Leaked Internal Islamic State Documents About Under-reporting Claims of Responsibility in Syria

These documents were cited in my new research paper with Devorah Margolin looking at Islamic State shadow governance in eastern Syria. You can find the five documents here:

“Letter from the Emir of the Region Stretching from al-Shuhayl to Diban to the Deputy Wali of Wilayat al-Sham About Why He Had Not Been Claiming All of the Attacks Carried Out In the Region,” February 21, 2020.

“Letter from Badiya Desert Media Emir Abu al-Muthana al-Furati,” undated.

“Letter From Abu Maher to Abu Harith: Complaint About the Interventions in Media Publications by the Military Emir in Homs,” October 6, 2020.

“Saqr Abu Tayim the Media Emir’s Letter Addressing the Deputy Governor of Wilayat al-Sham,” November 2, 2020.

“Saqr Abu Tayim’s Second Letter,” undated.