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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By: S. A. Ali*
The U.S. decision to withdraw from Afghanistan by September 2021 is provoking a victorious narrative among Salafi-jihadi clerics and some Shi'ite militants in Iraq.
On July 25, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda outlet published an article accusing Netflix of promoting "moral decay" among Muslim communities and particularly youth.
On July 15, 2021, an article by an independent Syrian jihadi cleric appeared in a monthly publication which is published by a group of independent jihadi clerics based in Idlib, Syria.
On July 27, 2021 a pro-Al-Qaeda media outlet, released on Telegram a five-minute video titled: "Just As You Threaten Our Security, We Threaten Yours."
On July 22, 2021, the Islamic state (ISIS) released its weekly issue its newspaper, which included an editorial hailing the July 19, 2021, suicide attack targeting Shi'ites' citizens in a Baghdad suburb.
On July 25, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) reported that its operatives had set up an ambush the previous day using a "temporary roadblock" in Nigeria's Borno State.
ISIS Claims Murders Of 15 Christian Civilians In The Congo
On July 23, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) Central Africa Province reported that on the previous day its operatives had attacked a bus carrying "Christian unbelievers" near the city of Beni in the DRC.
In a coverpage article on Afghanistan, the latest issue of the English-language ISIS magazine Sawt Al-Hind ("The Voice of India") accuses the Afghan Taliban leadership of abandoning the original meaning of jihad.
ISIS Photoset Shows Operatives In Iraq Celebrating Eid By Preparing Traditional Iraqi Meals
On July 22, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a photo set documenting the daily life of its operatives in Iraq and their celebration of the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
On July 24, 2021, the Islamic State's (ISIS) West Africa Province (ISWAP) released a 17-minute video marking Eid Al-Adha, titled "The Holiday of Slaughter."
ISIS Releases Photos Of Small Cell In Egypt's Sinai Observing Eid Al-Adha Holiday
On July 22, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a photo set documenting the daily life of its operatives from Wilayat Sina', or Sinai Province, in an undisclosed location in Egypt's Sinai during the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
On July 27, 2021, a Jordanian government daily reported that during February 2021, the Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate thwarted a plan by four Islamic State (ISIS) supporters to perpetrate a shooting attack against Jordanian soldiers and Israeli soldiers.
Pro-ISIS Cyber Security Outlet: Bitcoin Is Not Secure; Monero Is A Safer Cryptocurrency
On July 27, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet published the first part of a series intended to instruct supporters in the secure use of cryptocurrency.
An Islamic State (ISIS) supporter based in the U.S. praises jihadi clerics and figures on Facebook, including Osama Bin Laden, the late American-Yemeni Al-Qaeda leader Anwar Al-'Awlaki, and pro-ISIS Jamaican cleric Sheikh Faisal.
A Facebook user is a member of a large network of ISIS supporters, most of whom appear to be based in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The account publicly shares posts in English explicitly supporting ISIS.
Over the course of the recent Eid Al-Adha festival, which in Syria began on July 20, 2021 and continued through July 23, Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani, the leader of Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), made several public appearances in the rebel-controlled Idlib area.
On July 20, 2021, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Hurras Al-Din, released a 13-minute video featuring an audio recording by a senior religious official in the group, who has been imprisoned by rival jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS).
Al-Qaeda In The Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has released the latest issue of its Urdu-language monthly magazine, urging Muslims to wage jihad and outlining a vision of global jihadism.
Al-Qaeda In Mali Claims Eight Operations Targeting Malian, UN And French Forces
On July 25, 2021, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Mali, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), released a statement in Arabic and English claiming responsibility for eight operations perpetrated in Mali.
Al-Qaeda In Mali Touts Ongoing Crackdown On Local Crime
On July 26, 2021, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Mali, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), released a document about an ongoing security operation initiated by the organization.
Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Media Mourns Three Fighters In New Release
On July 25, 2021, the media arm of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) eulogized three of its fighters, by releasing a new photo report.
On July 26, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda media outlet, published an article accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of repeatedly empowering "tyrants" in Muslim countries.
On July 22, 2021, aTelegram channel affiliated with a U.S.-based jihadi cleric endorsed an Instagram post condemning Muslims who make excuses and seek religious justifications to avoid making hijrah (migrating) and taking part in jihad.
On July 26, 2021, a Jordan-based Salafi-jihadi ideologue published a post voicing his admiration for the Afghan Taliban, for what he described as its success in filling the vacuum left by the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
On July 26, 2021, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi was scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington to discuss, among other things, the presence of the U.S. Army in his country.
On July 26, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Katai'b Hezbollah in Iraq shared a statement issued by an Iran-backed militia claiming that a "hostile" drone targeted its ammunition depot in Iraq.
On July 23, 2021, a military base was attacked in the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. Colonel Wayne Marotto, spokesman for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, reported that the attack took place at 01:23 and that, "There were no casualties and no damage as a result of the attack."
Yemen: Houthi Summer Camps Continue To Educate To Hatred Of The U.S. And Israel
On May 23, 2021, camps for children described as "summer camps," sponsored by the Ministry for Youth and Sport operated by the Houthis, were opened in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthis under the slogan, "Knowledge and Jihad."
Afghan Taliban Spokesman: 'We Want To See Turkey As Turkey, Not As A Part Of NATO'
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As the Afghan Taliban's jihadi fighters take control of scores of districts in different regions of Afghanistan, their spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has given several interviews in recent weeks.
The emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) has greeted Afghans on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, the annual three-day feast of sacrifice starting in 2021 on July 20 or July 21, depending on the sightings of the moon in different Muslim-majority countries.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban jihadi organization), whose fighters have taken control of scores of districts in Afghanistan in the wake of the withdrawal of American forces, has released the latest issue of its Urdu-language monthly magazine Shariat.
As the forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization) have captured about 100 districts in Afghanistan in recent days, a video posted on YouTube shows a Taliban commander meeting with Shi'ite Muslims.
In a statement, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) has condemned recent U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan carried out in support of the Afghan security forces.
