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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Mullah Tajmir Jawad, the Afghan Taliban's trainer of suicide bombers and now deputy chief of the Afghan intelligence agency General Directorate Of Intelligence (GDI), recently addressed a gathering in Kabul of the family members and children of suicide bombers killed in attacks in Afghanistan.
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Since the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization) took over the country in August, media reports have indicated that they have taken control of military hardware left by the U.S. and other NATO member states. Now the jihadi group is set to run the Afghan air force.
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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban jihadi organization that seized power in the country on August 15, 2021) has issued a decree that it says is meant to protect women's rights as per shari'a.
The December 10, 2021, Issue 316 of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly, Al-Naba', included an editorial celebrating the recent attacks claimed by the group against the "apostate" Iraqi Kurdish forces, the Peshmerga.
ISIS Claims Suicide Attack Killing Dozens of Nigerian Soldiers In Northeast Nigeria
On December 14, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) issued a statement on Telegram claiming responsibility for a suicide attack carried out by an ISIS operative on December 11, 2021, which caused dozens of Nigerian Army casualties and material damage.
ISIS In Mozambique Intensifies Attacks Against Christians
After it claimed its first two attacks in northeastern Mozambique on November 30, 2021, ISCAP (Islamic State Central Africa Province) continues its attacks against Christian villages in the area.
In ISIS-Operated Rocket.Chat Sever, User Shares Video Warning About Enemy Deception On Social Media
On December 12, 2021, a user on the Islamic State (ISIS)-operated Rocket.Chat server shared a video produced by the ISIS media wing which warned the group's supporters to be wary of enemy organizations that attempt to deceive them on social media.
On December 8, 2021, an Al-Qaeda-associated writer published an article arguing that Arab Salafi jihadi groups in the region have allied with Israel against Iran and the Shi'ites.
On December 13, 2021, the official media outlet of the Somalia-based Al-Qaeda affiliate Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), claimed responsibility for the deaths of 40 Kenyan soldiers killed in attacks perpetrated by Al-Shabab fighters.
Al-Qaeda Somali Affiliate Al-Shabab Claims Takeover Of Three Towns in Somalia
On December 13, 2021, the official media outlet of the Somalia-based Al-Qaeda affiliate Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), claimed that Al-Shabab operatives took control of two villages without a fight in central Somalia.
On December 14, 2021, the media outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), released a five-minute video documenting a "raid on the apostate militias' checkpoint in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region.
Al-Shabab Media Wing Releases Video To Recruit Fighters From East African Countries
On December 10, 2021, the media wing of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), released a nine-minute video clip with the English title, "Inspire the Believers 7."
An article titled "Join The Battle Of India" in the latest issue of Urdu-language Al-Qaeda magazine "Nawa-i-Ghazwa-e-Hind" ("Voice Of The Battle Of India") calls upon Indian Muslims to join the jihad, arguing that only the indigenous people of India can initiate the jihad, and others may support them.
On December 8, 2021, an Al-Qaeda-aligned media outlet published an open letter, said to be from an anonymous Indian Muslim, addressed to the leadership of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), Al-Qaeda's affiliate in south Asia.
New Military College In Idlib Publishes Photos From First Officers' Course
On December 12, 2021, the new military college that was recently established in northern Syria, in Idlib, by the local HTS-backed Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) published a series of photographs which depict participants in its first officers' course.
On December 12, 2021, the Telegram channel of a monthly magazine published by independent, anti-Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) jihadi clerics in the Idlib region, released its issue 31.
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Several Syrian jihadi Telegram channels have reported that on December 11, 2021, the Russian Air Force attacked the home of a Chechen jihadi commander west of Idlib.
On December 9, 2021, a media outlet founded by an American jihadi journalist published a video in English and Arabic highlighting the case of two men reportedly detained by Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), featuring interviews with their wives.
On December 11, 2021, a pro-Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Telegram user, posted a video that praised the HTS-linked General Security Service for its efforts in tracking down HTS's opponents.
Iran-Backed Militia Claims Responsibility For IED Attack On U.S. Logistic Convoy In Southern Iraq
On December 14, 2021, an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, claimed responsibility for an IED attack on a U.S. logistic convoy in southern Iraq.
Armed Shi'ite Group Threatens To Attack American Military Convoys In Kuwait
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As the end of the year 2021 approaches, and with it the December 31 deadline set by the Iran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq for the withdrawal of all American troops from the country, the militias are escalating their attacks against the U.S. forces.
On December 15, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with an Iran-backed militia published a handwritten announcement by a populist Iraqi Shi'ite cleric in which he announced the launch of a six-month campaign to encourage mosques across Iraq to hold religious events to counter ideas alien to Islam among Muslim youths.
During the month of December 2021, a Jordan-based Salafi-jihadi ideologue published a series of articles about the Taliban titled, "Responses to Suspicions of Extremists Regarding the Taliban Emirate."
