Research
on the Islamic State
by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
various publications
December 16-31, 2014
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Middle East Forum Shillman/Ginsburg
Fellow Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi is one of world's leading researchers on
the Islamic State (IS) group terrorizing Iraq and Syria. The overwhelming
majority of his writings and translations are too detailed or esoteric
for distribution to a general audience, so instead MEF compiles periodic
updates providing links and summaries for those who wish to follow the
groundbreaking work of this prolific researcher. For more general
interest writings by Jawad al-Tamimi, click here.
Articles
Sample
Concepts of a Christian-Shi'a Alliance in Iraq
Syria Comment (Dec. 31)
Jawad al-Tamimi examines efforts by Shi'a
militias fighting the Islamic State (IS) to appeal to Iraqi Christians
via social media.
The
Naqshbandi Army's Current Situation in Iraq (Dec. 26)
Discusses reported efforts by the
Naqshbandi Army (Jaysh Rijal aṭ-Ṭariqa an-Naqshabandiya, or JRTN),
a secular-leaning Sufi Sunni group associated with former Baathist army
officers, to seek an accommodation with the anti-IS coalition; examines
political demands it has made in recent communiqués. Though "framed
in terms acceptable to the wider international community," with
"language of democracy" and "apparent regard for the
authority of international bodies like the UN Security Council,"
Jawad al-Tamimi writes, the group's demands are clear
"non-starters" (e.g. financial compensation for the U.S.-led
occupation, an official U.S. apology).
Translations
1920s
Revolution Brigades- 23 Dec. Statement (Dec. 29)
Statement from a secular Iraqi Sunni group
that has supported the IS advance, warning Iraqis not to cooperate with
"the Iranian-American alliance."
Islamic
Army of Iraq- 23 Dec. Statement (Dec. 28)
Statement from the Islamic Army of Iraq,
an Islamist rebel group allied with IS, criticizing "our media"
(an apparent reference to Iraqi and regional Sunni media outlets) for
"fabricated lies" and a tendency to portray the conflict in
Iraq as "only a problem among politicians."
Jaysh
al-Mujahideen Iraq- 3 Dec. Statement (Dec. 27)
Statement from Jaysh al-Mujahideen, an
Iraqi Sunni jihadist group that rivals IS and has largely been eclipsed
since being forced to withdraw from positions in Anbar province in
August. The statement denies a report in Al-Hayat that Jaysh
al-Mujahideen sent representatives to Washington to discuss the formation
of National Guard units.
Jamaat
Ansar al-Sunna: 6 Dec. Statement (Dec. 26)
Statement from a relatively minor Iraqi
Sunni insurgent group denying that it participated in the delegation to
Washington reported in the above mentioned Al-Hayat report.
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi is a
Shillman-Ginsburg Fellow at the Middle East Forum.
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