PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 12, Issue 2 Recent Online Resources for the Analysis of Terrorism and Re- lated Subjects complied and selected by Berto Jongman Most of the items included below became available online in March and April 2018. They are categorised under these headings: 1. Non-Religious Terrorism: Actors, Groups, Incidents and Campaigns 2. Religious (mainly Jihadi) Terrorism: Actors, Groups, Incidents and Campaigns 3. Terrorist Strategies and Tactics 4. Conflict, Crime and Political Violence other than Terrorism 5. Counter-Terrorism – General 6. Counter-Terrorist Strategies, Tactics and Operations 7. State Repression and Civil War at Home and Clandestine & Open Warfare Abroad 8. Prevention and Preparedness Studies (including Countering Violent Extremism, De-Radicalization, Counter-Narratives) 9. Intelligence 10.Cyber Operations and Information Warfare 11.Risk & Threat Assessments, Forecasts, Analytical Studies 12.Also Worth Reading 1. Non-Religious Terrorism: Actors, Groups, Incidents and Campaigns F. Bachner. Der Anfang vom Ende der RAF. Der Tagesspiegel, March 27, 2018. URL: https://www.tagesspiegel. de/politik/anschlag-auf-jva-weiterstadt-der-anfang-vom-ende-der-raf/21111536.html A. Feis. Car-ramming attack at Air Force base probed as act of terrorism. New York Post, March 23, 2018. URL: https://nypost.com/2018/03/23/air-force-base-attack-probed-as-act-of-terrorism/?utm_campaign=So- cialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow D. Phillips. Marielle Franco murder: Brazilian authorities global pressure to find killers. The Guardian, March 22, 2018. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/22/marielle-franco-inquiry-letter-urges-bra- zil-authorities T. Dart. Texas explosions are work of ‘serial bomber’ whose tactics are evolving, police say. The Guardian, March 20, 2018. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/20/austin-bombing-texas-lat- est-news-police-contact P. Dahat. Nine CPRF men killed in maoists’ ambush in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district. The Hindu, March 13, 2018. URL: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/blasts-in-chhattisgarhs-sukma-district/ar- ticle23208771.ece?homepage=true In Germany, the role of the family in recruiting members into neo-Nazi groups. University of California Press blob, March 12, 2018. URL: https://www.ucpress.edu/blog/35153/in-germany-the-role-of-family-in-recruit- ISSN 2334-3745 176 April 2018 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 12, Issue 2 ing-members-into-neo-nazi-groups/ Ukrainian prisoner – exchange organizer accused of plotting to kill Poroshenko. RFL/RE, March 9, 2018. URL: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-prisoner-exchange-organizer-detained-near-war-zone/29088443.html A. Lusher. Carlos the Jackal blows kisses in court during theatrical diatribe: ‘Revolution is my job.’ The Inde- pendent, March 6, 2018. URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/carlos-the-jackal-blows- kisses-court-terrism-france-revolution-my-job-a8241506.html Greek anarchists smash Novartis office amid bribe scandal. The Local, February 26, 2018. URL: https://www. thelocal.ch/20180226/greek-anarchists-smash-novartis-office-amid-bribe-scandal-switzerland-pharmaceuti- cal P.W. Singer. National security pros, it’s time to talk about rightwing extremism. Defense One, February 28, 2018. URL: http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2018/02/national-security-pros-its-time-talk-about-right- wing-extremism/146319/ F. Chagas-Bastos. Colombia’s ‘fake’ peace in tatters. Al Jazeera, February 27, 2018. URL: https://www.alja- zeera.com/indepth/opinion/colombia-fake-peace-tatters-180223113348483.html British neo-Nazi group is grave threat to our national security, terror chief warns. Mail Online, February 27, 2018. URL: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5442093/Terror-chiefs-warning-British-neo-Nazi- group.html B. Lee. Understanding the far-right landscape. Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (CREST), #5, Summer 2017. URL: https://www.crestresearch.ac.uk/csrflipbook/issue-5/?page=32 2. Religious (mainly Jihadi) Terrorism: Actors, Groups, Incidents and Campaigns 2.1. Al-Qaeda and Affiliates C. Maza. Bin Laden’s son attacks US-Saudi Arabia relationship in new al-Qaeda video as Saudi crown prince tours America. Newsweek, April 2, 2018. URL: http://www.newsweek.com/bin-ladens-son-attacks-us-saudi- arabia-relationship-new-al-qaeda-video-saudi-868357?piano_t=1 Z. Mroz. The delingpole podcast: Sean Langan on being kidnapped and terrorized by the Taliban. Breitbart, March 30, 2018. URL: http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/03/30/the-delingpole-podcast-se- an-langan-on-being-kidnapped-and-terrorized-by-the-taliban/ T. Joscelyn. Hamza bin Laden warns of Shi’ite expansion in the Middle East. FDD’s Long War Journal, April 1, 2018. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/04/hamza-bin-laden-warns-of-shiite-expansion- in-the-middle-east.php C. Bunzel. Jihadi reactions to Saudi reforms. Arabia Foundation, March 28, 2018. URL: http://www.arabi- afoundation.org/arabia-comment/jihadi-reactions-to-saudi-reforms/ J. Burke. Al-Shabaab attack kills dozens of Ugandan soldiers in Somalia. The Guardian, April 1, 2018. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/01/al-shabaab-attack-kills-ugandan-soldiers-in-somalia H. Nsaibia. Ansaroul Islam and the growing terrorist insurgency in Burkina Faso, CTC Sentinel, 11(3), March 29, 2018. URL: https://ctc.usma.edu/ansaroul-islam-growing-terrorist-insurgency-burkina-faso/ C. Anzalone. Black banners in Somalia: the state of al-Shabaab’s territorial insurgency and the specter of the Islamic State. CTC Sentinel, 11(3), March 29, 2018. URL: https://ctc.usma.edu/black-banners-soma- lia-state-al-shabaabs-territorial-insurgency-specter-islamic-state/ ISSN 2334-3745 177 April 2018 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 12, Issue 2 T. Joscelyn, C. Weiss. Jihadists in Syria denounce US designation of Uzbek group. FDD’s Long War Journal, March 26, 2018. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/03/jihadists-in-syria-denounce-us-des- ignation-of-uzbek-group.php S. de Tessières. At the crossroads of Sahelian conflicts. Insecurity, terrorism, and arms trafficking in Niger. Geneva: Small Arms Survey, January 2018. URL: http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/U-Reports/ SAS-SANA-Report-Niger.pdf B. Roggio, P. Hegseth India blames Lashkar-e-Taiba for Kashmir attack on security forces. FDD’s Long War Journal, March 26, 2018. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/03/india-blames-lashkar-e-tai- ba-for-kashmir-attack-on-security-forces.php H. Waszkewitz. Jihadism’s staying power in North Africa. Global Risk Insights, March 20, 2018. URL: https:// globalriskinsights.com/2018/03/aqim-staying-power-north-africa-al-qaeda/ Al Qaeda informant – Al Jazeera investigations. Al Jazeera English, YouTube, June 3, 2015. URL: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=9W6hlSbCV_Y T. Joscelyn. Al Qaeda again addresses factional infighting in Syria. FDD’s Long War Journal, March 24, 2018. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/03/al-qaeda-again-addresses-factional-infight- ing-in-syria.php M. Haji Ingiriis. Building peace from the margins in Somalia: the case for political settlement with al- Shabaab. Contemporary Security Policy, February 8, 2018. URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108 0/13523260.2018.1429751 Saudi Crown Prince: ’Iran is harbouring al-Qaeda’ leaders. Al Jazeera, March 19, 2018. URL: https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/saudi-crown-prince-iran-harbouring-al-qaeda-leaders-180319154213541.html Profile: Osama bin Laden. The story of a most-wanted fugitive and billionaire. Al Jazeera, March 18, 2018. URL: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2011/05/20115235148217423.html V. Ozarkar. Bangladesh-based terror group under Maharastra ATS radar. DNA India, March 21, 2018. URL: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-bangladesh-based-terror-group-under-maharashtra-ats-ra- dar-2595988 S. Joy. Islamic State and al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent posing new threat: MHA. Deccan Herald, March 21, 2018. URL: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/665759/islamic-state-al-qaeda-indian.html I. Kfir. Al-Qaeda 3.0: turning to face the near enemy. The Strategist, March 22, 2018. URL: https://www.aspist- rategist.org.au/al-qaeda-3-0-turning-face-near-enemy/ G. Browne. Al Qaeda chief al-Zawahiri defends Muslim brotherhood in new video. The National, March 22, 2018. URL: https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/al-qaeda-chief-al-zawahiri-defends-muslim-brother- hood-in-new-video-1.715209 E. Mora. Al-Qaeda video: ‘jihad’ is ‘effective way’ to defeat America and its cheating crusading leader,’ Donald Trump. Breitbart, March 23, 2018. URL: http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/03/23/al-qaeda-vi- deo-jihad-effective-way-defeat-america-cheating-crusader-leader-trump/ S. Tankel, R. Kim Cragin, D. Gartenstein-Ross, J. Geltzer. Policy roundtable: what is the future of the jihadist. Texas National Security Review, March 20, 2018. URL: https://tnsr.org/roundtable/policy-roundtable-fu- ture-jihadist-movement/ - _ftn10 S. Tankel. From al-Qaeda to ISIL: continuity and change in the jihadist movement. War on the Rocks, March 22, 2018. URL: https://warontherocks.com/2018/03/from-al-qaeda-to-isil-continuity-and-change-in-the-ji- hadist-movement/ ISSN 2334-3745 178 April 2018 PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 12, Issue 2 C. Weiss. State adds Uzbek jihadist group to terror list. FDD’s Long War Journal, March 22, 2018. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/03/state-adds-uzbek-jihadist-group-to-terror-list.php T. Joscelyn. Al Qaeda chief says America is the ‘first enemy’ of Muslims. FDD’s Long War Journal, March 21, 2018. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/03/al-qaeda-chief-says-america-is-the-first-ene- my-of-muslims.php C. Weiss. Al-Qaeda group JNIM releases high-level production video. FDD’s Long War Journal, March 21, 2018. URL: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/03/al-qaeda-group-jnim-releases-high-level-pro- duction-video.php Al-Qaeda in Syria losing ground amid fierce rivalries.