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 January 3, 2022, a Telegram channel supporting the Iran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq posted reports, allegedly quoted from "agencies" affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which include threats to CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie.
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In recent months, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan issued statements revealing the Taliban's jihadi ideology and threatening the West.
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On December 31, 2021, Iraqi news websites disclosed a memorandum from Baghdad Operations Command which states that there is "confirmed" intelligence about the intention of "elements outside the law" to attack the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
By: Romany Shaker
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With no formal announcement, the Islamic State (ISIS) quietly launched attacks, including suicide operations, in another Christian-majority African country, Uganda, during October and November 2021.
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An article in the latest issue of Al-Qaeda magazine "Nawa-i-Ghazwa-e-Hind" calls on Muslim military personnel, especially those in the U.S., to follow the example of Muhammad Al-Shamrani, a second lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force, who killed three men and injured eight in an attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida.
ISIS Fighters Burn Church, Christian Homes In Northeastern Nigeria
On January 4, 2022, the Islamic State (ISIS) published photos showing its fighters burning a church and property of a Christian community in northeastern Nigeria.
'Al-Naba' Editorial Calls On Muslims To Turn Christian Holidays Into 'Funerals And Tragedies'
The December 30, 2021 issue of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly Al-Naba features an editorial calling for attacks on the Christians during the holiday season.
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On December 28, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released a 10-minute video titled, "O Lone Wolf: When Will You Wake Up?" The video urges ISIS supporters in Western countries to perpetrate lone wolf attacks during the current holiday season.
On December 31, 2021, an Indonesian pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet released four new posters threatening the U.S. and the countries in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS during the imminent New Year celebrations.
Slain ISIS Military And Media Operative In Somalia Profiled In ISIS Weekly
The most-recent issue of Al-Naba' (Issue 319), the official weekly magazine published by the Islamic State (ISIS), released on December 30, 2021, contains the biography of an ISIS media and military operative in Somalia.
ISIS Claims Attacks On Two Military Camps In The Philippines
On January 5, 2022, the Islamic State (ISIS) issued a statement claiming that three days before, on January 2, its operatives killed three Filipino soldiers and wounded six others in attacks on two Philippine Army military camps.
An article titled "The Time For Your Destruction has Come" argues that Pakistan is the door for "Ghazwa-e-Hind [Battle for India]."
Prolific Pro-ISIS Media Group Urges Followers To Join Media Team To Support 'Blessed Caliphate'
On December 28, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group published a post on Telegram presenting the group's history and urging ISIS followers to join it media team.
On January 4, 2022, pro-Islamic State (ISIS) British preacher Anjem Choudary published a press release on his Telegram channel announcing the launch of a Twitter campaign to "raise awareness regarding oppression of manmade laws."
On December 26, 2021, the media outlet of a Myanmar-based Rohingya jihadi group released a 60-page book in English which describes jihad and martyrdom as being among the best ways to attain Paradise.
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On December 29, 2021, On the Ground News (OGN), a pro-jihad media outlet run from northern Syria by a U.S.-born journalist, posted a video on YouTube titled "Where did the Syrian Revolution Go Wrong? Part 2."
Pro-Al-Qaeda Women's Magazine Publishes Article On Bitcoin By Jihadi Ideologue
On January 3, 2022, a pro-Al-Qaeda publisher released Issue 23 of its "Ibnat Al-Islam" women's magazine, which contains an article discussing cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin, by a jihadi ideologue.
Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Launches Military Recruitment Campaign
On December 25, 2021, Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) launched a recruitment campaign for its military arm titled, "We will Certainly Strengthen Thy Arm through Thy Brother" (Quran 28:35).
On December 24, 2021, the media arm of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), an Uyghur jihadi group active in Syria, released a 47-minute video clip which portrays the life and activities of the Uyghur community and its mujahideen in Syria.
The January 3, 2022, Issue 23 of the Ibnat Al-Islam (Daughter of Islam) quarterly magazine released by a pro-Al-Qaeda media outlet includes an article titled, "Excuse Me, It Isn't Macron But One Continuous War."
Houthis Reportedly Establish Political Office In Berlin Following Back-Channel Negotiations
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On January 2, 2022 a London-based media outlet reported that the Houthis have established an office of political and diplomatic representation in Berlin, Germany, following back-channel negotiations between Berlin and Sana'a.
On January 3, 2022, a Syrian opposition website reported that earlier on the same day "the militias subordinate to Iran" transported "advanced weaponry" to a facility situated in the rural area near Homs.
Escalation Of Attacks Continues, Increasing Use Of Drones, Against U.S. Forces In Iraq
Between June 5 and 6, 2022, there were reports of six different types of attacks targeting American forces across Iraq.
Escalation Of Attacks Against U.S. Targets In Iraq, Two Bases, Two Convoys Attacked In Two Days
There was a clear escalation in attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq between January 3 and 4, 2022, apparently to mark the anniversary of the January 3, 2020 assassinations of IRGC Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Deputy Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad airport.
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As the year draws to a close, there are indications that the U.S. does not mean to heed the demand of the Iran-backed militias to withdraw its forces from Iraq by December 31.
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As the end of the year 2021 approaches, the Iran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq have escalated their threats against the U.S. forces deployed there, promising "war" if these forces do not withdraw from the country by midnight on December 31, 2021.
On January 3, 2022, the website of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia published a statement commemorating the second anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Deputy Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis in a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad airport.
As part of the threats to target U.S. forces in Iraq in retaliation for the death of Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani and PMU deputy-commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, a Telegram channel which supports the Iran-backed militias in Iraq, issued an animation graphic which threatens attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the Ayn Al-Asad airbase and U.S. military convoys.
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Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban jihadi organization which seized power on August 15, 2021), has said in an interview that was livestreamed on Facebook that the system of government in Pakistan and other Muslim countries does not represent Islam and is not in the true spirit of shari'a.
This report reviews attacks that Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Movement of Pakistani Taliban, TTP) claimed during the week ending December 26, 2021.
