/en/article/3anj8w/russia-based-neo-nazi-terror-leader-offers-training-to-
american-far-right
IntelBrief: The enduring implications of the Capitol insurrection. The Soufan Center, January 19, 2021. URL:
https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2021-january-19/
J. Horton, C. Giles. Capitol riots: are US militia groups becoming more active? BBC, January 18, 2021. URL:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55638579
H. Ashby. Far-right extremism is a global problem. Foreign Policy, January 15, 2021. URL: https://
foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/15/far-right-extremism-global-problem-worldwide-solutions/
What’s fueling the growth of far right wing terrorism? CNN, January 16, 2021. URL: https://edition.cnn.com/
videos/us/2021/01/16/right-wing-domestic-threats-terror-sciutto-pkg-nr-vpx.cnn
A. Slisco. Proud Boys intended to kill Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi, FBI witness says. Newsweek, January 15,
2021. URL: https://www.newsweek.com/proud-boys-intended-kill-mike-pence-nancy-pelosi-fbi-witness-
says-1562062
S. Kutner. Swiping right: the allure of hyper masculinity and crypto-fascism for men who join the Proud
Boys. The Hague: ICCT, May 26, 2020. URL: https://icct.nl/publication/swiping-right-the-allure-of-hyper-
masculinity-and-cryptofascism-for-men-who-join-the-proud-boys/
E. Mitchell. Pentagon watchdog to launch probe of white supremacists in the military. The Hill, January
14, 2021. URL: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/534315-pentagon-watchdog-to-launch-probe-of-white-
supremacists-in-the-military
R. Kishi, H. Stall, S. Jones. The future of ‘Stop the Steal’: post-election trajectories for right-wing mobilization
in the US. ACLED, January 13, 2021. URL: https://acleddata.com/2020/12/10/the-future-of-stop-the-steal-
post-election-trajectories-for-right-wing-mobilization-in-the-us/
The journey of Ashli Babbitt. Bellingcat, January 8, 2021. URL: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2021/01/08/
the-journey-of-ashli-babbitt/
M. Giglio. A mob attacked the Capitol for Trump. Now what? The Intercept, January 11, 2021. URL: https://
theintercept.com/2021/01/10/capitol-riot-far-right/
B. Latza Nadeau. Adolf Hitler cult caught running submachine guns for international drugtraffickers. The
Daily Beast, January 11, 2021. URL: https://www.thedailybeast.com/adolf-hitler-cult-caught-running-
submachine-guns-for-international-drug-traffickers?source=articles&via=rss&utm_source=feedly&utm_
medium=webfeeds
Hate on Display Hate symbols database. ADL, January 2021. URL: https://www.adl.org/hate-symbols
J. Hutchinson. The rise of radical right extremism in Trump’s America. Rantt Media, January 10, 2021. URL:
https://rantt.com/the-rise-of-radical-right-extremism-in-trumps-america
L.E. Adkins, E. Burack. Neo-Nazis, QAnon and Camp Auschwitz: a guide to the hate symbols and signs on
display at the Capitol riots. Haaretz, January 9, 2021. URL: https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/neo-nazis-
qanon-and-camp-auschwitz-a-guide-to-the-hate-symbols-at-the-capitol-riot-1.9434983

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E. Grey Ellis. The DC mobs could become a mythologized recruitment tool. WIRED, January 8, 2021. URL:
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-dc-protest-online-extremism/
C. Mudde. What happened in Washington DC is happening around the world. The Guardian, January 7,
2021.
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/07/what-happened-in-washington-dc-is-
happening-around-the-world
R. Coalson. ‘We know what to do’: far-right figures across Eastern Europe applaud US Capitol violence.
RFE/RL, January 7, 2021. URL: https://www.rferl.org/a/far-right-figures-across-eastern-europe-applaud-us-
capitol-violence/31038085.html
K. Belew. Bring the war home. The White Power movement and paramilitary America. Harvard University
Press, 2018, 352p. URL: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674286078

5.2. Left-wing Extremism

Andy Ngo: infiltrating CHAZ; Antifa’s plot to destroy America; ‘Unmasked’. American Thought Leaders, The
Epoch Times, February 2, 2021. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2yQVMNnGQU
A. Goldman, K. Benner, Z. Kanno-Younga. How Trump’s focus on Antifa distracted attention from the far-
right threat. The New York Times, January 30, 2021. URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/politics/
trump-right-wing-domestic-terrorism.html?smid=tw-share
A. Ngo. Unmasked. Inside Antifa’s radical plan to destroy democracy. 2021. URL: https://www.centerstreet.
com/titles/andy-ngo/unmasked/9781546059561/
D.D. Denton. ANTIFA: the anti-fascist handbook and from fascism to populism in history.
Terrorism and Political Violence, January 8, 2021. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/
abs/10.1080/09546553.2021.1864970?journalCode=ftpv20
In 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement shook the world. Al Jazeera, December 31, 2020. URL: https://
www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/31/2020-the-year-black-lives-matter-shook-the-world

5.3. Islamism

A. Taher. Ban on Anjem Choudary’s gospel of hatred is about to be lifted as security sources fear the
notorious Islamic preacher will immediately resume his campaign to radicalize young Muslims. Daily Mail
Online, January 31, 2021. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9205925/Ban-Anjem-Choudarys-
gospel-hatred-lifted.html
T. Hamid. Defining ‘metrics’ to measure radical Islam is vital to defeating it. The Gatestone Institute, January
21, 201. URL: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16915/radical-islam-definition
J.M. Dorsey. The battle for the soul of Islam. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, January 17, 2021.
URL: https://besacenter.org/mideast-security-and-policy-studies/battle-soul-of-islam/
Bali bombings: Indonesia frees suspected mastermind Abu Bakr Bashir. The Guardian, January 7, 2021. URL:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/08/bali-bombings-indonesia-frees-suspected-mastermind-
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6. Counterterrorism – General
Interview with B.M. Jenkins. PfP Consortium: Euro-Atlantic Spot Series. February 2021. URL: https://mail.
google.com/mail/u/0/ - inbox/FMfcgxwLsKDHDmqkmhxcdtbXtJkGfBCQ?projector=1
Flashpoints: an interactive game on counter-terrorism. The Hague: ICCT, February 2021. URL: https://icct.
nl/flashpoints-game/
Hybrid warfare of the future: sharpening NATO’s competitive edge. CEPA, January 2021. URL: https://cepa.
org/programs/transatlantic-defense-and-security-program/hybrid-warfare-of-the-future-sharpening-natos-
competitive-edge/
Y. Lappin. Stealthy F-35’s play a lead role in Israel’s shadow war on terror. The Investigative Project on
Terrorism, January 29, 2021. URL: https://www.investigativeproject.org/8713/stealthy-f-35-play-a-lead-role-
in-israel-shadow
M.W. Meier. Army and Marine Corps publish new manual: the Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Land
Warfare. Just Security, August 9, 2019. URL: https://www.justsecurity.org/65766/army-and-marine-corps-
publish-new-manual-the-commanders-handbook-on-the-law-of-land-warfare/
T. Bridgeman, R. Goodman, S. Pomper, S. Vladeck. Principles for a 2021 Authorization for Use of Military
Force. Just Security, January 21, 2021. URL: https://www.justsecurity.org/74273/principles-for-a-2021-
authorization-for-use-of-military-force/
A. Mumford. The West’s War against Islamic State. I.B. Tauris, 2021. URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/
the-wests-war-against-islamic-state-9781788317337/
D. Pearlstein. Counter-terrorism and the rule of law. War on the Rocks, January 22, 2021. URL: https://
warontherocks.com/2021/01/counter-terrorism-and-the-rule-of-law/
M. Harding McGill, A. Gold. Tech digs in for long domestic terror fight. Axios, January 25, 021. URL: https://
www.axios.com/tech-domestic-terror-fight-individual-attacks-603fd4b8-3db9-4653-b2aa-72ea263c4fab.
html?utm_campaign=organic&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter
R.S. Ford. US strategy in Syria has failed. Washington must acknowledge that it can’t build a state. Foreign
Affairs, January 25, 2021. URL: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/turkey/2021-01-25/us-strategy-syria-
has-failed
IntelBrief: countering terrorism and insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities for the Biden-Harris
administration. The Soufan Center, January 25, 2021. URL: https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2021-
january-25/
A. Maruyama. How to fight domestic terrorism and win public trust. Defense One, January 21, 021. URL:
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/01/how-fight-domestic-extremism-and-win-public-trust/171544/
C. Serioli. Jihadist terrorism: Italy the next target? Global Risk Insights, January 20, 2021. URL; https://
globalriskinsights.com/2021/01/jihadist-terrorism-italy-the-next-target/
A. Lojo. Joe Biden and counter-terrorism in Africa: more of the same? ISS, January 20, 2021. URL: https://
issafrica.org/iss-today/joe-biden-and-counter-terrorism-in-africa-more-of-the-same
A. Speckhard, M. Ellenberg. Trump vs Biden: policies countering terrorism and violent extremism. Trends
Research, January 20, 2021. URL: https://trendsresearch.org/insight/trump-vs-biden-policies-countering-
terrorism-and-violent-extremism/
C. Miller. Stronger DoD means a safer America. The Hill, January 20, 2021. URL: https://thehill.com/blogs/
congress-blog/politics/534959-stronger-dod-means-a-safer-america

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A. Sampaio. The militia challenge in cities. Urban Violence Research Network, January 19, 2021. URL: https://
urbanviolence.org/the-militia-challenge-in-cities/
B. Hoffman, C. P. Clarke. The growing irrelevance of organizational structure for US domestic terrorism. The
Cipher Brief, January 18, 2021. URL: https://www.thecipherbrief.com/the-next-american-terrorist
J. Stein. Can US spy agencies stop white terror? The Daily Beast, January 18, 2021. URL: https://www.
thedailybeast.com/after-the-capitol-riots-can-us-spy-agencies-stop-white-terror?ref=home?ref=home
Strengthening governance in Pakistan. Assessing the National Action Plan to counter terrorism and
extremism. The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, December 2020. URL: https://www.pakpips.com/web/wp-content/
uploads/2021/01/NAP-Final-from-Hamayun.pdf
S. Hummel, P. Cruickshank, D. Rassler. A view from the CT foxhole: David Lasseter, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for countering weapons of mass destruction. CTC Sentinel, 14(1), January 2021. URL:
https://ctc.usma.edu/a-view-from-the-ct-foxhole-david-lasseter-deputy-assistant-secretary-of-defense-for-
countering-weapons-of-mass-destruction/
B. Hoffman, J. Ware. Terrorism and counterterrorism challenges for the Biden administration. CTC Sentinel,
14(1), January 2021. URL: https://ctc.usma.edu/terrorism-and-counterterrorism-challenges-for-the-biden-
administration/
B. Mendelsohn. The limits of ideologically-unlikely partnerships: Syria’s support for jihadi terrorist
groups. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, January 4, 2021. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/
abs/10.1080/1057610X.2020.1868094?journalCode=uter20 - .X_PMyhvSEvk.twitter
The top 20 most dangerous extremists around the world. Counter Extremism Project, January 5, 2021. URL:
https://www.counterextremism.com/content/top-20-extremists
Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSiS), 13(1), 2021.
URL: https://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CTTA-January-2021.pdf
Intelbrief: New year, new international counterterrorism landscape. The Soufan Center, January 4, 201. URL:
https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2021-january-4/

7. Counterterrorism: Specific Operations and/or Specific Policy Measures

7.1. Military: Kinetic Operations, Military Assistance & Training, Rescue Operations

Lebanon army arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians linked to ISIS. Asharq al-Awsat, February 1, 2021. URL: https://
english.aawsat.com/home/article/2778371/lebanon-army-arrests-18-lebanese-syrians-linked-isis
V. Mallet, N. Munshi. Macron signals military pullback from Sahel terrorist fight. Financial Times, February
1, 2021. URL: https://www.ft.com/content/d5e7c04a-1f10-4fcd-a7f1-9af7faedb8a6
T. Axelrod. Top ISIS leader in Iraq killed in US airstrike. The Hill, January 29, 2021. URL: https://thehill.com/
policy/defense/536580-top-isis-leader-in-iraq-killed-in-us-airstrike
J. Bowden. ‘No full withdrawal’ of international troops from Afghanistan by May: report. The Hill, January
31, 2021. URL: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/536650-no-full-withdrawal-of-international-troops-from-
afghanistan-by-may-report
B. Binnur Dinmez. Pentagon to evaluate special ops, war crimes of US army. Anadolu Agency, January
29, 2021. URL: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/pentagon-to-evaluate-special-ops-war-crimes-of-us-
army/2127417

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H. Ibrahim Sincar. Turkey launches anti-terrorism operation in southeast. Anadolu Agency, January 26, 2021.
URL: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-launches-anti-terrorism-operation-in-southeast/2122758
Central African Republic says dozens of rebels killed in counter-offensive. France24, January 25, 2021. URL:
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210125-central-african-republic-says-dozens-of-rebels-killed-in-
counter-offensive
French-led coalition touts military successes ahead of Sahel summit. France24, January 28, 2021. URL:
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210128-french-led-coalition-touts-military-successes-ahead-of-sahel-
summit
M. Eriksson. Sweden to send 150 soldiers to high-risk campaign in Mali. Sveriges Radio, January 30, 2021.
URL: https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/sweden-to-send-150-soldiers-to-high-risk-campaign-in-mali
J. Vandiver. AFRICOM launches airstrike in Somalia shortly after troop pullout. Stars & Stripes, January 19,
2021. URL: https://www.stripes.com/news/africa/africom-launches-airstrike-in-somalia-shortly-after-troop-
pullout-1.659032
J. Zenn. Will Chad and Cameroon ‘Mow the lawn’ against ISWAP and Boko Haram? TerrorismMonitor,
19(2), January 29, 2021. URL: https://jamestown.org/program/briefs-342/?mc_cid=64e12e4b70&mc_
eid=9942bc67e0
Islamic State ‘Wali’ Abu Yasser al-Issawi killed in Iraq: Prime Minister. The Defense Post, January 29, 2021.
URL: https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/01/29/is-al-issawi-killed-iraq/
J. Ditz. Saudi airstrikes kill 34 Houthis in central Yemen. Anti War.com, January 24, 2021. URL: https://news.
antiwar.com/2021/01/24/saudi-airstrikes-kill-34-houthis-in-central-yemen/
J. Szuba. Iraqi security forces kill senior Islamic State commander. Al Monitor, January 28, 2021. URL: https://
www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/01/isis-iraq-commander-killed-abu.html
Yemenis seek justice for ‘unlawful’ US drone strike killings. The New Arab, January 28, 2021. URL: https://
english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2021/1/28/yemenis-seek-justice-for-unlawful-us-drone-strike-killings
T. Stickings. ISIS ‘deputy caliph’ who was terror group’s leader in Iraq is killed in military strike. Daily Mail
Online, January 28, 2021. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9198219/ISIS-deputy-caliph-terror-
groups-leader-Iraq-killed-military-strike.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline
Hundred jihadists killed in joint French-Malian offensive in central Mali, says army. France24, January 27,
2021. URL: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210127-100-jihadists-killed-in-joint-french-malian-
offensive-in-central-mali-says-army
K. Jangiz. Seven ISIS militants killed in Kirkuk. Rudaw, January 27, 2021. URL: https://icct.nl/publication/
keeping-faith-with-trump-the-dangerous-causes-and-the-consequences/
US to help defend Saudi against attacks on its territory. Middle East Monitor, January 26, 2021. URL: https://
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210126-us-to-help-defend-saudi-against-attacks-on-its-territory/
US oil firm operating in ‘murky’ Syria oil business. Middle East Monitor, January 25, 2021. URL: https://www.
middleeastmonitor.com/20210125-us-oil-firm-operating-in-murky-syria-oil-business/
J. Donati. The forgotten people fighting the forever war. Defense One, January 25, 2021. URL: https://www.
defenseone.com/ideas/2021/01/forgotten-people-fighting-forever-war/171596/
US to deploy Israeli ‘Iron Dome’ rocket interception system in Gulf countries. The New Arab, January 24,
2021. URL: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2021/1/24/us-to-deploy-israeli-iron-dome-system-in-
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