Research
on the Islamic State
by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
various publications
November 16 - December 15, 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 scholar. For more general interest
writings by Jawad al-Tamimi, click
here.
Articles
The
Story of Shami Witness
Syria Comment (Dec. 12)
Examination of the most prominent
pro-Islamic State Twitter activist, known as "Shami Witness",
who was recently unmasked as a business executive in India.
Iran
and the Shia Militias Advance in Iraq (with Jonathan Spyer)
The Tower (Dec.)
A look at Iranian-backed Shia
paramilitaries that have risen in the wake of the IS advance.
The
Islamic State (IS) and Pledges of Allegiance: The Case of Jamaat Ansar
al-Islam
Syria Comment (Nov. 28)
A case study of Jamaat Ansar al-Islam's
absorption into IS and why it sheds light on how to interpret pledges of
allegiance to IS from both local (Iraqi and Syrian) and regional jihadist
groups.
Jamaat
Jund al-Qawqaz: A Caucasus Emirate Group in Latakia
Syria Comment (Nov. 23)
Examination of Jamaat Jund al-Qawqaz (The
Caucasus Soldiers' Group), a largely Chechen Sunni group operating along
the coast of northern Syria, leaning somewhat more toward Jabhat al-Nusra
than IS.
The
Factions of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab)
Syria Comment (Nov. 21)
Examination of predominantly Kurdish
groups defending the Syrian border town of Kobani from the IS advance.
Translations
A
Jaysh al-Mujahideen Amir's Testimony on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Dec.
12)
Excerpt of a March 2014 statement by the
leader of a rival Iraqi Sunni jihadist group and explanation of why it
sheds light on the timeline of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's rise.
General
Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries – Nov. 26 Statement (Nov.
29)
Statement from an ex-Baathist Sunni group
that helped IS seize control of northern Iraq in the summer of 2014.
1920s
Revolution Brigades- Nov. 23 Statement (Nov. 26)
Statement from another secular Iraqi Sunni
group that has supported the IS advance.
"The
Cheers Surge"- Nasheed Plagiarised by IS (Nov. 25)
A new musical chant (nasheed) from
IS's Ajnad Media Foundation, this one stolen without attribution.
"Oh
Soldiers of Righteousness, Rise up!"- IS Nasheed (Nov. 24)
An IS musical chant (nasheed)
notable for the phrase "We break the crosses," in reference to
the group's atrocities against Christians.
"The
Shari'a of Our Lord"- IS Nasheed (Nov. 22)
An IS musical chant (nasheed)
notable, Jawad al-Tamimi writes, for its "benign tone, emphasiz[ing]
the supposed peace, security and ideal nature of life under the group's
rule."
IS:
Suicide Bombing in Arbil Statement (Nov. 21)
Notable in that the attack in the Iraqi
Kurdish capital was carried out by a Kurdish member of IS.
General
Military Council for Iraqi Revolutionaries – Oct. 29 Statement (Nov.
16)
Statement from an ex-Baathist Sunni group
that helped IS seize control of northern Iraq in the summer of 2014.
IS
Acknowledgements of Allegiances - Nov. 12 (Nov. 16)
Notable as the group's first explicit
recognition of pledges of allegiance to IS and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi from
outside Iraq and Syria.
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi is a
Shillman-Ginsburg Fellow at the Middle East Forum.
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