PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 15, Issue 3 Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Re- lated Subjects by Berto Jongman Most of the clickable items included below became available online between May and June 2021. They are categorized under twelve headings (as well as sub-headings, not listed below): 1. Non-Religious Terrorism 2. Religious Terrorism 3. Terrorist Strategies and Tactics 4. Conflict, Crime and Political Violence other than Terrorism 5. Extremism, Radicalization 6. Counterterrorism – General 7. Counterterrorism: Specific Operations and/or Specific Policy Measures 8. Prevention, Preparedness and Resilience and Rehabilitation Studies 9. State Repression, Civil War and Clandestine Warfare 10. Intelligence Operations 11. Cyber Operations 12. Risk and Threat Assessments, Forecasts and Analytical Studies N.B. Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Related Subjects is a regular feature in ‘Perspectives on Terrorism’. For past listings, search under ‘Archive’ at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/PoT 1. Non-Religious Terrorism J. Zenn. Massacre in Peru shows Shining Path persists in Apurimac Valley. TerrorismMonitor, 19(11), June 4, 2021. URL: https://jamestown.org/program/briefs-351/?mc_cid=f4a94867b7&mc_eid=9942bc67e0 Ethiopia peace observatory. ACLED, June 3, 2021. URL: https://epo.acleddata.com/ Electoral violence and illicit influence in Mexico’s hot land. International Crisis Group, Report #89, Jun e 2, 2021. URL: https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/mexico/electoral-violence-and-illicit-in- fluence-mexicos-hot-land E. Musa, M. Misto, B. Karacaoglu, O. Koparan. YPG, PKK terrorists raid civilians’ houses in northeastern Syria. Anadolu Agency, May 31, 2021. URL: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/ypg-pkk-terrorists-raid- civilians-houses-in-northeastern-syria/2259833 M. Misto, Ö. Koparan. PKK/YPG digs tunnels close to Turkish-Syrian border. Anadolu Agency, June 1, 2021. URL: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/pkk-ypg-digs-tunnels-close-to-turkish-syrian-border/2260030 R. Redcliffe. Rise of armed civilian groups in Myanmar fuels fear of civil war. The Guardian, June 1, 2021. ISSN 2334-3745 207 June 2021 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 15, Issue 3 URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/01/rise-of-armed-civilian-groups-in-myanmar-fuels- fears-of-civil-war?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter - Echobox=1622506365 M. Omonigbo. Itsekiri group threatens to shut down oil installations in Niger Delta, issues FG 14 days ulti- matum. Daily Post. May 29, 2021. URL: https://dailypost.ng/2021/05/29/itsekiri-group-threatens-to-shut- down-oil-installations-in-niger-delta-issues-fg-14-days-ultimatum/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=- Social&utm_source=Twitter - Echobox=1622321976 Mali. Climate, peace and security fact sheet. NUPI, SIPRI, May 21, 2021. URL: https://sipri.org/sites/default/ files/210526 Final Mali Climate Peace Security Fact Sheet_EN.pdf T. Obiezu. In Nigeria, rising insecurity leads to growing separatist calls. VOA, May 25, 2021. URL: https:// www.voanews.com/africa/nigeria-rising-insecurity-leads-growing-separatist-calls B. Ebus. A rebel playing field: Colombian guerrillas on the Venezuelan border. International Crisis Group, Commentary, April 28, 2021. URL: https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/andes/re- bel-playing-field-colombian-guerrillas-venezuelan-border Fulani soldiers plotting to kill prominent Igbo personalities –IPOB. The Trent Online, May 8, 2021. URL: https://www.thetrentonline.com/security-agencies-plotting-eliminate-prominent-igbo-personalities-ipob/ Opposition forces leave Somali capital after deadly clashes. Arab News, May 8, 2021. URL: https://www.arab- news.com/node/1855456/middle-east Kyaw Ye Lynn. Myanmar shadow government’s militia gains popular support to fight military junta. Arab News, May 8, 2021. URL: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1855326/world F. Ghitis. Armed gangs and warlords are taking over Venezuela. WPR, April 29, 2021. URL: https://www.wor- ldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29612/under-maduro-venezuela-crime-is-creating-a-failed-state Libya’s PM ‘hopeful’ foreign mercenaries will withdraw soon. Al Jazeera, May 5, 2021. URL: https://www.al- jazeera.com/news/2021/5/5/libyas-pm-hopeful-foreign-mercenaries-will-withdraw-soon 2. Religious Terrorism 2.1. Al-Qaeda and its Affiliates R. Lefevre. Jihad in the city: militant Islam and contentious politics in Tripoli- author’s Q&A. June 4, 2021. URL: https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/jihad-in-the-city-militant-islamism-and-contentious-politics-in-tripoli- authors-qa/ Al-Qaeda leader Aiman al-Zawahiri probably alive but too frail: UN report. The Tribune, June 5, 2021. URL: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/al-qaeda-leader-aiman-al-zawahiri-probably-alive-but-too-frail- un-report-263808?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2430856_ E. Lederer. UN: unprecedented Taliban violence in 2020 carries into 2021. Associated Press, June 5, 2021. URL: https://apnews.com/article/taliban-united-nations-middle-east-d8b4d18c746b3883ce063b8fc- 840056c?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2430856_ B. Weinthal. Qatar has sent hundreds of millions of dollars to terror group – report. The Jerusalem Post, June 6, 2021. URL: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/qatar-sent-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-to-terrorist- ISSN 2334-3745 208 June 2021 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 15, Issue 3 group-report-670212 The Jihadist. Frontline, PBS, June 1, 2021. URL: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-jihadist/?utm_ campaign=frontline&utm_content=1622054186&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Twelfth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted pursuant to resolution 2557(2020) concerning the Taliban and other associated individuals and entities constituting a threat to the peace stability and security of Afghanistan. United Nations Security Council, S/2021/486, June 1, 2021. URL: https://www.undocs.org/en/S/2021/486 P. Cruickshank, T. Lister, N. Robertson. UN sounds alarm over threat posed by emboldened Taliban, still clo- sely tied to al-Qaeda. CNN, June 3, 2021. URL: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/02/middleeast/un-report-ta- liban-afghanistan-al-qaeda-intl/index.html Taliban changing strategy to seize chokepoints around major Afghan cities. The New Arab, June 2, 2021. URL: https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/taliban-changing-strategy-seize-afghan-city-chokepoints S. Khan. Pakistan: Taliban donations, recruitment on the rise. Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2021. URL: https:// www.dw.com/en/pakistan-taliban-donations-recruitment-on-the-rise/a-57703423 N. Paton Walsh, E. Perez, M. Tawfeeq. How a deadly raid shows al-Qaeda retains global reach under Taliban ‘protection’. CNN, May 28, 2021. URL: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/28/middleeast/afghanistan-tali- ban-al-qaeda-ties-intl/index.html T. Joscelyn. Taliban maintains close ties with al-Qaeda, DIA reports. FDD’s Long War Journal, May 19, 2011. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/05/taliban-maintains-close-ties-with-al-qaeda-dia-re- ports.php B. Roggio. Analysis: predicting the coming Taliban offensive. FDD’s Long War Journal, May 25, 2021. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/05/analysis-predicting-the-coming-taliban-offensive.php A wave of surrenders to the Taliban picks up speed. The New York Times, May 27, 2021. URL: https://www. nytimes.com/2021/05/27/world/asia/afghan-surrender-taliban.html?smid=tw-share M. Abdullahi. ‘How we got money, weapons from al-Qaeda,’ Shekau reveals in last audio. HuMangle, May 26, 2021. URL: https://humangle.ng/how-we-got-money-weapons-from-al-qaeda-shekau-reveals-in-last-audio/ K. Zimmerman, Bin Laden’s legacy lives on. Critical Threats, April 29, 2021. URL: https://www.criticalthreats. org/analysis/bin-ladens-legacy-lives-on Boko Haram leader, responsible for Chibok schoolgirl kidnappings, dies – The Wall Street Journal. Risk Map, may 21, 2021. URL: https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1249732/?utm_campaign=riskmap_ T. Joscelyn, B. Roggio. Ep.49 – Al Qaeda tries to capitalize on conflict between Hamas and Israel. FDD’s Long war Journal, May 18, 2021. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/05/ep-48-al-qaeda-tries-to- capitalize-on-conflict-between-hamas-and-israel.php N. Ayitogo. Despite claims of defeat by Buhari government, Boko Haram spreads tentacles to more states. Premium Times, May 17, 2021. URL: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/461998-despite- claims-of-defeat-by-buhari-govt-boko-haram-spreads-tentacles-to-more-states.html?utm_source=ite- rable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2352513_ C. Kube, D. De Luce. Taliban ramped up attacks against Afghans as peace talks faltered, Pentagon watc- hdog says. NBC News, May 19, 2021. URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-ramped-attacks- against-afghans-peace-talks-faltered-pentagon-watchdog-n1267852?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_nw ISSN 2334-3745 209 June 2021 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 15, Issue 3 M. Buhari. Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants: six reasons they have not been defeated. Yahoo, May 17, 2021. URL: https://news.yahoo.com/nigerias-boko-haram-militants-six-230718901.html?utm_source=ite- rable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2352513_ S. Khan Saif. Taliban chief warns US of violating Doha deal. Anadolu Agency, May 9, 2021. URL: https://www. aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/taliban-chief-warns-us-of-violating-doha-deal/2234873 J. Mueller. The Bin Laden raid: legendary, but of little consequence? The National Interest, April 30, 2021. URL: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/bin-laden-raid-legendary-little-consequence-184067 Group threatens to expose sponsors of terrorism, banditry in Nigeria. Vanguard, May 6, 2021. URL: https:// www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/group-threatens-to-expose-sponsors-of-terrorism-banditry-in-nigeria/ Taliban captures key Afghan dam as fighting rages. Al Jazeera, May 6, 2021. URL: https://www.csoonline. com/article/3616699/the-microsoft-exchange-server-hack-a-timeline.html J. Bellasio, S. Grand-Clement, S. Iqbal, W. Mercellino, A. Lynch, Y. Abdelfatah, T. Richardson-Golinski, K. Cox, G. Persi Paoli. Insights from the Bin Laden archive.