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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In two consecutive Telegram posts on May 10, 2024, a pro-Al-Qaeda jihadi ideologue based in Jordan, commented on demonstrations against Israel on American and some European campuses in recent weeks, referring also to societal divides in Western countries.
On May 9, 2024, a pro-Iran Telegram channel released an infographic expressing support for anti-Israel student protests in the United States.
On May 8, 2024, a purportedly Egyptian group which has claimed responsibility for the May 7 murder of an Israeli businessman in Alexandria, shared a short video of the killing on its Telegram channel.
On May 8, 2024, a group that appears to be Egyptian, claimed responsibility for killing Israeli-Canadian businessman Ziv Kipper by shooting him with a pistol on May 7 in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, northwest of the capital city of Cairo.
The Islamic State's (ISIS) hostility to soccer goes back to ISIS's early days of its 2014 Caliphate in Mosul, Iraq.
On May 8, 2024, a pro-Al-Qaeda Telegram channel called on Salafi-jihadi terrorist groups to kidnap or kill American professional basketball players in Syria as a means of support for Gaza.
On May 4, 2024, Al-Sahab, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda's Central Command, published a nine-page essay.
The spokesman of the Sunni jihadi group Ansar Al-Furqan organization released a Farsi-language message from the leader of the organization greeting Muslims on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, which in 2024 was on April 10.
On May 13, 2024, a U.S.-designated terrorist and leader of the Iran-backed Iraqi Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haqq militia met with Chinese ambassador to Iraq, Cui Wei.
Hamas Spokesman In Lebanon: 'The Victory In Gaza Will Be Similar To That Of Lebanon in 2006'
On May 7, 2024, Al-Ahad News website, which is affiliated with Lebanese Hizbullah, published a report citing a Hamas spokesman in Beirut, Jihad Taha, as saying that the victory in Gaza would be similar to Lebanon's victory in 2006.
A website affiliated with Lebanese Hizbullah keeps a rolling record of hostilities committed by Iranian proxies against Israel during the Israel-Hamas War.
A May 8, 2024, article on a Lebanese website known for its opposition to Hizbullah reported that the war in Gaza had led to a rise of Sunni rhetoric similar to Hizbullah's in northern Lebanon's Sunni areas.
The armed forces of the Houthi Ansar Allah movement claimed on May 9, 2024, responsibility for two drone and missile attacks on two "Israeli ships" in the Gulf of Aden, and two missile attacks on a third ship (about which no details were provided), one in the Indian Ocean and the second attack on the same ship in the Arabian Sea.
On May 15, 2024, the armed forces of the Yemeni Houthi Ansar Allah movement claimed responsibility for attacks against U.S. warship USS MASON and cargo vessel DESTINY in the Red Sea.
On May 10, 2024, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), shared a post praising the military performance of Iran-backed factions in the region against Israel, suggesting that they are making a great advance towards the final victory.
On May 9, 2024, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organization consisting of several Iran-backed militias in Iraq, claimed responsibility for three missile and drone attacks the same day against three different targets in Israeli territory.
On May 9-11, 2024, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella organization consisting of several Iran-backed Iraqi militias, claimed responsibility for six attacks against Israeli targets.
Iran-Backed 'Islamic Resistance In Iraq' Claims Attack On Eilat, Israel Using New Type Of Drones
On May 14, 2024 the Iran-backed umbrella group called Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which consists of several Iraqi Shi'ite militias, claimed that its fighters used two drones to target a vital site in Israel's city of Eilat late on Monday, May 13.
On May 14, 2024, a Telegram channel that supports Iran-backed militias in Iraq published a post stating that Iranian-designed Shahed 136 drones are now being used in attacks against Israel.
The Iraqi Al-Nujaba Movement claimed on May 9, 2024, that Israel had attacked its "culture and media center" in Damascus, and threatened to respond with a "unexpected and powerful blow" in the depth of Israel's territory.
On May 9, 2024, the Syria pro-opposition website Euphrates Eye published an article reporting that according to "exclusive sources," the Iraqi Hizbullah Brigades militia, which is close to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), recently brought a truck loaded with suicide drones and surface-to-surface missiles to the Al-Bukamal region, southeast of Deir Al-Zour, through the Al-Sikak border crossing between Iraq and Syria.
A Russian-language media outlet which is affiliated with the Syria-based Salafi-jihadi group Ajnad Kavkaz has launched a fundraising campaign aimed at financing Palestinian "resistance fighters" amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Syria-Based Jihadi Group From Caucasus Solicits Cryptocurrency Donations To Buy Quadcopter Drones
On May 15, 2024, a group of mujahideen from the Caucasus affiliated with Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) released a poster depicting Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and generals from their armies with targets drawn on them, as drones fly above them.
On May 12, 2024, the Telegram channel of an independent Syrian jihadi cleric featured a question-and-answer post on the religious edict regarding travel to join fighting in Niger or Mali.
In late April 2024, the Syrian regime began sending military reinforcements to the Al-Suwayda governorate in southern Syria, near the border with Jordan, which reportedly include operatives of Iran-backed militias.
Syrian Opposition Website: Turkey Is Recruiting Syrian Mercenaries To Fight Jihadis In Niger
On May 11, 2024, a security source told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) that Turkey is recruiting Syrian fighters to send to Niger.
On May 10, 2024, Ansar Al-Islam, a Kurdish Salafi jihadi group active in Syria, released the third issue of its bimonthly, "Al-Ansar Magazine."
The editorial in Issue 442 of Islamic State (ISIS) weekly magazine Al-Naba', released on May 9, 2024, is titled "The Unbelievers Argue in Falsehood" (Quran 18:56).
In recent days, the Islamic State Sahel Province and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have claimed attacks on government forces and members of the Russian Wagner private military company (PMC) in Mali and the western and eastern parts of Niger.
On May 11, 2024, the Islamic State's (ISIS) official A'maq News Agency published a statement reporting that according to "security sources," on May 10, an ISIS operative carried out a Suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SVBIED) attack against a "military headquarters" of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Al-Shuhayl, southeast of Deir Al-Zour.
On May 14, 2024, the Islamic State's (ISIS) official A'maq News Agency reported that on May 13, its operatives carried out an attack against an Iraqi army barracks close to the Al-Sheikh Muhammad village, east of Samarra District, Salah Al-Din Governorate.
On May 9, 2024, an unofficial pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) published Arabic and English versions of a poster.
In a recent Pashtu-language article, the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) argued that Qatar is at the center of the global war against Islam, arguing that "the largest military base of the Crusader alliance and the international coalition against terrorism (Islam) is Al-Udeid [military base], which is in Qatar."
On May 7, 2024, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet published a poster featuring an excerpt from a January 4, 2024 audio message by ISIS spokesperson Abu Hudhayfah Al-Ansari.
An English-language media outlet affiliated with Michigan-based pro-Islamic State (ISIS) preacher Ahmad Musa Jibril has launched a fundraising campaign on the GoFundMe platform.
Al-Qaeda Affiliate In Somalia Al-Shabab Opens General Hospital In Kuunyobarrow, Lower Shabelle
On May 14, 2024, Shahada News Agency, the official outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab) published a pictorial report highlighting the group's inauguration of a general hospital in the city of Kuunyobarrow in Lower Shabelle province in southern Somalia.
On May 14, 2024, Al-Qaeda's Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) media outlet published a March 13 statement issued by its technical department eulogizing a technical expert who was a pioneer in developing "jihadi technology."
On May 14, 2024, Sandar Al-Ghafiqi, a prolific Al-Qaeda supporter, published a poster on an Al-Qaeda-operated server calling on Muslims to support Gaza with jihad.
On May 10, 2024, the pro-Al-Qaeda publishing house Bayt Al-Maqdis released an essay condemning Arab and Muslim rulers' alleged approval of Israel's "crimes" in the Gaza Strip as a "betrayal" of Palestinians and Muslims in favor of protecting the Jews and maintaining loyalty to Israel.
On May 9, 2024, a pro-Al-Qaeda media outlet shared a videoclip.
In a recent article, Ehsanullah Ehsan, the former spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), accused the Pakistani military leadership of recruiting and appointing their own people into the ranks of the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) in order to gain control of ISKP's regional leadership.
On May 4, 2024, a pro-Afghan Taliban website published a Pashtu-language report, asserting that a media outlet linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) is pocketing donations from people who contribute to support Muslims of Gaza.
