Research
on the Islamic State
by Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi
various publications
January 1-15, 2015
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Kurdish
peshmerga prepare to combat IS forces south of the Mosul Dam in
northern Iraq on January 21.
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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
The
Twitter Wars Between Jamaat Ansar al-Islam Syria's Factions (Jan. 10)
Jawad al-Tamimi tracks the social media war between two twitter accounts
associated with the Syrian branch of Jamaat
Ansar al-Islam (JAI), whose Iraqi parent branch was effectively
absorbed into the Islamic State (IS) group in 2014. The former official
twitter account of the Syrian JAI claims that the branch was dissolved
and pledges allegiance to IS, while the rival account claims the JAI is
still active. Photo evidence suggests the Syrian branch has not
dissolved.
Jamaat
Ansar al-Islam in Syria Joins The Islamic State? (Jan. 8)
Syria Comment
Examines the fate of JAI, concluding that it still has a presence on the
ground in Aleppo province.
Special
Report: Northern Storm and the Situation in Azaz (Syria) (Jan. 7)
Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA)
Drawing upon observations and interviews from his December 18-22 trip to
Azaz, a town along the border with Turkey, the author examines Liwa
Asifat al-Shamal (The Northern Storm Brigade), a member of the
Islamic Front rebel coalition. Estimated to comprise around 500 fighters,
Northern Storm lost control of Azaz to IS in the summer of 2013 only to
regain control in February 2014.
The
Islamic State Billboards and Murals of Tel Afar and Mosul (Jan. 7)
A photo essay on IS's use of billboards and murals to advertise its
propaganda in two important Sunni cities in northwestern Iraq.
Jihadi
Debate over Jamaat Ansar al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi Bayt al-Maqdis (Jan.
2)
Examines a debate between two prominent jihadis over the true strength of
Jamaat Ansar al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi Bayt al-Maqdis (The Group of
Supporters/Partisans of the Islamic State in Bayt al-Maqdis), a group of
militants in Gaza and Sinai that has declared allegiance to IS. Modifying
his previous assessments of the group (see here
and here),
the author suggests that it is "a tiny underground group among a
number of pro-IS entities in what is a very fragmented Salafi jihadi
movement."
Interviews
Kata'ib
al-Imam al-Gha'ib: Intro and Interview (Jan. 12)
An interview with Hussein al-Maliki, a commander in Kata'ib al-Imam
al-Gha'ib ('The Absent Imam Battalions'), one of the many Iraqi Shi'a
militias that have emerged in the wake of the IS advance. Maliki says
that the U.S. (along with Israel) is secretly supporting IS in a bid
"to return to Iraq" and offers "no comment" on claims
that his group receives support from Iran. A brief introduction includes
displays of the group's Hezbollah-style iconography.
Translations
AQAP
Leader Claims the Paris Attacks on Twitter (Jan. 10)
Translation of numerous tweets by Bakhsaruf al-Danqulah, an Al-Qaeda in
the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader, claiming responsibility for the
Paris terror attacks.
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi is a
Shillman-Ginsburg Fellow at the Middle East Forum.
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