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PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1
Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and
Related Subjects
Compiled and selected by Berto Jongman
Most of the items included below became available online between December 2018 and February 2019. They
are categorised under twelve headings:
1. Non-Religious Terrorism: Actors, Groups, Incidents and Campaigns
2. Religious (mainly Jihadi) Terrorism: Actors, Groups, Incidents and Campaigns
3. Terrorist Strategies and Tactics
4. Conflict, Crime and Political Violence other than Terrorism
5. Counter-Terrorism – General
6. Counter-Terrorist Strategies, Tactics and Operations
7. State Repression and Civil War at Home and Clandestine & Open Warfare Abroad
8. Prevention and Preparedness Studies (including Countering Violent Extremism, De-Radicalization,
Counter-Narratives)
9. Intelligence
10. Cyber Operations
11. Risk & Threat Assessments, Forecasts, Analytical Studies
12. Also Worth Reading
N.B.: ‘Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Related Subjects’ is a regular feature of this
journal. For past listings, see ‘Archive’ at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/perspectives-on-terrorism/
1. Non-Religious Terrorism: Actors, Groups, Incidents and Campaigns
P. Allen. Arsonists firebombs country home of France’s President of the National Assembly while he and part-
ner were out – as friend Macron blasts ‘violence and intimidation’ amid Yellow Vest chaos. Daily Mail Online,
February 9, 2019. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6685537/Arsonist-firebombs-home-Fran-
ces-President-National-Assembly-partner-out.html
Russia: fake bomb threats prompt mass evacuations in Moscow. Deutsche Welle, February 5, 2019. URL:
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-fake-bomb-threats-prompt-mass-evacuations-in-moscow/a-47371782
Suspected potassium cyanide sent to Japanese newspapers, drug and food companies: media. Reuters, January
29, 2019, URL: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-crime/suspected-potassium-cyanide-sent-to-japa-
nese-newspapers-drug-and-food-companies-media-idUSKCN1PN08U
N. North. Elderly former IRA terrorists are being coaxed out of retirement to exploit tensions in Northern
Ireland over Brexit as New IRA ‘plots six week campaign of violence and disruption.’ Daily Mail Online,
January 26, 2019. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6635723/Elderly-former-IRA-terror-
ists-coaxed-retirement-exploit-Brexit-tensions.html
Der Brexit lässt den IRA-Terror neu aufflammen. AFP, January 21, 2019. URL: https://www.t-online.de/na-
chrichten/ausland/krisen/id_85123866/autobomben-in-nordirland-brexit-laesst-den-ira-terror-neu-aufflam-
men.html
The crimes that made Cesare Battisti one of Italy’s most wanted. The Local, January 14, 2019. URL: https://
www.thelocal.it/20190114/the-crimes-that-made-cesare-battisti-one-of-italys-most-wanted
K. Singh, A. Thakker. Nagaland’s time: a states-led effort to resolve the Naga conflict. War on the Rocks, Jan-
ISSN 2334-3745 230 February 2019PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 uary 17, 2019. URL: https://warontherocks.com/2019/01/nagalands-time-a-states-led-effort-to-resolve-the- naga-conflict/ Colombia seeks arrest of ELN rebel leaders after bombing. Deutsche Welle, January 19, 2019. URL: https:// www.dw.com/en/colombia-seeks-arrest-of-eln-rebel-leaders-after-bombing/a-47146113 Democratic Republic of the Congo. Country Report: children and security. The Romeo Dallaire Child Sol- diers Initiative, October 2018. URL: https://www.childsoldiers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DRC-Octo- ber-2018-Report.pdf D. Brennan. Far-right politician seriously injured in politically motivated assault by masked attackers. News- week, January 8, 2019. URL: https://www.newsweek.com/far-right-politician-seriously-injured-political- ly-motivated-assault-masked-1283408 Greek urban guerrillas OLA claim TV station attack. Channel News Asia, January 9, 2019. URL: https://www. justsecurity.org/62156/terrorists-southern-border-myth-reality/ Chairman of Germany’s anti-migrant AfD party is ‘beaten nearly to death’ after he attacked is ‘politically mo- tivated’ ‘assassination attempt.’ Daily Mail Online, January 8, 2019. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ article-6568129/Chairman-Germanys-AfD-party-beaten-nearly-death-politically-motivated-attack.html Rakhine rebels kill 13 in Independence Day attack on Myanmar police posts. The Guardian, January 6, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/06/rakhine-rebels-kill-13-in-independence-day-attack- on-myanmar-police-posts Colombia and Venezuela: criminal Siamese twins. InSightCrime, May 21, 2018. URL: https://www.insight- crime.org/investigations/colombia-venezuela-criminal-siamese-twins/ FARC dissidents and the ELN turn Venezuela into criminal enclave. InSightCrime, December 10, 2018. URL: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/farc-dissidents-eln-turn-venezuela-criminal-enclave/ Colombia FARC: 85 ex-rebels killed since peace deal. BBC, January 1, 2019. URL: https://www.bbc.com/ news/world-latin-america-46726118 2. Religious (mainly Jihadi) Terrorism: Actors, Groups, Incidents and Campaigns 2a. Al-Qaeda and Affiliates A.H. Cordesman. The trends in Islamic Extremism: factors affecting the future threat. CISIS, January 29, 2019. URL: https://www.csis.org/analysis/trends-islamic-extremism-factors-affecting-future-threat T. Hamming. The hardline stream of global jihad: revisiting the ideological origin of the Islamic State. CTC Sentinel, 12(10), January 2019. URL: https://ctc.usma.edu/hardline-stream-global-jihad-revisiting-ideologi- cal-origin-islamic-state/ B. Starr. US officials say new al-Qaeda leader video shows terror group is still a threat. CNN, February 6, 2019. URL: https://us.cnn.com/2019/02/06/politics/al-qaeda-leader-threat/index.html Progress and setbacks in the fight against African militant Islamist groups in 2018. Africa Center for Strategic Studies, January 25, 2019. URL: https://africacenter.org/spotlight/progress-and-setbacks-in-the-fight-against- african-militant-islamist-groups-in-2018/ E. Graham-Harrison, A. Roth. Taliban say they have no plans to seize whole of Afghanistan by force. The Guardian, February 6, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/06/taliban-say-they-have- no-plans-to-seize-afghanistan-by-force B. Mroue. Al-Qaida’s advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce. Associated Press, January 30, 2019. ISSN 2334-3745 231 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 URL: https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/01/30/al-qaidas-advance-in-northern-syria-threat- ens-fragile-truce/ S. Cherono, M. Kakah. Kenya: revealed – how al-Shabaab are circulating millions of terror money unnoticed. All Africa, January 29, 2019. URL: https://allafrica.com/stories/201901290691.html Scorecard: 2018 jihadist forecast. Stratfor Threat Lens, January 2019. URL: https://cdn2.hubspot.net/ hubfs/515194/B2B_Content/THREAT_LENS/Scorecard 2018 Jihadist Forecast.pdf IntelBrief. Jihadist terrorism threatens to destabilize Burkina Faso and its neighbors. The Soufan Center, January 29, 2019. URL: https://grayzoneproject.com/2019/01/29/venezuelans-oppose-intervention-us-sanc- tions-poll/ K. Sengupta. From al-Shabaab to Boko Haram: we ignore African terror at our peril. The Independent, Janu- ary 28, 2019. URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/islam-terror-middle-east-africa-jihad- al-shabaab-kenya-boko-nigeria-a8745781.html Jihadism after the caliphate: a joint GWUPOE-FFI discussion. GW Program on Extremism. GW Program on Extremism, YouTube, January 25, 2019. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_krCxXa5AWo Messages to Arabia: al-Qaida attacks MBS and the Saudi monarchy. Jihadica, January 24, 2019. URL: http:// www.jihadica.com/messages-to-arabia/ IntelBrief. Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent: the nucleus of jihad in South Asia. The Soufan Group, Janu- ary 23, 2019. URL: http://www.soufangroup.com/intelbrief-al-qaeda-in-the-indian-subcontinent-the-nucle- us-of-jihad-in-south-asia/ D. Otto. ISIS & al-Qaeda tactical switch will impact terrorist trends in 2019. Bulwark Intelligence, January 22, 2019. URL: http://bulwarkintelligence.com/reports/terrorism/isis-al-qaeda-tactical-switch-will-impact-ter- rorist-trends-in-2019/ V. Rouget, M. Judson. Islamist militancy in the Sahel: four key trends. ControlRisks, January 9, 2019. URL: https://www.controlrisks.com/our-thinking/insights/islamist-militancy-in-the-sahel Tracking jihadist movements in 2019: al-Qaeda. Stratfor, January 22, 2019. URL: https://worldview.stratfor. com/article/tracking-jihadist-movements-2019-al-qaeda H. Nsaibia. Insecurity in southwestern Burkina Faso in the context of an expanding insurgency. ACLED, January 2019. URL: https://www.acleddata.com/2019/01/17/insecurity-in-southwestern-burkina-fa- so-in-the-context-of-an-expanding-insurgency/ P. Kleinfeld. In eastern Burkina Faso, local grievances help militancy take root. IRIN News, January 15, 2019. URL: https://www.irinnews.org/news-feature/2019/01/15/eastern-burkina-faso-local-grievances-help-mili- tancy-take-root Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Syria’s Idlib. Daily Mail Online, January 10, 2019. URL: https://www. dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-6577055/Ceasefire-deal-sees-jihadists-Syrias-Idlib.html S. al-Khalidi. Syrian jihadists cement grip, forcing deal on Idlib rebels. Reuters, January 10, 2019. URL: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-idlib/syrian-jihadists-cement-grip-forc- ing-deal-on-idlib-rebels-idUKKCN1P41QS A. Abubakar, C. Lebur. How to explain the return of Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants? The Citizen, January 5, 2019. URL: https://citizen.co.za/news/news-africa/2057774/how-to- explain-the-return-of-nigerias-boko-haram-militants/ Is Iraq’s ‘Guardians of religion’ aiming for a ‘Sunni region’? Al Arabiya, January 2, 2019. URL: https://english. ISSN 2334-3745 232 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 alarabiya.net/en/features/2019/01/02/Iraq-Guardians-of-Religion-seeks-to-establish-a-Sunni-region.html?fb- clid=IwAR28lmNSnaaIbS1ZfM6yQXi7OCbms8FIygthrqs2PcNlgmDY2gpOXgp1sEk S. Sargar. In Kashmir, claimed al-Qaeda affiliate Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind may be struggling to survive. Kash- mir Report, January 7, 2019. URL: https://scroll.in/article/907269/in-kashmir-al-qaedas-putative-affiliate-an- sar-ghazwat-ul-hind-may-be-struggling-to-survive A. Jawad al-Tamimi. Hurras al-Din’s statement of condolences for Abu Julaylib and companions: translation and analysis. Pundicity, January 1, 2019. URL: http://www.aymennjawad.org/2019/01/hurras-al-din-state- ment-of-condolences-for-abu T. Joscelyn, C. Weiss. JNIM spokesman warns tribes in Mali. FDD’s Long War Journal, January 3, 2019. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/01/jnim-spokesman-warns-tribes-in-mali.php E. Mora. Pentagon: Taliban distancing from Sunni al-Qaeda while getting cozy with Iran. Breitbart, January 4, 2019. URL: https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/01/04/pentagon-taliban-distancing-sun- ni-al-qaeda-getting-cozy-iran/ C.P. Clarke. The future of the global jihadist movement after the collapse of the caliphate. The Hague: ICCT, December 11, 2018. URL: https://icct.nl/publication/the-future-of-the-global-jihadist-movement-after-the- collapse-of-the-caliphate/ L. Vidino. 2018: the year in jihadism. Lawfare, December 31, 2018. URL: https://www.lawfareblog. com/2018-year-jihadism 2b. Daesh (IS/ISIS/ISIL) and Affiliates M. Chulov. ‘The fighting was intense’: witness tells of two-day attempt to kill ISIS leader. The Guardian, Feb- ruary 10, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/10/foreign-isis-fighters-launched-failed- coup-attempt-say-witnesses S. El Deeb. Corned in Syria, Islamic State lays groundwork for a new insurgency. The Times of Israel, February 7, 2019. URL: https://www.timesofisrael.com/cornered-in-syria-islamic-state-lays-groundwork-for-a-new-in- surgency/ B. Fitzpatrick. If ISIL is defeated, where is its megalomaniac leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? National Post, February 6, 2019. URL: https://nationalpost.com/news/world/if-isil-is-defeated-where-is-its-megalomaniac- leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi A. Speckhard, A. Shajkovi. Observing the defeat of ISIS in Syria: gone in 30 days or likely to return? Home- land Security Today, February 5, 2019. URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/observing-defeat-isis-syria- gone-30-days-likely-anne-speckhard-ph-d-/ M. Chulov. ISIS leader believed to have fled coup attempt by his own fighters. The Guardian, February 7, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/07/isis-leader-believed-to-have-fled-coup-at- tempt-by-his-own-fighters F. Kelley. Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa …or both? The Defense Post, February 1, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/02/01/boko-haram-islamic-state-west-africa/ A. Day. Patience: Islamic State’s new found focus on Sabr. The Defence Post, February 6, 2019. URL: https:// thedefensepost.com/2019/02/06/patience-islamic-state-new-focus-sabr/ R. Hall. ‘We will finish them soon’: the last days of the ISIS caliphate loom as jihadis face defeat in Syria. The Independent, February 2, 2019. URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-syria-de- feat-islamic-state-end-caliphate-sdf-kurds-a8757991.html ISSN 2334-3745 233 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 B. Yuruk. UN report says Daesh evolving into covert network. Anadolu Agency, February 6, 2019. URL: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/un-report-says-daesh-evolving-into-covert-network/1384633 Abdullah bin Khaled al-Saud. Saudi foreign fighters: analysis of leaked Islamic State entry documents. ICSR, February 5, 2019. URL: https://icsr.info/2019/02/05/saudi-foreign-fighters-analysis-of-leaked-islam- ic-state-entry-documents/ A. Speckhard, A. Shajkovci. ISIS smuggler: sleeper cells and ‘undead’ suicide bombers have infiltrated Europe. The Daily Beast, February 5, 2019. URL: https://www.thedailybeast.com/isis-smuggler-sleeper-cells-and-un- dead-suicide-bombers-have-infiltrated-europe?source=twitter&via=desktop R. Browne, B. Starr. Pentagon says ISIS likely to retake territory and claim ‘victory’ after US Syria withdrawal. CNN, February 5, 2019. URL: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/04/politics/pentagon-report-isis/index.htm- l?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_content=2019-02-04T15:58:37&utm_term=image Spotlight on global jihad (January 24-30). The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Janu- ary 31, 2019. URL: https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/spotlight-global-jihad-january-24-30-2019/ L. Aboufadel. ISIS far from defeated in Syria: 2019 outlook (maps). Al Masdar News, January 30, 2019. URL: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-far-from-defeated-in-syria-2019-outlook-maps/ T. Joscelyn. ODNI releases annual overview of Islamic State and al-Qaeda networks. FDD’s Long War Journal, January 29, 2019. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/01/odni-releases-annual-overview- of-islamic-state-and-al-qaeda-networks.php IS still has ‘thousands’ of fighters, seeking comeback: US intel chief. The New Arab, January 30, 2019. URL: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/1/29/is-still-has-thousands-of-fighters-seeking-come- back?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=sf M. Petty. Explainer: who is behind the Philippines church bombings? Reuters, January 28, 2019. URL: https:// www.yahoo.com/news/explainer-behind-philippine-church-bombings-063902595.html Violent Islamism: a conversation with Thomas Hegghammer. POMEPS Podcast, January 2019. URL: https:// pomeps.org/2019/01/28/violent-islamism-a-conversation-with-thomas-hegghammer/ T. Joscelyn. Al-Qaeda ideologue justifies Shabaab’s war with the Islamic State in Somalia. FDD,’s Long War Journal, January 23, 2019. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/01/al-qaeda-ideologue-justi- fies-shabaabs-war-with-the-islamic-state-in-somalia.php R. Callimachi. The new, reconstituted ISIS seems very much alive. The New York Times, January 21, 2019. URL: http://www.startribune.com/the-new-reconstituted-isis-seems-very-much-alive/504676962/ A. Jawad al-Tamimi. The killing of Abu Hafs al-Jazrawi by the Islamic State. Pundicity, January 19, 2019. URL: http://www.aymennjawad.org/2019/01/the-killing-of-abu-hafs-al-jazrawi-by-the-islamic C. Winter, A. K. al-Saud. The obscure theologian who shaped ISIS. The Atlantic, December 4, 2019. URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/12/isis-muhajir-syria/509399/ T. Hamming. The hardline stream of global jihad: revisiting the ideological origin of the Islamic State. CTC Sentinel, 12(1), January 2019. URL: https://ctc.usma.edu/hardline-stream-global-jihad-revisiting-ideologi- cal-origin-islamic-state/?fbclid=IwAR2h8kdv0XWZX1pB-KlyBtaBCartu_S-9xfjQdtq6TNsUasIrtb1m3wsT- Aw A. Jawad al-Tamimi. Dissent in the Islamic State: the testimony of Abu Abd al-Malek al-Shami. Pundicity, January 14, 2019. URL: http://www.aymennjawad.org/22240/dissent-in-the-islamic-state-the-testimony-of- abu B. Hoffman, S.G. Jones. Early withdrawal will lead to more terrorism. The Wall Street Journal, January 10, ISSN 2334-3745 234 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 2019. URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/early-withdrawal-will-lead-to-more-terrorism-11547165066 ISIS’s response to President Trump’s statement: ISIS is not defeated and is determined to continue its cam- paigns in Syria, Iraq and throughout the world. The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, January 10, 20189. URL: https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/isiss-response-president-trumps-statement- isis-not-defeated-determined-continue-campaigns-syria-iraq-throughout-world/ C. Weiss. Analysis: Islamic State expanded operations in Somalia in 2018. FDD’s Long War Journal, January 4, 2019. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/01/analysis-islamic-state-expanded-opera- tions-in-somalia-in-2018.php K. Mehlman-Orozco, C. Sampson, T. Schnaubelt. The jihadi next door: how ISIS is forcing, defrauding, and coercing your neighbor into terrorism. Brilliance Audio, 2019. URL: https://www.amazon.com/Ji- hadi-Next-Door-Defrauding-Terrorism/dp/B07LC16ZNL S. Hughes, A. Meleagrou-Hitchens, B. Clifford. A new American leader rises in ISIS. The Atlantic, January 13, 2018. URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/01/isis-america-hoxha/550508/ Review of destination paradise. Among the jihadists of the Maldives. European Eye on Radicalization, December 5, 2018. URL: https://eeradicalization.com/review-of-destination-paradise-among-the-jihad- ists-of-the-maldives/ M. Svirsky. ISIS releases ‘Flames of War’ feature film to intimidate West. Clarion Project, September 21, 2018. URL: https://clarionproject.org/isis-releases-flames-war-feature-film-intimidate-west/ E. Lemon. Extremism trends in Tajikistan. Eye on European Radicalization, December 6, 2018. URL: https:// eeradicalization.com/extremism-trends-in-tajikistan/ Death toll in Syria falls in 2018. Deutsche Welle, January 1, 2019. URL: https://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-in- syria-falls-in-2018/a-46910498 Interview with ISIS fighter Part 1. Clarion Project, December 19, 2018. URL: https://clarionproject.org/exclu- sive-clarion-interview-convicted-isis-fighter/ Interview with ISIS fighter Part 2. Clarion Project, December 30, 2018. URL: https://clarionproject.org/inter- view-isis-fighter-part-2/ 2c. Other J. Magid. Shin Bet: murder of Israeli teen Ori Ansbacher was a terror attack. The Times of Israel, February 10, 2019. URL: https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2019/02/cryptopia-hackers-have-cashed-out-over-2-million- through-a-decentralized-exchange/ P. Gurski. Yes, Jewish terrorism is a real thing. Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, February 9, 2019. URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/yes-jewish-terrorism-real-thing-phil-gurski/ A. Xudosi. Syrian Turkmen groups in Latakia: an overview. Bellingcat, February 7, 2019. URL: https://www. bellingcat.com/news/mena/2019/02/07/syrian-turkmen-groups-in-latakia-an-overview/ Hezbollah leader calls on Lebanon to accept arms from Iran to confront Israel. The Times of Israel, February 7, 2019. URL: https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-leader-calls-on-lebanon-to-accept-arms-from-iran- to-confront-israel/ News of terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (January 30-february 5, 2019). The Meir Amit Intel- ligence and terrorism Information Center, February 6, 2019. URL: https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/ news-terrorism-israeli-palestinian-conflict-january-30-february-5-2019/?fbclid=IwAR03ebGR1CwUzd- ISSN 2334-3745 235 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 jA4HpJ6XoaUyOW17aZsRFF0ldK1AHvu79ahffRv2Xba8A S. Frantzman. Iranian-backed militias threaten US forces in Iraq. Middle East Forum, February 3, 2019. URL: https://www.meforum.org/57734/iranian-backed-militias-threaten-us-forces-iraq M. Ayoob. Pashtun nationalism and the American withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Strategist, January 21, 2019. URL: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/pashtun-nationalism-and-the-american-withdrawal-from-af- ghanistan/ M. Ayoob. The rise and rise of Hezbollah. The Strategist, February 6, 2019. URL: https://www.aspistrategist. org.au/the-rise-and-rise-of-hezbollah/ News of terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (January 23-29, 2019). The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, January 30, 2019. URL: https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/news-ter- rorism-israeli-palestinian-conflict-january-23-29-2019/?fbclid=IwAR3rk6Bv-aSPITJLnQhrdmuiD3xKH- q2V00uENROkUv-Zis0LUzbassmxmKw New battle map of Libyan war: January 2009. Al Masdar News, January 30, 2019. URL: https://www.almas- darnews.com/article/new-battle-map-of-libyan-war-january-2019/ Full review of Nasrallah’s new interview. Al Masdar News, January 27, 2019. URL: https://www.almasdarnews. com/article/full-review-of-nasrallahs-new-interview/ A. Jawad al-Tamimi. Hamas and Salafi jihadi groups. Pundicity, January 28, 2019. URL: http://www.aymenn- jawad.org/22290/hamas-and-salafi-jihadi-groups L. Bassam, S. al-Khalidi. Hezbollah could ‘for years’ enter Israel, group’s leader says after tunnels found. ZeroHedge, January 26, 2019. URL: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-hezbollah/leban- ons-hezbollah-says-surprising-israel-took-so-long-to-find-tunnels-idUSKCN1PK0P7?feedType=RSS&feed- Name=worldNews J. Sharon. Where is the national-religious outrage about Jewish terror? The Jerusalem Post, January 25, 2019. URL: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Where-is-the-National-Religious-outrage-about-Jewish-ter- ror-578600 M. Myint. Government reports 2nd ARSA attack in northern Rakhine state this month. The Irrawaddy, Janu- ary 24, 2019. URL: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/govt-reports-2nd-arsa-attack-northern-rakhine-state- month.html J. Ari Gross, A. Rasgon. IDF accuses Iran-backed Islamic Jihad of undermining Gaza calm as tensions rise. The Times of Israel, January 24, 2019. URL: https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-accuses-iran-backed-islamic- jihad-of-undermining-gaza-calm-as-tensions-rise/ S. Macdonald, N. Lorenzo-Dus. Visual jihad: Constructing the ‘Good Muslim’ in Online Jihadist Mag- azines. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, January 14, 2019. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/ abs/10.1080/1057610X.2018.1559508?journalCode=uter20 Norway probes knife attack as possibly ‘terror-related.’ The Local, January 19, 2019. URL: https://www.thelo- cal.no/20190119/norway-probes-knife-attack-as-possibly-terror-related D. Boyle. Terrorists ‘dressed as police’ shoot dead two abbots and wound two monks in gun attack on Bud- dhist temple in Muslim region of south Thailand. Daily Mail Online, January 19, 2019. URL: https://www. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6610293/Terrorists-dressed-police-officers-kill-two-Thai-Buddhist-monks.html Thailand: suspected Muslim rebels storm temple, kill monks. Deutsche Welle, January 19, 2019. URL: https:// www.dw.com/en/thailand-suspected-muslim-rebels-storm-temple-kill-monks/a-47147387 S. Malm. Russian ‘Islamist terrorist’, 20, ’who wanted to kill several people’ is arrested after woman was knifed ISSN 2334-3745 236 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 while she was buying groceries in Norway. Daily Mail Online, January 18, 2019. URL: https://www.dailymail. co.uk/news/article-6607329/Oslo-stabbing-probed-terrorist-attack-police.html M.E. de Bruijn. Media narratives about Fulani terrorists. Wordpress, January 11, 2019. URL: https://mirjam- debruijn.wordpress.com/2019/01/11/media-narratives-about-fulani-terrorists/ A. al-Haj. Rebel drone bombs Yemen military parade, kills at least six. Associated Press, January 10, 2019. URL: https://apnews.com/92f491d2794440afaf53967fceb0c1b9 Decline in terrorist acts. Pakistan Observer, January 8, 2019. URL: https://pakobserver.net/decline-in-terror- ist-acts/ ACLED methodology and coding decisions around the conflict in Afghanistan. ACLED, January 2019. URL: https://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2019/01/ACLED-Methodology-and-Cod- ing-Decisions-Around-the-Conflict-in-Afghanistan_final-1.pdf 29% decline in terrorist attacks in 2018: report. The International News, January 7, 2019. URL: https://www. thenews.com.pk/print/415736-29-decline-in-terrorist-attacks-in-2018-report A. Harel. Israeli ‘Jewish terror’ incidents targeting Palestinians tripled in 2018. Haaretz, January 6, 2019. URL: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/.premium-jewish-terror-incidents-targeting-pales- tinians-tripled-in-israel-last-year-1.6809367?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Death toll in Burkina Faso ethnic clashes rises to 46. The Defense Post, January 4, 2019. URL: https://thede- fensepost.com/2019/01/04/burkina-faso-ethnic-clashes-46-dead/ 3.Terrorist Strategies and Tactics 119. The Queue. Mad Scientist Laboratory. February 7, 2019. URL: https://madsciblog.tradoc.army.mil/119- the-queue/ How quantum terrorists could bring down the future internet. MIT Technology Review, February 8, 2019. URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612887/how-quantum-terrorists-could-bring-down-the-future- internet/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_medium=tr_social J. Simon. The business of kidnapping: inside the secret world of hostage negotiation. The Guardian, January 25, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/25/business-of-kidnapping-inside-the-se- cret-world-of-hostage-negotiation-ransom-insurance M. Bloom. Weaponizing the weak: the role of children in terrorist groups. In: M.A. Drumbl, J.C. Barrett (Eds.). Research handbook on Child Soldiers. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. Washington & Lee Legal Stud- ies Paper #2019-06, January 16, 2019. URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3316395 - .XEOHLEQhWYA.twitter T. Keatinge, K. Danner. Assessing innovation in terrorist financing. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, January 14, 2019. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1057610X.2018.1559516?af=R&journal- Code=uter20 A. Stein. Low-tech, high-reward: the Houthi drone attack. FPRI, January 11, 2019. URL: https://www.fpri.org/ article/2019/01/low-tech-high-reward-the-houthi-drone-attack/ - .XDkLIzCjNwA.twitter T. Bacon. Is the enemy of my enemy my friend? How terrorist groups select partners. Security Studies, Janu- ary 8, 2018. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09636412.2017.1416813?src=recsys J. Warner, E. Chapin, H. Matfess. Suicide squads: the logic of linked suicide bombings. Security Studies, September 6, 2018. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09636412.2018.1508632?journal- Code=fsst20 ISSN 2334-3745 237 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 A. Ashraf, A. Filippidou. Terrorism and technology. NATO Centre of Excellence, Defence against Terrorism, 2018. URL: https://www.academia.edu/38068060/Terrorism_and_Technology?email_work_card=title Forget Gatwick, why the deadliest terrorist threat from drones is not at our airports. Homeland Security, December 28, 2018. URL: https://inhomelandsecurity.com/forget-gatwick-why-the-deadliest-terrorist-threat- from-drones-is-not-at-our-airports/ M. Logan, G. Ligon, and D. Derrick. Applying an Organizational Framework to Examine Jihadi Organiza- tions as an Industry. Homeland Security Affairs, Volume 13, Article 6, October 2017. URL: https://www.hsaj. org/articles/14097 V, Harmon, E. Mijkic, C. Kaukinen, H. Weir. Causes and explanations of suicide terrorism: a systematic re- view. Homeland Security Affairs, Vol. 14, 2018. URL: https://www.hsaj.org/articles/14749?fbclid=IwAR3-Ga- HuNNOpwv5_GmRQehG0MHEXExuPnb8mRM0qin49MENLjvx10L2eCPA L. McManus. Resurgent al-Qaeda plan new series of spectacular attacks against airliners and airports includ- ing drone strikes and suicide passengers, says security minister. Daily Mail Online, December 23, 3018. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6524449/Resurgent-Al-Qaeda-plan-new-series-spectacular-at- tacks-against-airliners-airports.html Experts warn al-Qaeda is looking to make a comeback and reassert itself as the world’s most high-profile terrorist group. Fox News, December 26, 2018. URL: https://video.foxnews.com/v/5983690453001/? - sp=- show-clips J. Fitsanakis. Islamic State issues drone bomb warning following London airport chaos. Intelnews, December 24, 2018. URL: https://intelnews.org/2018/12/24/01-2463/ T. Shipman. Al-Qaeda terror group returns to target airliners and airports. The Sunday Times, December 23, 2018. URL: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/al-qaeda-terror-group-returns-to-target-airliners-mlj3lgf87 Fateh al-Sham obtains 100 drones for chemical attacks in Syria: report. Press TV. December 3, 2018. URL: https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/12/03/581856/Fateh-alSham-terrorists-obtain-100-drones-to-use-in- chemical-attacks-Report 4. Conflict, Crime and Political Violence other than Terrorism O. Bulloughs. Money: the inside story of the crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world. St. Martin’s Press, 2019. 304p. URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/how-kleptocracy-came-to-ameri- ca/580471/ F. Foer. Russian-style kleptocracy is infiltrating America. The Atlantic, March 2019. URL: https://www.theat- lantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/how-kleptocracy-came-to-america/580471/ H. Sherwood. Anti-Semitic incidents in UK at record high for third year in a row. The Guardian, Feb- ruary 7, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/feb/07/antisemitic-incidents-uk-re- cord-high-third-year-in-row-community-security-trust?CMP=share_btn_tw R. van der Veer. The crime-terrorism nexus. Strategic Monitor, Clingendael, February 2019. URL: https:// www.clingendael.org/pub/2018/strategic-monitor-2018-2019/the-crime-terrorism-nexus/ M. Lamoureux, B. Makuch. Online neo-Nazis are increasingly embracing terror tactics. Vice, January 28, 2019. URL: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/8xynq4/online-neo-nazis-are-increasingly-embracing-ter- ror-tactics?utm_campaign=sharebutton&fbclid=IwAR28qRcPbqNAAergVyiAa5W5tlJf74bxxY5afwqHPwF- PZK1NFo-jULct1ow J. Ben Yahia, R. Farrah. Africa: has Algeria joined Africa’s new ‘cocaine coast’? All Africa, January 28, 2019. ISSN 2334-3745 238 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 URL: https://allafrica.com/stories/201901290131.html A. Katz. The cost of dirty money. Bloomberg, January 28, 2019. URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/graph- ics/2019-dirty-money/?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social- flow-organic&utm_content=business&utm_source=twitter M. Galeotti. Gangster geopolitics: the Kremlin’s use of criminals as assets abroad. The Moscow Times, Janu- ary 18, 2019. URL: https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/gangster-geopolitics-the-kremlins-use-of-crimi- nals-as-assets-abroad-64204?fbclid=IwAR1sGYigDvubOoixwbTl4vMg6By6Nfl8fHegl3bFM7uq7M7Z0KWx- 2UBORso J. Wilson. ‘We’ve dug ourselves a really deep hole’- David Neiwert on the rise of the far right. The Guardian, January 27, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/american-exceptionalism-has-to- die-david-neiwert-on-the-rise-of-the-far-right Murder and extremism in the United States in 2018. ADL’s Center on Extremism, January 2019. URL: https:// www.adl.org/murder-and-extremism-2018 C. Kurzman. Muslim-American involvement with violent extremism, 2001-2018. Triangle Center on Terror- ism and Homeland Security, January 21, 2019. URL: https://sites.duke.edu/tcths/2019/01/21/muslim-ameri- can-involvement-with-violent-extremism-2018/ M. Galeotti. The Vory: the interlinkage between criminality and the Putin administration. Adamskus Library, YouTube, January 21, 2019. URL: https://disobedientmedia.com/2019/01/death-of-russiagate-mueller-team- tied-to-mifsuds-network/ R. Machnikowski. Extremism in Poland. European Eye on Radicalization, January 14, 2019. URL: https://ee- radicalization.com/extremism-in-poland/ A. Merali. Defining extremism: what does 2019 hold for British Muslims? Middle East Eye, January 8, 2019. URL: https://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/defining-extremism-what-does-2019-hold-british-mus- lims-1645376607 S. Kasraoui. Polisario conducts provocative military maneuvers east of defense wall. Morocco World News, January 7, 2019. URL: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/01/262598/polisario-morocco-de- fense-wall-western-sahara/ F. Kelley. Central African Republic: more than 12,000 displaced to ‘roads and forests’ after Bakouma violence. The Defence Post, January 7, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/07/central-african-repub- lic-12000-displaced-bakouma-violence-fprc/ T. Francois Koudouno. Prospect of ISIS fighters returning rings alarm bells in Morocco. Morocco World News, December 31, 2018. URL: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/12/262082/isis-fighters-morocco/ Armed men kill 37 civilians in part of Mali hit by ethnic violence. Reuters, January 2, 2019. URL: https://af.re- uters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1OW08W-OZATP M. Colborne. Why does no one care that neo-Nazis are gaining power in Ukraine? Forward, December 31, 2018. URL: https://forward.com/opinion/416751/why-does-no-one-care-that-neo-nazis-are-gaining-pow- er-in-ukraine/?fbclid=IwAR12fdMZ2R5OXipDKTL0Ac-3p9JYK-1t9gSRGrHhoSmeSfpIhO5tFHHDQjw 5. Counter-Terrorism - General N.F. Rice. Private military and security companies as tools of strategy. Georgetown Security Studies Review, February 6, 2019. URL: http://georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2019/02/06/private-military-and-securi- ty-companies-as-tools-of-strategy/ ISSN 2334-3745 239 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 N. Krohley. Moving beyond the post-9/11 manhunt: translating tactical wins into strategic success. Modern War Institute, February 6, 2019. URL: https://mwi.usma.edu/moving-beyond-post-9-11-manhunt-translat- ing-tactical-wins-strategic-success/ P. Cobaugh. Narrative warfare: a primer and study guide. 2018. URL: https://www.amazon.com/Introduc- tion-Narrative-Warfare-Primer-Study/dp/1721221417 Chi Zhang. The double-track system of terrorism proscription in China. Terrorism and Political Violence, February 5, 2019. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09546553.2018.1549547?journal- Code=ftpv20 T.J. Coles. Terrorism is a ’small price to pay’ for world domination. Counterpunch, February 1, 2019. URL: https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/02/01/terrorism-is-a-small-price-to-pay-for-world-domination/ R. van der Veer, W. Bos, L. van der Heide. Fusion centers in six European countries: emergence, roles and challenges. The Hague: ICCT, February 4, 2019. URL: https://icct.nl/publication/fusion-centres-in-six-euro- pean-countries-emergence-roles-and-challenges/ CTED. Research Digest, Issue 5, January 2019. URL: https://mailchi.mp/145964b789e4/cted-research-di- gest-issue-2923341?e=fadd44cdd3 P. Cockburn. The West failed to learn the most important lessons from the rise and fall of ISIS. Counterpunch, January 29, 2019. URL: https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/01/29/the-west-failed-to-learn-the-most-im- portant-lessons-from-the-rise-and-fall-of-isis/ D. McIlhatton, M. Hardy. Special issue: new understandings and methods for counter terrorism. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, 11(1), 2019. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108 0/19434472.2018.1555180 J.D. Rayburn, F.K. Sobchak, J.F. Godfroy, M.D. Morton, J.S. Powell, M.M. Zais. The US army in the Iraq war – Volume 1: Invasion – insurgency - civil war, 2003-2006. United States Army War College Publications, January 17, 2019. URL:” http://publications.armywarcollege.edu/publication-detail.cfm?publicationID=3667 A. Banka, A. Quinn. Killing norms softly: US targeted killing, quasi-secrecy and the assassination ban. Security Studies, 27(4), 2018. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09636412.2018.1483633?s- rc=recsys T. Scotti. Counter terrorism guide – methods and tactics of global terrorism. Security Driver, January 2, 2019. URL: http://securitydriver.com/01/counter-terrorism-guide-methods-and-tactics-of-global-terrorism/ N. Gilman. The twin insurgency. The American Interest, June 15, 2016. URL: https://www.the-american-in- terest.com/2014/06/15/the-twin-insurgency/?fbclid=IwAR03mqOwVgnteD7-E_b1TNW5jMy2FnFr2rF- 10meDIYw9p-VWFXb-jkFif5A D. Sjursen. 2018: a year of forever war in review according to the ‘adults in the room.’ Mint Press, January 2, 2019. URL: https://www.mintpressnews.com/2018-a-year-of-forever-war-in-review-according-to-the-adults- in-the-room/253447/ UN launches new framework to strengthen fight against terrorism. The Economic Times, December 7, 2018. URL: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/un-launches-new-framework-to-strengthen- fight-against-terrorism/articleshow/66982245.cms R.H. Shultz. US counterterrorism operations during the Iraq war: a case study of Task Force 714. Stud- ies in Conflict & Terrorism, 49(10), 2017. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/105761 0X.2016.1239990 - .XCy-8qQsKg0.twitter L.R. Beres. Terrorism as power over death. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), January 1, 2019. URL: https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/terrorism-power-death/ ISSN 2334-3745 240 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 M. Fogel. Document: National Strategy for Counterterrorism 2018. Lawfare, October 4, 2018. URL: https:// www.lawfareblog.com/document-national-strategy-counterterrorism-2018 C. Hasselbach. Opinion: no country can replace US as world police. Deutsche Welle, December 12, 2018. URL: https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-no-country-can-replace-us-as-world-police/a-46894590 Security Counter Counter-Terrorism Committee adopts addenda to principles on foreign fighters. CTED, December 29, 2018. URL: https://www.un.org/sc/ctc/news/2018/12/27/security-council-counter-terror- ism-committee-adopts-addenda-principles-foreign-fighters/ 6. Counter-Terrorist Strategies, Tactics and Operations B. Quinn. Home Office urged to release leftwing extremism report. The Guardian, February 10, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/10/home-office-urged-to-release-leftwing-extremist-report?C- MP=share_btn_tw M. Perry. Trump’s ‘eyeball-to-eyeball’ orders to the generals in Syria. The American Conservative, February 7, 2019. URL: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/trumps-eyeball-to-eyeball-orders-to-the-gen- erals-on-syria/ L. Ghafuri. How the indirect US-Iran war is dividing Iraq into pieces. Kurdistan24, November 25, 2018. URL: http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/opinion/acae0c01-6b2c-4ac4-a162-88d0149ea47e W. van Wilgenburg. SDF official says ISIS caliphate over but fight will continue. Kurdistan24, February 10, 2019. URL: http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/46c97db0-12a8-4f7e-b473-540d79103708 Strike tracker. Decode how US-led bombing destroyed Raqqa, Syria. Amnesty International, February 2019. URL: https://decoders.amnesty.org/projects/strike-tracker A. Zaman. What fate awaits Tunisia’s returning jihadists? Al-Monitor, February 8, 2019. URL: https://www. al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/02/tunisia-jihadis-syria-anti-radicalization-efforts.html K. Rempfer. Spec Ops launches ‘secret surrogate’ missions in new counter-terror strategy. Military Times, Feb- ruary 8, 2019. URL: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/02/08/fighting-terrorism-may-re- ly-on-secret-surrogate-forces-going-forward/ C. Fonbuena. ‘The fight is not over’: fears of ISIS resurgence in Philippines. The Guardian, February 8, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/08/the-fight-is-not-over-fears-of-isis-resurgence-in- philippines?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other R. Kheel. US envoy hopes for Afghan peace deal by July. The Hill, February 8, 2019. URL: https://thehill.com/ policy/defense/429191-us-envoy-us-hopes-for-afghan-peace-deal-by-july J. Bowden. US military to leave Syria by April: report. The Hill, February 8, 2019. URL: https://thehill.com/ policy/defense/429120-us-military-to-leave-syria-by-april-report E. Mitchell. Top US general on Africa: airstrikes not enough to defeat al-Shabaab. The Hill, February 7, 2019. URL: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/429037-top-africa-general-us-airstrikes-not-enough-to-defeat-al- shabaab P. Cockburn. Trump says ISIS has been defeated, but he is ignoring the bigger and much more worrying pic- ture. The Independent, February 9, 2019. URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-isis-syria-iraq- iran-terror-islamic-state-washington-a8769936.html P. Wintour. Conflict erupts for control of Libya’s largest oil field. The Guardian, February 8, 2019. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/08/conflict-erupts-for-control-of-libyas-largest-oil-field ISSN 2334-3745 241 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 A. Bozkurt. Erdogan saves jihadist network: the Vasat terrorist group in Turkey. Nordic Monitor, February 5, 2019. URL: https://www.nordicmonitor.com/2019/02/erdogan-saves-jihadist-network-the-vasat-terror- group-in-turkey/ A. Bozkurt. Turkish government suspended monitoring of al-Qaeda groups in Turkey. Nordic Monitor, Feb- ruary 8, 2019. URL: https://www.nordicmonitor.com/2019/02/turkish-govt-suspended-monitoring-al-qae- da-groups-in-turkey/ D.C. Alexander. Family terror networks. Western Illinois University Homeland Security, 2019. URL: http:// www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=16162 - .XF0KVaaJuiA.twitter Human rights watch warns against secret transfers of jihadists and families from Syria. The New Arab, Febru- ary 8, 2019. URL: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/2/8/hrw-warns-against-secret-transfers-of- jihadists-from-syria Chad president Deby says rebel convoy ‘destroyed’ by 3 days of French airstrikes. The Defense Post, February 7, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/02/07/france-airstrikes-chad-mirage-2000-rebel-convoy/ Ex-jihadists among 5,000 to sign up for Mali disarmament program. The Defence Post, February 7, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/02/07/ex-jihadists-among-5000-to-sign-up-for-mali-disarmament- program/ M. Duchatel. China’s foreign fighters problem. War on the Rocks, January 25, 2019. URL: https://waronth- erocks.com/2019/01/chinas-foreign-fighters-problem/?singlepage=1 US counterterrorism envoy travels to Europe to discuss ‘Iran-backed terrorism’ Radio Free Europe/RadioLib- erty, January 30, 2019. URL: https://www.rferl.org/a/u-s-counterterror-envoy-travels-to-europe-to-discuss- iran-backed-terrorism-/29741732.html S. El Deeb, M. Lee. US calls for repatriation of foreign fighters who joined the Islamic State in Syria. Time, February 5, 2019. URL: http://time.com/5520886/us-repatriation-foreign-fighters-syria/ J. Spyer. How Tehran plans to control Syria. Middle East Forum, February 1, 2019. URL: https://www.mefo- rum.org/57709/tehran-plans-control-syria Chad: rebel groups outraged by French airstrikes. APA News, February 5, 2019. URL: http://apanews.net/en/ news/chad-rebel-groups-outraged-by-french-air-strikes/ Mozambican police arrest ‘dangerous’ members of armed groups. Club of Mozambique, February 5, 2019. URL: https://clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambican-police-arrest-dangerous-mem- bers-of-armed-groups/ P. van Wersch. Will Mindanao referendum bring peace to Philippines’ restive region? Deutsche Welle, Februa- ry 5, 2019. URL: https://www.dw.com/en/will-mindanao-referendum-bring-peace-to-philippines-restive-re- gion/a-47364839 S. Fröhlich. New hope for the Central African Republic. Deutsche Welle, February 5, 2019. URL: https://www. dw.com/en/new-hope-for-the-central-african-republic/a-47373650 How Russia hid death toll from disastrous Syria battle until after Putin’s reelection. Haaretz, February 5, 2019. URL: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/how-russia-hid-death-toll-from-syria-battle-until-af- ter-putin-s-reelection-1.6911083 N. Elbagir, S. Abdelaziz, M. Abo el-Gheit, L.Smith-Park. Sold to an ally, lost to an enemy. The US shipped weapons and secrets to the Saudis and Emiratis. Now some are in the hands of fighters linked to al-Qaeda and Iran. CNN, February 5, 2019. URL: https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/02/middleeast/yemen-lost- us-arms/ ISSN 2334-3745 242 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve. Quarterly Report to the United States Congress, October 1, 2018 December 31, 2018. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, February 5, 2019. URL: https://www.dodig.mil/Reports/Lead-Inspector-General-Reports/Article/1747137/lead-inspector-gen- eral-for-operation-inherent-resolve-i-quarterly-report-to-the/ UN set to move toward easing Central African Republic arms embargo. The Defense Post, January 30, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/30/un-ease-central-african-republic-arms-embargo/ N. Rupesinghe. The civilian casualty tracking analysis and response cell in the African Union Mission in Somalia. An emerging best practice for AU peace support operations? Norwegian Institute of Internation- al Affairs, 3, 2019. URL: https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2582457/NUPI_Policy_ Brief_3_2019_Rupesinghe.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y Battle for Yemeni-Saudi border heats up-map. Al Masdar News, January 27, 2019. URL: https://www.almas- darnews.com/article/battle-for-yemeni-saudi-border-heats-up-map/ Eyes on airstrikes: the war on terror in Somalia. January 30, 2019. URL: https://talo.shinyapps.io/airstrikes/ ISIS ‘caliphate’ in Syria cut to 4 square km, SDF commander says. The Defense Post, January 28, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/28/syria-isis-caliphate-4-square-km-sdf/ C. Weiss. Treasury designates Syria-based Iranian proxy groups. FDD’s Long War Journal, January 25, 2019. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2019/01/al-qaeda-ideologue-justifies-shabaabs-war-with-the- islamic-state-in-somalia.php L. Brown. Keeping ISIS fanatics at bay: how 30ft UK watch towers on Lebanon’s border are part of a £62mil- lion drive to repel a terrorist invasion. Daily Mail Online, January 26, 2019. URL: https://www.dailymail. co.uk/news/article-6634215/30ft-UK-watch-towers-Lebanons-border-62million-drive-repel-terrorist-inva- sion.html Russia confirms ‘private security companies’ operating amid unrest in Sudan. RFE/RL, January 24, 2019. URL: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-confirms-private-security-forces-sudan-demonstrations/29727768.html R. Postings. Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: part 2 – systemic issues hamper the fight. The De- fense Post, January 25, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/25/nigeria-military-struggles-islam- ic-state-iswa-part-2-systemic-issues/ A. Cordesman. Losing on all fronts: the Mattis resignation and Trump’s failed strategies for America’s wars. CSIS, December 28, 2018. URL: https://www.csis.org/analysis/losing-all-fronts-mattis-resignation-and- trumps-failed-strategies-americas-wars J. Ari Gross. After Syria threatens Ben Gurion Airport, Iron Dome deployed in greater Tel Aviv. The Times of Israel, January 24, 2019. URL: https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-syrias-airport-threat-idf-deploys-iron- dome-in-greater-tel-aviv-area/ Examination of the list of fatalities in the ‘return marches’ reveals that most of them are operatives of ter- rorist organizations, about half of whom affiliated with Hamas. The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, January 2019. URL: https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en/examination-list-fatalities-re- turn-marches-reveals-operatives-terrorist-organizations-half-affiliated-hamas/?fbclid=IwAR28xgAIOB0wu_ KdGzijqtiZqd7ktblF5VKdrcpe7_eQpKe4jOLlYK600l4 E.M. Lederer. US: upcoming Middle East conference not aimed at demonizing Iran. The Times of Israel, Janu- ary 2019. URL: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-upcoming-middle-east-conference-not-aimed-at-demon- izing-iran/ J. Calupitan. Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort. Houston Chronicle, January 21, 2019. URL: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/Filipino-Muslims-vote-on-autono- ISSN 2334-3745 243 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 my-deal-for-13548565.php I. Eichner. INSS: Israel could face a three-front war in 2019. YNet, January 21, 2019. URL: https://www.ynet- news.com/articles/0,7340,L-5450323,00.html Turkey continues anti-terror fight at home, abroad. Anadolu Agency, January 21, 2019. URL: https://www. aa.com.tr/en/todays-headlines/turkey-continues-anti-terror-fight-at-home-abroad/1370300 Italy hunting 30 ‘terrorists’ abroad: ministry. The Local, January 19, 2019. URL: https://www.thelocal. it/20190119/italy-hunting-30-terrorists-abroad-ministry F. Kelly. France conducts air operations in Mali and Central African Republic. The Defense Post, January 17, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/17/france-air-operations-mali-central-african-republic/ A. Varfolomeeva. Last battlefield: the future of Syria’s Idlib after HTS militant takeover. The Defense Post, Jan- uary 19, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/19/syria-hts-idlib-takeover/ J. Hammond. New Ethiopian offensive suggests difficulty in managing peace process. The Defense Post, Janu- ary 18, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/18/ethiopia-olf-offensive-threatens-peace-process/ P. Bergen. An expensive lesson in hubris for the United States. CNN, January 18, 2018. URL: https://www. wakingtimes.com/2019/01/04/federal-grand-jury-to-hear-evidence-that-9-11-was-a-controlled-demoli- tion/?fbclid=IwAR3ymu8rNfZ5NzvhYScJ97E9tUQXYfseW73tVyhhMUOCqhx-GmEwgso35fg A. Aboufadel. Syria military lost over 110 warplanes during war: report. Al Masdar News, January 18, 2019. URL: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syria-military-lost-over-110-warplanes-during-war-report/ N. Turse. US military says it has a ‘light footprint’ in Africa. These documents show a vast network of bases. The Intercept, December 1, 2018. URL: https://theintercept.com/2018/12/01/u-s-military-says-it-has-a-light- footprint-in-africa-these-documents-show-a-vast-network-of-bases/?fbclid=IwAR0fZLMDMx0N-5GEzR- PR-oatx2MH4SEyXrdGWL-D-2FS4N8Rwe2GLt3mnPA D. Bandow. Afghanistan, the longest war in American history. The American Conservative, January 2, 2019. URL: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/afghanistan-the-longest-war-in-american-histo- ry-trump-withdrawal/ J. Ari Gross. In rare acknowledgement. Israel confirms strike on Iran weapons caches in Syria. The Times of Israel, January 13, 2019. URL: https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-confirms-israeli-week- end-strike-on-iranian-weapons-caches-in-syria/ D. Brennan. Russian military wants permission to shoot down passenger planes. Newsweek, January 11, 2019. URL: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-military-passenger-jets-shoot-down-kremlin-hijacking-malay- sia-airlines-1288374 Iran intelligence unit on EU’s terrorist list. Asharq al-Awsat, January 10, 2019. URL: https://aawsat.com/en- glish/home/article/1539971/iran-intelligence-unit-eu’s-terrorist-list D. R. DePetris. The War on terror’s total cost: $5,900,000,000,000. And counting. The real question: is Ameri- ca any safer? The National Interest, January 12, 2019. URL: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/war-ter- rors-total-cost-5900000000000-41307 C.P. Clark, A.M. Tabatabai. Withdrawing from Syria leaves a vacuum that Iran will fill. Foreign Affairs, Janu- ary 8, 2019. URL: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/syria/2019-01-08/withdrawing-syria-leaves-vacu- um-iran-will-fill M. Hassan. Mike Pompeo lied about the US and the Middle East. Here is the truth. The Intercept, January 11, 2019. URL:https://theintercept.com/2019/01/11/mike-pompeo-speech-cairo/ ISSN 2334-3745 244 February 2019
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 1 E. Lake. The Pompeo doctrine isn’t so different from the Obama doctrine. Bloomberg, January 11, 2019. URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-01-11/pompeo-doctrine-not-so-different-from-obama- doctrine Turkey finishes construction of 764 km security wall on Syrian border. Daily Sabah, June 9, 2018. URL: https://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2018/06/09/turkey-finishes-construction-of-764-km-securi- ty-wall-on-syria-border Nigeria, China sign MoU on counter-insurgency. Leadership, January 11, 2019. URL: https://leadership. ng/2019/01/11/nigeria-china-sign-mou-on-counter-insurgency/ E. Broches, J. Solomon-Strauss. International terrorism prosecutions: 2018 wrap-up. Lawfare, January 8, 2019. URL: https://www.lawfareblog.com/international-terrorism-prosecutions-2018-wrap C. Bayliss. Government considers military-grade anti-drone technology for all airports, prisons and power stations. Daily Mail Online, January 10, 2019. URL: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6578353/Gov- ernment-considers-military-grade-anti-drone-technology-airports.html GW Extremism tracker. Terrorism in the United States. Program on Extremism, The George Washington Uni- versity, January 10, 2019. URL: https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/December 2018 Tracker. pdf Protecting the Sulu-Sulawesi seas from Abu Sayyaf attacks. Institute for Policy Analysis, IPAC Report, #53, January 9, 2019. URL: http://file.understandingconflict.org/file/2019/01/IPAC_Report_53_Sulu.pdf Central African government to meet armed groups in Khartoum for peace talks. The Defense Post, January 9, 2019. URL: https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/09/central-african-republic-peace-talks-khartoum-au/ Attempt to smuggle Turkish weapons into Libya foiled. Al Arabiya, January 8, 2019. URL: https://english. alarabiya.net/en/News/north-africa/2019/01/08/IN-PICTURES-Attempt-to-smuggle-Turkish-weapons-into- Libya-foiled.html P. Colomina, O. de France, D. Averot. From criminals to terrorists and back? Quarterly Report: France, vol- ume 2. GLOBSEC, January 7, 2019. URL: https://www.globsec.org/publications/from-criminals-to-terrorists- and-back-quarterly-report-france-vol-2/ A. Kennedy. US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year. The Defense Post, January 7, 2019. URL: https:// thedefensepost.com/2019/01/07/us-airstrikes-yemen-2018/ Brazil deploys troops to stop violence in Fortaleza. BBC, January 6, 2019. URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/ world-latin-america-46772508 US deploys troops to Gabon amid fears of unrest in DRC. Al Jazeera, January 5, 2019. URL: https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/deploys-troops-gabon-fears-unrest-drc-190105055926860.html Y. Jeremy Bob. The IDF’s anti-tunnel operation is not about tunnels. The Jerusalem Post, January 4, 2019. URL: https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/NORTHERN-SHIELD/The-IDFs-anti-tunnel-operation- is-not-about-tunnels-576308 T. Lazaroff. Netanyahu tells Putin he’s determined to oust Iran from Syria. The Jerusalem Post, January 4, 2019. URL: https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Netanyahu-tells-Putin-hes-determined-to-oust- Iran-from-Syria-576360 Egypt destroys 37 tunnels which infiltrated from Gaza in 2018. The Jerusalem Post, January 5, 2019. URL: https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Egypt-destroys-37-tunnels-which-infiltrated-from-Gaza- in-2018-576410 Israel demolished 538 homes, facilities in West Bank in 2018. Middle East Monitor, December 29, 2018. ISSN 2334-3745 245 February 2019
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