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On October 18, 2021, General Colin Powell (84), who was undergoing treatment for blood cancer, died from complications of COVID-19. Powell served as chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff during the First Iraq War in the 1990s and was Secretary of State under President George W. Bush during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Celebrating the Afghan Taliban's seizure of power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, and defeat of America, an Al-Qaeda forum released an article titled "Clear Victory And Our Responsibility."
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On October 18, 2021, Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani met with the families of the organization's operatives who perpetrated suicide attacks.
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On October 14, 2021, jihadi clerics marked the visit of a high-level delegation of Afghanistan's interim Taliban government to Turkey, suggesting that the visit is a step in the right direction to build a constructive relationship between the two sides.
On October 20, 2021, an attack was carried out against the U.S. military base in Al-Tanf, on the Syrian-Jordanian-Iraqi border, which marks an escalation in operations against the U.S. forces in Syria.
In mid-October 2021, several Syrian opposition websites reported that the Iranian-backed militias stationed in eastern Syria had augmented their forces and positioned rocket launchers facing the territory controlled by forces of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
EXCLUSIVE: Qasyoun Companies Claim Responsibility For IED Attack On Syrian Military Bus In Damascus
On October 20, 2021, a Syrian rebel group which operates in areas controlled by the Assad regime, claimed responsibility for an IED attack on a Syrian military bus in Damascus that took place earlier that day.
On October 18, 2021, a pro-HTS media outlet released a video titled, "The Battle of Steadfastness." The video focuses on the Russian forces involved in the fighting in Syria and stresses the heightened military preparedness of the rebel forces in the Idlib enclave in the event of an attack by the regime forces and their Russian allies.
On October 14, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed that the Islamic State Somalia Province carried out an IED attack on a police vehicle in Mogadishu, causing five casualties among policemen.
On October 15, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a statement claiming dozens of casualties among Shi'ites in a "double martyrdom operation" against a Shi'ite mosque in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
ISIS Escalates Attacks On Christian Villages In DRC And Nigeria
On October 12, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed that its operatives raided two Christian villages in the Beni region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) killing nine Christians and torching their houses.
ISIS Claims Two Attacks In Nigeria, Releases Photos Of Seized Weapons, Vehicles
On October 19, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) published a statement claiming that its operatives in West Africa raided a military base housing joint forces of the Nigerian and Cameroonian armies in Borno State, Nigeria.
On October 16, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed its operatives killed a "polytheist Hindu" in Kashmir – the second such attack on Kashmiri Hindus claimed by the group in the past two weeks.
Islamic State (ISIS) Photos Show Fighters Graduating From Military Training Camp In Libya
On October 18, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a series of photos from its Libya Province documenting fighters' training activities.
On October 14, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released its weekly, Al-Naba', which included the second part of an interview with 'Adnan Abu Al-Walid Al-Sahrawi, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), who was announced dead by French authorities on September 15, 2021.
On October 14, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released its weekly newspaper, Al-Naba', which included the second part of an interview with 'Adnan Abu Al-Walid Al-Sahrawi, the slain leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), in which he accused the governments of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, as well as Al-Qaeda, of exploiting ethnic tensions between tribes to advance their agendas in the region.
On October 14, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released its weekly, Al-Naba', which included an editorial lashing out at Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) for condemning ISIS attacks against Shi'ites, accusing the other groups of deviating from Islamic creed, and vowing to continue attacking Shi'ites on all fronts.
An issue of Al-Naba', the official weekly magazine published by the Islamic State (ISIS), focused on the recent Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) suicide bombing at a Shi'ite mosque in Afghanistan, which killed or wounded more than 100 members of the Hazara ethnic group during Friday prayers.
ISIS Supporters Celebrate Norway Bow-And-Arrow Attack, Speculate Perpetrator Is ISIS Operative
On October 14, 2021, Islamic State (ISIS) supporters rejoiced at the bow-and-arrow attack carried out the previous day in Kongsberg, Norway, which killed five people.
Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Media Outlets Seek Media Operatives
Over the past few days, several pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media groups published content urging supporters to join their media operations.
On October 9, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet published a two-page essay urging ISIS supporters to focus their "media jihad" efforts on spreading ISIS ideology and to exhibit understanding and patience toward Muslims who do not support the organization.
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On October 15, 2021, David Amess, a Member of Parliament belonging to the UK's Conservative Party, was stabbed to death while meeting with constituents in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Ali Harbi Ali, a 25-year-old from London, born to Somali parents, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murdering Amess.
In an October 17, 2021 Telegram post, a British pro-Islamic State (ISIS) preacher implored "all Muslims" to join a social media campaign calling for the immediate release of jihadi cleric Fouad "Abu Imran" Belkacem from a Belgian prison.
Pro-ISIS British Preacher: Implementing The Caliphate Is The Fundamental Duty Of Every Muslim
On October 19, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) British preacher published an article in Arabic on his Telegram channel in which he argued that establishing a governing system that abides by Islamic shari'a is the fundamental duty of every Muslim.
On October 19, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Telegram channel published a poster in Arabic, English, and Urdu, depicting the perpetrators of recent ISIS attacks targeting Afghan Shi'ites.
Pro-ISIS Outlet Recounts Biography Of ISIS's Infamous Executioner 'Jihadi John'
On October 16, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet published a series of posters which included a brief biography of infamous slain ISIS fighter and media operative Mohammed Emwazi, a.k.a. Abu Muharib Al-Muhajir or Jihadi John.
Prominent Female ISIS Supporter Praises ISIS For Defending Muslims By Targeting Hindus In Kashmir
On October 20, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Telegram channel published a short essay by a prominent pro-ISIS writer in which she commented on news reports that Hindus are fleeing Indian-controlled Kashmir due to an uptick in jihadi attacks.
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On October 10, 2021, the Islamic State's (ISIS) An-Nur Media Center released a three-page essay in French titled "To Mr. Jean-Pierre Périès, President of the [Special Criminal Assize] Court, [and] to All French People."
On October 18, 2021, the family of French Jihadi Omar Omsen released a statement saying he is on a hunger strike in protest over his now 14-month detainment by Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS).
On October 17, 2021, the media outlet of the Somalia-based organizational-Qaeda affiliate Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab) reported that Al-Shabab operatives in Kenya detonated an IED on a foot patrol in Kenya, in which several Kenyan soldiers were killed or wounded.
New Pro-Al-Qaeda (AQ) Website Includes Archival Material From Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri
During September and October 2021, Al-Qaeda (AQ) supporters on social media promoted a recently-launched pro-AQ website.
On October 14, 2021, the General Security Service (GSS), which is linked to Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), issued a statement announcing that it had apprehended an official belonging to a Syria-based jihadi group.
On October 20, 2021, a pro-Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Telegram channel circulated a decree issued by the HTS-backed Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) in Idlib, which calls for establishing a military college.
On October 13, 2021, the Syrian government news agency reported that Israel's Air Force planes attacked south of the city of Palmyra in the Homs Governorate in Syria. The Syrian opposition website, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that four people were killed in the attack.
Jihadi clerics who support Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) wrote Telegram posts condemning attacks which target Turkish forces in Syria's Idlib area and equating them with Islamic State (ISIS) attacks in Afghanistan.
Jihadi Trainer Condemns Targeting Of Turkish Forces In Syria: No Muslim Would Approve Your Attacks
On October 15, 2021, a Syrian jihadi military trainer and writer wrote a Telegram post condemning the land mine attack that targeted a Turkish military convoy, on the same day in Syria's Idlib.
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On October 18, 2021, the Coordinating Body of the Iraqi Resistance, a joint organ of Iran-backed Shi'ite militias, issued a statement commenting on the results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections, which witnessed a significant drop in the number of seats won by parties that represent these militias, and urging supporters to demonstrate "peacefully" against of the results.
On October 15, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq released a poster depicting Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, as the horror movie character "Chucky."
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On October 17, 2021, the Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq published the final results of the parliamentary elections which were held on October 10, 2021. The results show that Muqtada Al-Sadr's Alliance Toward Reforms party is the largest, with 73 of the 329 seats, while with 47 seats, the Progress Party of the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, is the second largest.
During the first two weeks of October 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) carried out two suicide attacks at Shi'ite mosques in Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of dozens of worshippers.
On October 20, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq published a statement praising the protesters who took to the streets of Iraq to reject the results of the elections and demand that the officials of Iraq's electoral commission be tried and punished.
This report reviews details of attacks claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during the week ending in October 17, 2021.
A little-known terror group that has been active in Kashmir Valley over the past year has claimed responsibility for a series of targeted killings of non-Kashmiri laborers working in the region recently, according to an Indian website.
This report will review the details of attacks claimed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during the week ending October 9, 2021.
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released a statement expressing grief over the death of Pakistan's rogue nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan and concern that the controversial father of Pakistan's nuclear program might have been assassinated.
