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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EXCLUSIVE: Jihadi Reactions To Mali Coup: From Celebration To Indifference
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Jihadis reacted to Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's August 19, 2020 announcement of his resignation and the dissolution of parliament, the day after he and Prime Minister Boubou Cissé were arrested by soldiers and transported from the president's residence to the Kati military camp on the outskirts of the capital, Bamako.
On August 26, 2020 the commander of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq tweeted a threat to fight the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia, and their "tails" on all fronts. His Twitter account has over 11,000 followers.
The cover page article in an ISIS magazine published by a group of Islamic State (ISIS) supporters in India outlines the Islamic claims on Jerusalem and its Al-Aqsa mosque and compares them with the situation involving the 16th century Babri mosque in India, which Hindu fanatics demolished in 1992.
An Arkansas man, who is a convert to Islam, graduated from a D.C.-based university, where began a practicing dawah, i.e., preaching Islam in public spaces, with a group of other men.
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A Jordan-based jihadi ideologue Essam Al-Barqawi, aka Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, is simultaneously one of the most influential and controversial figures in the Salafi-jihadi world. The jihadi ideologue presents himself as the standard-bearer for the Salafi-jihadi concept of monotheism and enjoys a wide following among Al-Qaeda fighters and in various other arenas, having voiced support for Al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria, Yemen, and additional countries.
On August 20, 2020 the Islamic State (ISIS) released its weekly newspaper, which included an editorial accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of hypocrisy in its condemnation of the recently signed normalization agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel, all while they continue to admire Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite his country's ongoing relationship with Israel.
ISIS Weekly Acknowledges Its Fighters' Defeat In Yemen
The Islamic State (ISIS) weekly published a report about recent events in Yemen, in which it essentially admits defeat by the Ansar Allah militia, also known as the Houthis.
ISIS Weekly Describes Takeover Of Port Town In Mozambique
The latest issue of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly released on August 27, 2020 featured a report on the organization's recent takeover of a port town in Mozambique.
An article in the latest issue of the ISIS magazine published by the supporters of the Islamic State in India urges Muslims in India and Bangladesh to join hands with other ISIS supporters in the region.
India-Based ISIS Magazine Urges Muslims In India And Bangladesh To Follow The Path Of Jihad
A group of Islamic State (ISIS) supporters in India have published their English-language magazine which promotes jihadi messaging to Muslims in the Indian Subcontinent.
On August 23, 2020 a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group published an article claiming that the U.S., along with Saudi Arabia and Israel, are on the brink of economic collapse and internal turmoil.
On August 23, 2020 the news agency of the Syria-based jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) published a series of photos documenting the graduation of a new class of HTS's "thermal brigade."
On July 4, 2020 a Syrian opposition website published a report claiming that the Lebanese Hizbullah is recruiting hundreds of civilians in southern Syria to become spies.
On August 26, 2020 a Telegram user who supports Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) shared a video featuring a physician who was recently executed and whose body was then crucified by AQAP, in which the physician admits to using his clinic to recruit spies, and to his involvement in the killing of several AQAP fighters who were targeted by drones.
On August 25, 2020, the media arm of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a statement claiming that it had arrested members of a spy ring allegedly linked with the intelligence agencies of the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Claims Injury Of U.S. Soldier In Somalia
On August 24, 2020 the media outlet of the Somalia-based Al-Qaeda affiliate Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab) claimed that the jihadi group was responsible for two explosions on a convoy of U.S.-trained Somali Special Forces southwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
Taliban Website: Hundreds Of Afghan Government Officials Joined Afghan Taliban In July
On August 20, 2020, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) announced on its website that during the month of July 2020, hundreds of employees of various Afghan government departments joined the Taliban.
Photos Show Afghan Taliban Officials Visiting Madrassas And Private Clinic In Afghanistan
On August 19, 2020, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) announced that its "officials" had visited two madrassas and a private medical clinic in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.
