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 December 20, 2019, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media foundation published two posters threatening "cross-worshippers" that they "will see something unpleasant soon" and calling on "soldiers of Islam" to "kill cross-worshippers" during the holiday season.
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On December 17, 2019, Roznama Ummat, a pro-Taliban Urdu-language daily, released a report that accuses U.S. President Donald Trump of playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, as 25,000 security personnel from an American private security firm deploy in Afghanistan while the U.S. holds peace talks with the Afghan Taliban.
On December 17, 2019, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media foundation released an audio recording on Telegram titled "Oh Brother of Tawhid wherever you are."
In an editorial in Issue 212 of the Islamic State's (ISIS) weekly Al-Naba', released on December 12, 2019, ISIS lashes out against jihadi factions that "used to pride themselves" in having been placed on the U.S. government's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO), but are now seeking to be removed from it.
On December 13, 2019, it was reported that Gazan ISIS operative 'Imad Al-'Abd Al-Quqa had been killed in the Sinai Peninsula; the reports were from Gaza-based Islamic State (ISIS) supporters and Al-Quqa's family members. He was the son of 'Abd Al-Karim Al-Quqa, founder of the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees faction.
On December 18, 2019, Syria-based Saudi jihadi cleric Abdallah Al-Muhaysini shared a post on his Telegram channel (24,733 members) calling for "costly deterrent" acts against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, citing the September 2019 attack on Saudi oil facilities, which Al-Muhaysini attributed to Yemen's Houthis; Iran's downing of a U.S. drone; and Hamas' rocket attacks on Israel as examples to follow.
Jihadi Social Media - Account Review: ISIS Supporter On Twitter Writing In English
The following information is based on a general overview of a social media account demonstrating jihadi terror-related activity / sympathies.
Platform: Facebook
In New Video, ISIS Claims Zero Casualties in Massive Island Bombing
On December 14, 2019, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a new video from its Dijlah Province in Iraq, in response to the massive aerial bombing of its base on the island of Qanus on the Euphrates, in September 2019.
ISIS Claims Attacks Against 'International Coalition Spy', Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Patrol
On December 12, 2019, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a statement via its official news agency saying that its fighters wounded a "spy" who they say had been working for the international coalition forces.
ISIS In West Africa Claims Responsibility For Attack On Nigerian Military Base Near Border With Mali
On December 12, 2019, the Islamic State (ISIS) in West Africa released a statement on Riot via its official news agency saying that its fighters carried out an attack on a Nigerian military base near the town of "Inates," which is near the border with Mali.
On December 18, 2019, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media foundation released a poster urging ISIS fighters and supporters to "rise against the infidels," and carry out attacks in Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
On December 16, 2019, the media arm of the Somalia-based Al-Qaeda affiliate Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab) released a video that shows locals, who had received livestock as part of the group's zakat ("almsgiving") program, praising the mujahideen and praying to Allah to grant them victory over their enemies.
GSIM Claims Responsibility For Four Attacks In Mali Against French And Malian Forces
On December 17, 2019, the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), the Al-Qaeda affiliate active in Mali, published statement no. 145 in which the organization takes responsibility for four terrorist attacks in the country against a French Army force and the Malian Armed Forces, as part of its activity against the French presence in Mali.
