The following are some of this week's reports from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Project, which translates and analyzes content from sources monitored around the clock, among them the most important jihadi websites and blogs. (To view these reports in full, you must be a paying member of the JTTM; for membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line.)
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On April 16, 2018, a jihadi Telegram channel shared a video of an interview with Al-Qaeda In The Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) spokesman Ustad Usama Mehmood, in which he answered the question: "In your view, can the United Nations resolve the Kashmir issue?"
According to an Iraqi security source, the Islamic State (ISIS) still possesses part of its fleet of self-manufactured drones, after ISIS fighters retreating from territories recaptured by the Iraqi military managed to take the drones with them to the desert.
On April 20, 2018 the media arm of Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released part nine of its video series "Repulsion Of Aggression," which featured Sudanese national and former Gitmo detainee Ibrahim Al-Qusi and accused the government of the UAE of being a "puppet" of the U.S. and leading the war against Islam.
On April 20, 2018, the official media agency of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated organization ("The Group For Support Of Islam And Muslims" – GSIM), released a communique on its Telegram channel claiming that its fighters had killed and wounded soldiers from the French and international forces in an attack on a military base at the Timbuktu airport in Mali.
Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Video Accuses UAE Of Waging War On Islam To Please U.S.
On April 23, 2018, the media arm of Al-Qaeda In the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released Part 10 of its video series "Repulsion Of Aggression," which accuses the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of waging war on Islam to please the U.S.
Pro-Al-Qaeda Telegram Channel Shares Pictures Of Albanian Fighters In Syria
On April 19, 2018, a Telegram channel run by Al-Qaeda supporters shared three undated photographs of a group of fighters in Syria who are allegedly from Albania.
Pro-Al-Qaeda Media Honors Slain Jihadis From The Netherlands
On April 24, 2018, a pro-Al-Qaeda media group that disseminates jihadi material in English and Arabic, published a poster accompanied by a message honoring the memory and sacrifice of the foreign fighters from the Netherlands who died in Syria.
Jihadi Social Media – Account Review (JSM-AR): Belgian ISIS Supporter
The following information is based on a general overview of a social media account demonstrating terror-related activity / sympathies.
Al-Shabab Leader Calls For Unity Amongst Jihad Groups In Syria, Lashes Out At Turkish Government
On April 23, 2018, the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) released an audio message by Sheikh Abu Ubaida Ahmad Omar, leader of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen, addressing the infighting among rebel groups in Syria.
On April 22, 2018, the Islamic State (ISIS) media company Al-Furqan released an audio statement by its official spokesman, Abu Al-Hasan Al-Muhajir, with the title "So from their Guidance Take an Example."
Pro-ISIS Tech Group On Telegram Calls For Programmers, Graphic Designers, Montage Specialists
On April 19, 2018, a pro-Islamic State tech group published an announcement on its Telegram channel asking people with programming, graphic design, and montage skills to contact the group.
On April 24, 2018, Islamic State's (ISIS) Al-Furat Province released a video attacking democracy and Western values, and accusing the West of hypocrisy and of applying a double standard.
Ceasefire Agreement Between Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham And Jabhat Tahrir Syria
On April 24, 2018, following months of fighting, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Jabhat Tahrir Syria (JTS), and the Suqour Al-Sham Brigades signed a ceasefire agreement.
On April 20, 2018, the Telegram channels of the Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated Nasher News published a link to the new domain of ISIS Internet radio station Al-Bayan.
On April 23, 2018, the Uyghur jihad group Islamic Turkestan Party (TIP) released a video featuring "rare" photos from its fighters in Syria.
Algeria: Defense Ministry Publishes Photographs Of Three Captured Terrorists
On April 20, 2018, the Algerian Ministry of National Defense published photographs of three captured terrorists on their official website.
Kashmiri Soldier In Indian Army Joins Jihadi Group Hizbul Mujahideen While On Leave
A Kashmiri soldier named Mir Idrees Sultan, who was stationed in the northern Indian state of Bihar, went on leave to visit his home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir and joined Hizbul Mujahideen, which is one of the key militant organizations in the state.
The Importance Of Jihad On The Oceans In The Eyes Of Prophet Muhammad
The Urdu-language weekly Haftroza Al-Qalam recently ran a hadith (a saying or deed of Prophet Muhammad) highlighting the importance of carrying out jihad on the oceans.
Pakistani Urdu Weekly: '1,000 Men And Women Benefit From The Call Of Jihad In 14 Districts'
The Pakistani Urdu-language weekly Haftroza Al-Qalam recently ran a report titled "1,000 Men And Women Benefit From The Call Of Jihad In 14 Districts."
On Telegram, Jaish-e-Muhammad Emir Masood Azhar Recalls Events Of 1999 Kandahar Hijacking
Maulana Masood Azhar, emir of Pakistan-based jihadi organization Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), was among three terrorists freed by India in exchange for the passengers of an Indian airlines plane hijacked to Kandahar in 1999.
Telegram Channel Posts Audio Recording Of Urdu Poem On Behalf Of Jihadis In Pakistani Prisons
On April 19, 2018, a jihadi Telegram channel posted an audio recording of a poem in Urdu on behalf of jihadis jailed in Pakistani prisons.
A Telegram channel associated with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization) posted a message by Zabihullah Mujahid, one of the two main Taliban spokesmen.
Afghan Taliban's Urdu Website Urges Afghans To Boycott Parliamentary Elections
In a statement published on its Urdu-language website, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization) urged Afghans to boycott the Afghan parliamentary and district council elections set for October 20, 2018.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization, which ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001) has accused U.S. troops of indiscriminately killing civilians.
In an interview with the state-owned Turkish media group TRT World, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization), discussed a range of issues concerning Afghanistan.
