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Bibliography: Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) [Part 5] PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 3 Resources Bibliography: Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) [Part 5] Compiled and selected by Judith Tinnes [Bibliographic Series of Perspectives on Terrorism – BSPT-JT-2019-4] Abstract This bibliography contains journal articles, book chapters, books, edited volumes, theses, grey literature, bibliogra- phies and other resources on the Islamic State (IS / ISIS / ISIL / Daesh) and its predecessor organizations. To keep up with the rapidly changing political events, the most recent publications have been prioritized during the selec- tion process. The literature has been retrieved by manually browsing through more than 200 core and periphery sources in the field of Terrorism Studies. Additionally, full-text and reference retrieval systems have been employed to broaden the search. Keywords: bibliography, resources, literature, Islamic State; IS; ISIS; ISIL; Daesh; Al-Qaeda in Iraq; AQI NB: All websites were last visited on 18.05.2019. This subject bibliography is conceptualised as a multi-part series (for earlier bibliog- raphies, see: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , and Part 4). To avoid duplication, this compilation only includes literature not contained in the previous parts. However, meta-resources, such as bibliographies, were also included in the sequels. – See also Note for the Reader at the end of this literature list. Bibliographies and other Resources Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) (2014, November-): Thematic Dossier XV: Daesh in Afghanistan. URL: https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/publication/aan-thematic-dossier/thematic-dossier-xv-daesh-in-af- ghanistan Al-Khalidi, Ashraf; Renahan, Thomas (Eds.) (2015, May-): Daesh Daily: An Update On ISIS Activities. URL: http://www.daeshdaily.com Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (2010-): [Homepage]. URL: http://www.aymennjawad.org Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad; in collaboration with Aaron Y. Zelin (2019, April-): The Islamic State Archives. URL: https://islamicstatearchives.com Bibliotheek NLDA (2015, December): Islamitische Staat (IS). [Libguide]. URL: https://bibliotheeknlda.files. wordpress.com/2014/01/libguide-islamitische-staat.pdf Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) (n.d.-): Islamic State & Predecessor Groups. URL: https://ctc.usma.edu/ terrorist-groups/islamic-state-predecessor-groups Crane, David (Project Leader) et al. (2011-): The Syrian Accountability Project (SAP). URL: http://syrianac- countabilityproject.org DeirezZor 24 (n.d.-): URL: https://en.deirezzor24.net Hegghammer, Thomas (2013, January-): @Hegghammer. URL: https://twitter.com/Hegghammer Hegghammer, Thomas (2015, May-): The Bored Jihadi: Researching Arts and Social Practices in Militant Islamist Groups. URL: https://boredjihadi.net Higgins, Eliot et al. (2014, July-): Bellingcat. URL: https://www.bellingcat.com ISSN 2334-3745 90 June 2019 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 3 Hindsight is 20/20: Painting the Fuller Picture of the Global Jihad (2015, July-): URL: https://hindsightis2020. wordpress.com Institute for the Study of War (ISW) (2013, January 3-): ISW Blog: ISIS. URL: http://iswresearch.blogspot.de/ search/label/ISIS IntelCenter (n.d.-): Islamic State Wilayats: Interactive World Map. URL: https://www.intelcenter.com/maps/ is-wilayats-map.html IntelCenter (2017-): Islamic State (IS) Weaponized Drone Attacks in Iraq & Syria: Animated Map. URL: https:// www.intelcenter.com/maps/islamic-state-weaponized-drone-map.html Iraq Body Count (2003, January-): URL: https://www.iraqbodycount.org Khatib, Hadi et al. (2015-): Syrian Archive: Curating Visual Documentation for Justice and Human Rights. URL: https://syrianarchive.org Lund, Aron (Ed.) (2012-): Syria in Crisis. URL: http://carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis Mosul Eye (2014, June-): URL: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mosul-Eye/552514844870022?fref=nf NATO Multimedia Library (2012, October): The Iraq War, 2003-2011: Books. (Thematic Bibliography No. 8/12). URL: http://www.natolibguides.info/ld.php?content_id=10701676 NATO Multimedia Library (2016, February): From Al Qaida to ISIS: The Evolution of Terrorism. (Thematic Bibliography No. 1/16). URL: http://www.natolibguides.info/ld.php?content_id=19411574 Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI); University of Oslo (2016-): Jihadi Document Repository. URL: https://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/research/jihadi-document-repository Orton, Kyle W. (2014, March-): Kyle Orton’s Blog. URL: https://kyleorton1991.wordpress.com Paraszczuk, Joanna (2013, August-): From Chechnya to Syria: Tracking Russian-Speaking Foreign Fighters in Syria. URL: http://www.chechensinsyria.com Patrikarakos, David et al. (2014, October-): Under The Black Flag. URL: https://www.rferl.org/z/17257 Prucha, Nico (2007-): Online Jihad: Monitoring Jihadist Online Communities. URL: https://onlinejihad.net Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) (2014, April-): URL: https://www.raqqa-sl.com Smith, Rhiannon (Managing Director) et al. (2016-): Eye On ISIS in Libya. URL: https://eyeonisisinlibya.com Sound and Picture (2015-): URL: http://sound-and-picture.com/en/ Syrian Civil War (n.d.-): [Internet Forum]. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) (2011, June-): URL: http://sn4hr.org Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) (2006, May-): URL: http://www.syriahr.com/en Tinnes, Judith (2015, August): Bibliography: Islamic State (Part 1). Perspectives on Terrorism, 9(4), 165-212. URL: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/customsites/perspectives-on-terrorism/2015/ volume-4/16-bibliography-islamic-state-part-1-compiled-and-selected-by-judith-tinnes.pdf Tinnes, Judith (2016, February-): Counting Lives Lost – Statistics of Camera-Recorded Extrajudicial Execu- tions by the “Islamic State”. [Monitoring Project]. Perspectives on Terrorism, 10(1). URL: http://www.terroris- manalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/483 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CountingLivesPT Tinnes, Judith (2016, June): Bibliography: Islamic State (Part 2). Perspectives on Terrorism, 10(3), 59-98. URL: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/customsites/perspectives-on-terrorism/2016/issue- ISSN 2334-3745 91 June 2019 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 3 3/309-bibliography-islamic-state-part-2-by-juditch-tinnes.pdf Tinnes, Judith (2017, June): Bibliography: Islamic State (Part 3). Perspectives on Terrorism, 11(3), 96-149. URL: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/customsites/perspectives-on-terrorism/2017/issue- 3/0920173-bibliography-islamic-state-part-3-compiled-and-selected-by-judith-tinnes.pdf Tinnes, Judith (2018, April): Bibliography: Islamic State (Part 4). Perspectives on Terrorism, 12(2), 140-175. URL: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/content/assets/customsites/perspectives-on-terrorism/2018/2018- 02/11-bibliography-islamic-state-is-isis-isil-daesh-part-4-by-judith-tinnes.pdf van Linge, Thomas (2013, January-): @ThomasVLinge. URL: https://twitter.com/ThomasVLinge Van Ostaeyen, Pieter (2011, August-): @p_vanostaeyen. URL: https://twitter.com/p_vanostaeyen Van Ostaeyen, Pieter (2012, October-): pietervanostaeyen: Musings on Arabism, Islamicism, History and Cur- rent Affairs. URL: https://pietervanostaeyen.wordpress.com Van Vlierden, Guy (n.d.-): The Count of Emmejihad: A Compilation of Figures about Foreign Fighters in Syria & Iraq from all over the World. URL: https://thecountofemmejihad.wordpress.com Van Vlierden, Guy (2013, May-): emmejihad: ExcuseMeMyEnglish – A Research Blog about Jihad in and out of Belgium. URL: https://emmejihad.wordpress.com Wing, Joel (2008, June-): Musings on Iraq: Iraq News, Politics, Economics, Society. URL: http://musingsoniraq. blogspot.com Winter, Charlie (2013, July-): @charliewinter. URL: https://twitter.com/charliewinter Woods, Chris et al. (n.d.-): Airwars. URL: https://airwars.org Zelin, Aaron Y. (2008, July-): @azelin. URL: https://twitter.com/azelin Zelin, Aaron Y. (2010, June-): Jihadology. URL: https://jihadology.net Zelin, Aaron Y. (2014, June): Bibliography on the History and Evolution of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sh- am. Jihadology. URL: https://jihadology.net/2014/06/14/bibliography-on-the-history-and-evolution-of-the-is- lamic-state-of-iraq-and-al-sham Books and Edited Volumes Abboud, Samer N. (2018): Syria. (2nd ed.). (Hot Spots in Global Politics). Cambridge: Polity Press. Abu Rumman, Mohammad; Abu Hanieh, Hassan (2017): Infatuated with Martyrdom: Female Jihadism from Al-Qaeda to the “Islamic State”. (Banan Malkawi, Trans.). [e-Book]. Amman: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Jordan & Iraq. URL: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/amman/13996.pdf Aggarwal, Neil Krishan (2019): Media Persuasion in the Islamic State. New York: Columbia University Press. Ahmed, Mohammed M. A. (2018): How Shiites Won the Battle against Islamic State: Kurds and Sunnis in Iraq. (Peter Lang Regional Studies). New York: Peter Lang. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3726/b14217 al-Istrabadi, Feisal; Ganguly, Sumit (Eds.) (2018): The Future of ISIS: Regional and International Implications. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press. Azinović, Vlado; Jusić, Muhamed (2016): The New Lure of the Syrian War – The Foreign Fighters’ Bosnian Contingent. [e-Book]. Sarajevo: Atlantic Initiative. URL: https://www.rcc.int/p-cve/download/docs/The%20 New%20Lure%20of%20the%20Syrian%20War%20%20The%20Foreign%20Fighters%20Bosnian%20Contin- gent.pdf/b5594b3a54e94a5f8596053b0d35db5c.pdf ISSN 2334-3745 92 June 2019 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 13, Issue 3 Bunker, Robert J.; Bunker, Pamela Ligouri (2018, August): Radical
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