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 May 16, 2021, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Gaza-based jihadi group Jaysh Al-Ummah Fi Bayt Al-Maqdis ("The Ummah Army In Jerusalem") released two statements claiming responsibility for a rocket attack on an Israeli settlement and celebrating the car-ramming attack in Jerusalem, urging Palestinians to wage jihad against Israel, and "revive the glory of martyrdom operations."
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On May 16, 2021, The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the West Bank, the military wing of the Palestinian Fatah movement, issued a statement instructing its fighters to answer its call for general mobilization, known as "Al-Nafir," to defend Jerusalem, the 1948 territories, and the Gaza Strip, which it said are under intense Israeli bombardment.
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On May 16, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq shared a video featuring a commander in the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), saying that Iraqi Shi'ite fighters had been deployed to help Palestinians in their ongoing fight against the Israelis.
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On May 17, 2021, the Gaza-based Hamas military wing 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades published a report on its website warning Israel that it will bomb Tel Aviv again if Israel does not stop bombing civilians' homes.
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In a May 17, 2021 press conference in the Hizbullah stronghold of Dahiya in Beirut, Lebanon, the head of Hizbullah's Executive Council Hashim Safi Al-Din, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh, and Hamas Political Bureau member Osama Hamdan condemned Israel for its attacks on Gaza and expressed their support for the "resistance" factions.
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On May 17, 2021, Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), released on Telegram a video documenting "for the first time" its use of Al-Qassim rockets on Israeli targets near Gaza.
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On May 16, 2021, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Hurras Al-Din released a statement praising the Palestinian mujahideen's "great sacrifices and heroic acts" in defending Al-Aqsa mosque and urging Muslims to stand up to the "traitorous" rulers protecting Israel.
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In recent days, Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) has released two videos featuring appearances by the group's leader, Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani, in the Idlib area, on the occasion of the Eid Al-Fitr holiday which began this year on May 13, 2021.
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In recent days, several pro-Iranian Shi'ite militias in Iraq and groups affiliated with them have expressed their readiness to support the Palestinian factions and to participate in the fighting against Israel.
On May 15, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released Issue 286 of its weekly Al-Naba'. The issue included an editorial arguing that the Sunnis in Syria are victims of rival forces.
In recent days, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet has published two articles discussing the organization's stance regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Pro-Islamic State Outlet Releases Poster Threatening President Biden
On May 11, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released a poster showing a masked fighter standing behind a kneeling U.S. President Joe Biden.
Al-Qaeda Affiliate In Gaza Jaysh Al-Ummah Claims Responsibility For Two Rocket Attacks In Israel
On May 18, 2021, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Gaza-based jihadi group Jaysh Al-Ummah Fi Bayt Al-Maqdis ("The Ummah Army In Jerusalem") released two statements claiming responsibility for two rocket attacks on Israeli targets.
On May 17, 2021, Al-Qaeda's central media wing released a statement celebrating the Gaza "fighters" who launched rockets on Israeli targets as "blessed mujahideen."
Hamas Military Wing Introduces 'Locally-Manufactured' Drone For Intelligence Gathering
On May 13, 2021, the 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, revealed its use of suicide drones.
On May 19, 2021, Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) released a video featuring its leader, Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani, meeting with four commanders of the group's military wing.
On May 16, 2021, the Syria-based jihadi group Ansar Al-Din Front released a statement stressing that Muslims everywhere must support the Palestinian cause.
On May 19, 2021, an outlet which supports the pro-Iranian Shi'ite militias in Iraq and boasts 100,000 subscribers on Telegram, published a photograph of supporters of the Al-Nujaba movement.
The spokesman for the Al-Nujaba movement, a pro-Iranian Shi'ite militia in Iraq, announced that his organization is ready to take an active part in a direct confrontation with Israel if a request comes from "the Palestinian Islamic resistance."
On May 18, 2021, the Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen Movement, Al-Qaeda's (AQ) affiliate in Somalia, joined other jihadi groups in a statement regarding the current war between Hamas in Gaza and Israel, and the conflicts in Jerusalem.
On April 17, 2021, pro-jihadi Telegram users, shared a message accusing Facebook of siding against the Palestinians in the current war between Israel and Hamas and calling on Muslims to downgrade Facebook's rating to one star in the Google Play Store.
ISIS In DRC Claims Attack Which Led To Death Of UN Peacekeeper
On May 13, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed responsibility for an ambush on Congolese and UN peacekeeping forces.
On May 18, 2021, the media arm of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video documenting attacks by the group's fighters on UAE-backed Security Belt checkpoints in Yemen.
An organization provides financial, social, and legal aid to Muslim prisoners and their families, including many who were convicted of terror-related offenses.
Iran-Backed Militias Claim Responsibility For Two Late April Attacks On U.S. Targets In Iraq
On May 14, 2021, an Iraqi Shi'ite group affiliated with the Iran-backed militias in Iraq, shared on Telegram a video in which it claimed responsibility for two attacks on U.S. targets in Iraq.
On May 14, 2021, the media arm of Somalia-based pro-Al-Qaeda group Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen, released a video highlighting that Muslims are required to make hijra (i.e., migrate) to jihadi fronts to wage jihad.
French-Speaking Jihadi Fighters In Syria Publish Photos Of Eid Celebrations, Children
On May 13, 2021, a group of French-speaking Al-Qaeda jihadi fighters in Syria posted photographs of its members holding Eid Al-Fitr celebrations.
