This week jihadi groups on Telegram released posters with threats to multiple sites in the U.S. On July 26 and 27, the pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Al-'Adiyat Media Foundation released a poster showing a fighter launching a drone toward New York City with text that read: "Soon in your skies," and a poster showing the U.S. Capitol in flames.[1]
On July 29, the pro-ISIS Ash-Shaff Media Foundation shared five posters depicting attacks in San Francisco, New York City, and London, one showing the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben in flames.[2]
On August 2, 2019, GreenB1rds, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Telegram channel, published posters with threats against the White House, the Netherlands, and a subway station in London.[3]
On July 31, 2019, the pro-ISIS Ash-Shaff Foundation for Media Production shared a poster in English and Indonesian on its Telegram channel with threats to attack the United States by "burning the ground under the kuffar [unbelievers]." The poster, whose headline read: "O America, May Allah Destroy All Of You," shows U.S. President Donald Trump with a bloodstained forehead surrounded by flames.[4]
[1] See MEMRI JTTM report Pro-ISIS Media Outlets Continue To Release Threatening Material Inciting Supporters to Perpetrate Attacks, Specifically In New York City And On Capitol Hill, July 28, 2019.
[2] See MEMRI JTTM report Posters From Pro-ISIS Media Threaten San Francisco, New York, And London, July 30, 2019.
[3] See MEMRI JTTM report Pro-ISIS Telegram Channel Publishes Posters, Photos With Threats Against White House, Netherlands, London, August 2, 2019.
[4] See MEMRI JTTM report Pro-ISIS Media Outlets Share Posters Threatening To Attack U.S., Downplaying 'Victory' Over ISIS, August 1, 2019.Latest Posts
