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: Al-Qaeda Video 'America Burns' Asserts U.S. Is Collapsing And Is Headed Toward Civil War
On July 20, 2021, Al-Qaeda's central media wing released a 14-minute video clip titled "America Burns."
On July 21, 2021, which was the Eid Al-Adha holiday, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) shared a video featuring old fighters receiving training at a camp of the Somalia-based Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadi group Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (HSM), known as Al-Shabab.
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In a message, Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, the emir of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Movement of the Pakistani Taliban, TTP), has greeted the Islamic ummah and people of Pakistan, especially "the persecuted nations of Pashtuns and Baluchis" on Eid Al-Adha, the three-day feast of sacrifice which in 2021 began on July 21 in South Asian countries.
On July 20, 2021, the Islamic State in Afghanistan released a video documenting its attacks on Afghan forces, government officials, and institutions.
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Ghazi Khalid Ibrahim, the emir of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH), has issued a message greeting the Muslims of Kashmir and the Indian Subcontinent on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha while urging Muslims of Kashmir to wage jihad independent of Pakistan's control.
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In the past two weeks, in response to the June 28, 2021 U.S. attack on positions of the Iran-backed Shi'ite militias on the Syria-Iraq border, there have been several attacks on two bases housing U.S. troops in eastern Syria: the Omar oil field base and the Conoco gas field base.
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On June 10, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group published a biography of a prominent Austrian-born ISIS fighter written by his widow, a Syrian-born pro-ISIS propagandist and poet.
On July 19, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for killing or wounding 65 Shi'ites in a suicide attack in the eastern Baghdad suburb of Sadr City.
ISIS Claims 21 Casualties Among Somalia's Puntland State Forces During 19 Days Of Clashes
Issue No. 295 of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly contains an article which claims that ISIS fighters recently repelled a 19-day offensive launched by forces of Somalia's northeastern Puntland State, killing or wounding 21 soldiers during the campaign.
ISIS Photoset Depicts Daily Life Of Fighters In Libya, Including Performing Medical Services
On July 19, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a series of photos documenting the daily life of its fighters in Libya.
ISIS Publishes Photos Of Its Leader In Somalia As He Celebrates Eid Al-Adha With His Fighters
On July 21, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a picture set documenting the daily life of its operatives in an undisclosed location in Somalia during the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
On July 21, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) Central Africa Province (ISCAP) released several photos showing fighters from its branch in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) celebrating Eid Al-Adha.
On July 20, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) East Asia Province released six photos showing fighters in the Philippines celebrating Eid Al-Adha.
The editorial in Issue 295 of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly, titled "The Disasters of the Rafidites," refers to the many disasters which have recently plagued Iraq.
Numerous English-speaking Islamic State (ISIS) supporters on Facebook are commenting on the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In July 2021, numerous outlets belonging to Al-Qaeda's central media and its worldwide affiliates released videos, audio messages, and written statements.
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On July 15, 2021, Al-Qaeda's central media outlet released a new video titled "An Unpardonable Crime – Part I," highlighting the group's response to the perceived insult to Muhammad, founder of Islam, by the Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
On July 14, 2021, the media arm of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video showing Houthi officials and clerics "disrespecting" Muhammad and his companions, and documenting AQAP attacks on Houthi targets.
On July 19, 2021, on the occasion of the Eid Al-Adha holiday, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) posted an audio speech delivered by the leader of the Somalia-based Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadi group Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (HSM).
On July 16, 2021, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the Sahel region, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), released a 20-minute video clip showing 16 soldiers from the Malian Armed Forces who are being held prisoner by the organization.
A former member of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) who describes himself as a scholar of "shari'a politics," published a post on Telegram on July 15, 2021 calling on Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) fighters in Syria and on Uzbek members of Jihad and Tawhid Battalion (JTB) to break ties with HTS.
On June 17, 2021, a prominent Jordan-based Salafi-jihadi ideologue published a 14-page essay on his website titled, "The Leaders of Hamas Disappoint All Those who Defend Them and Announce: We are More Democratic than the West."
On July 18, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq, released a video highlighting military bases in Iraq that are housing U.S. forces.
Kata'ib Hezbollah's commander issued a statement on July 20, 2021, in which he called for the targeting of American, Israeli, Saudi and UAE interests.
