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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Israel's government and IDF confirmed on October 17, 2024, that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had been killed in a firefight during an Israeli operation in Rafah, Gaza.
On October 17, 2024, Israel announced the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was the mastermind and the architect behind the deadly October 7, 2023 attacks.
On October 18-19, 2024, Al-Sahab Subcontinent, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), released Urdu, Arabic, English, Pashto, Bengali, and Persian versions of a statement concerning "the martyrdom of mujahid leader Yahya Sinwar," the Hamas leader killed in an Israeli operation on the evening of October 16.
On October 20, 2024, Al-Malahem, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a three-page statement in Arabic.
On October 18, 2024, an Al-Qaeda-associated writer published an article commenting on the Hamas leader's killing in an Israeli operation on the evening of October 16.
On October 18, 2024, Yahya Sare'e, spokesperson for Yemen's Iran-backed Ansar Allah Movement (the Houthis), published a statement in English and Arabic claiming responsibility for a drone attack against the commercial ship Megalopolis in the Arabian Sea, stating that "the operation has successfully achieved its objectives."
On October 17, 2024, Israel's government and the Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a firefight during an Israeli operation in Rafah, Gaza.
After the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban), issued a statement in which he expressed sorrow over Sinwar's "martyrdom" and called on Muslims worldwide "to stand in solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine."
On October 18, 2024, Telegram channels supporting Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) shared a post by Algerian-born HTS religious official Tareq Abu Shanab aka Abu Zayd Al-Jaza'iri.
On October 17, 2024, media reports said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a strike in Rafah, Gaza.
On October 17, 2024, media reports said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had likely killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a strike in Rafah, Gaza.
On October 20, 2024, users on the Islamic State-operated Rocket.Chat server exchanged messages about a foiled terrorist attack in Germany.
On October 16, 2024, a Jordanian jihadi cleric published a video on his Telegram account in which he told Muslims everywhere to join the ranks of jihad alongside Hamas, saying that such an act is a religious obligation.
On X (formerly Twitter), a user who shared that he recently converted to Islam, expresses support for Hamas.
On October 14-16, 2024, the Lebanese Hizbullah-affiliated news website Al-Khanadiq published two articles containing “exclusive information” about Hizbullah’s rehabilitation of its military infrastructure, as well as its management of the fighting against Israel.
On October 21, 2024, the official Arabic-language website of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei released a two-minute video featuring children in elementary school vowing to continue the legacy of Hizbullah's slain leaders.
On October 19, 2024, Lebanese Hizbullah released a video providing details of its M80 surface-to-surface rocket.
On the evening of October 20, 2024, the Israeli military has carried out airstrikes on targets in southern Lebanon it says are linked to the financial institution, Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a bank-like system used by Lebanese Hizbullah to fund military activities.
On October 22, 2024, Israel confirmed the killing of the presumed future leader of Hizballah, in an airstrike on southern Beirut in early October.
Pro-Lebanese Hizbullah Daily: Iraqi Resistance Will Use More Advanced Drones Against Israel
On October 21, 2024, the pro-Lebanese Hizbullah daily, Al-Akhbar, reported that the Iraqi Hizbullah Brigades, will be using advanced drones in their upcoming attacks against Israel.
From October 15-21, 2024, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for 14 separate attacks targeting Israel.
On October 21, 2024, Telegram channels linked to Iran-backed militias in Iraq shared photos of a memorial ceremony for Lebanese Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on September 27, 2024.
On October 18, 2024, the Islamic State (ISIS) released Issue 465 of its weekly newsletter Al-Naba'.
On October 17, 2024, the Islamic State (ISIS) released Issue 4465 of its weekly newsletter Al-Naba', which featured an editorial titled "Pay Attention To Those Who You Take Your Religion From You."
In a Pashtu-language booklet shared on Telegram, the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) has criticized major jihadi organizations such as Hamas, the Afghan Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), and others for pursuing territory-based nationalism.
On October 21, 2024, Al-Azaim Media Foundation, a media outlet linked to Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP), released issue 40 of its English-language magazine, "Voice of Khurasan."
In a Dari-language pamphlet, the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) describes Pakistan's government, military, and intelligence as a cancer that has grown roots in regional madrassas, jihadi organizations, religious scholars, and university students.
On October 19, 2024, Al-Zallaqa, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the African Sahel, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen ("the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims" – GSIM), issued a brief claim reporting that the group's operatives had taken over a "security point" of the Nigerien army in the town of Assamakka in Niger's Agadez region, on the Algerian border.
On October 21, 2024, Al-Zallaqa, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Mali and the African Sahel, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), released a 26-minute 18-second audio of an interview in Arabic with GSIM Fulani leader Muhammad (Mamadou) Koufa.
On October 16, 2024, the Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS)-backed Salvation Government in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib said that Russian warplanes had conducted airstrikes in the province targeting civilians and infrastructure.
On October 16, 2024, the prominent pro-Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Telegram channel "Murasil Maydani [Field Correspondent]" promoted infographic posters explaining first-person view (FPV) drones and their specifications to HTS operatives and supporters.
According to a Dari-language report published by Afghan newspaper Hasht-e-Subh, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is collecting money from the residents of Khost, Paktia, and Paktika provinces in Afghanistan in the name of jihad to support their fighters.
An official Taliban website recently published an English-language annual report assessing the operational performances of the ministries of defense and interior over the past one year.
On October 8, 2024, the pro-Afghan Taliban media outlet Hindukush released a short video of a Dari-speaking Afghan and admitting that he was linked to a plot hatched by the Pakistani military's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to cause rebellion against the Taliban in Badakhshan province.
Two articles recently published by a pro-Afghan Taliban website argued that the Islamic State (ISIS) was acting to destroy the Islamic institutions in the Muslim world under the garb of re-establishing the Islamic caliphate, and that its methods are "vastly different" from those adopted by Prophet Muhammad and his Companions.
In a recent article, a pro-Afghan Taliban website criticized the United Nations Sanctions Monitoring Committee for working under the influence of input provided by Pakistan and Tajikistan and maintaining the UN sanctions on Afghan Taliban leaders.
A website linked to the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) recently published two articles accusing the United States and the West of using proxy groups to advance their interests.
In a Dari-language article marking the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel, an Afghan media outlet that favors Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan lamented the absence of leadership for hundreds and thousands of young Muslims ready to wage jihad against Israel in support of the Palestinians.
