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 October 6, 2021, the media arm of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video featuring a senior official from the group congratulating the Taliban for taking over Afghanistan and threatened the U.S. with attacks more painful than 9/11.
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Over the past few days, jihadi clerics on Telegram rejoiced at the death of Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, famous for his satirical depictions of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in a car accident on October 3, 2021.
On October 4, 2021, jihadis affiliated with Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) published Telegram posts celebrating the death of the Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, famous for his satirical depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in a car accident the previous day.
On September 29, 2021, the weekly magazine of the Salvation Government in Idlib included an article which encouraged locals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, emphasizing that it is the only solution for stopping the growing number of fatalities in the fully packed hospitals of HTS-controlled areas.
On October 1, 2021, three humanitarian organizations based in northwest Syria launched a fundraising campaign in response to the region's rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and medical supply and facility shortages.
ISIS Claims Kabul Suicide Attack Targeting Taliban Fighters Attending Funeral
On October 4, 2021 an official media arm of the Islamic State (ISIS) released a statement claiming that one if its fighters in Khorasan Province carried out a suicide attack targeting a group of Taliban fighters in Kabul on October 3, 2021.
On October 5, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed that its operatives in India had killed a "polytheist Hindu" in Kashmir with gunshots.
On October 5, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a 50-minute video documenting dozens of attacks and executions carried out by its fighters in Iraq.
ISIS Releases Photo Report Showing Two Attacks On Christian Villages In Mozambique
On October 5, 2021, the Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) released a photo report documenting its operatives' attacks on two Christian villages in northeast Mozambique.
On September 30, 2021, Issue 306 of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly, Al-Naba', was published. It included an editorial eulogizing the leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), describing his death for the sake of Allah as a "great victory."
Following the passage of a resolution by the Ministry of Higher Education in the Syrian Salvation Government (SG) – a rebel governing body linked to Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) – which specifies that students with high school diplomas from regime-controlled areas will be allowed to attend Idlib institutions of higher learning, opponents of HTS accused the SG of "normalization with the regime."
A pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet recently released a poster warning Sunnis, especially those in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, to keep their distance from markets, houses of worship, and other places where Shi'ites might congregate, because ISIS considers such locations legitimate targets for attacks.
On September 28, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet "released a 12-minute audio message asserting that the Afghan Taliban began as a nationalist jihadi movement with many good leaders, but that it later deviated and became a democratic movement hungry for power.
On October 1, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet released a video accusing European countries, specifically France, of bombing ISIS, insulting the Prophet Muhammad, and massacring Muslims.
In the last few days, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group published a series of posts and posters stressing that ISIS has not been defeated, threatening its enemies, and condemning anti-ISIS clerics.
On September 26, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet published an essay by a prominent pro-ISIS writer who asserted that the 2012 election of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Mohamed Morsi to the presidency of Egypt, followed by his 2013 deposition and 2019 death in prison, demonstrates that the West will not allow Islamists to assume power even if they sacrifice their principles.
On Facebook, Pro-ISIS Media Outlet Urges Supporters To Participate In 'Preaching Raid,' Offers Tips
On September 26, 2021, a Facebook page shared a poster released by a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet announcing the launch of a "da'wah [preaching] raid" on Facebook and offering a list of tips for supporters who want to participate in the raid.
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An Instagram account based in Indonesia sells ISIS-inspired apparel and custom jihadi-inspired items for children. Orders are placed via a WhatsApp business account, and a link to the account appears on the Instagram profile.
On October 3, 2021, a new Instagram account was launched, dedicated to a project that will release a "non-profit magazine/newsletter" every month or two and send it to jihadi prisoners.
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On September 27, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda media group released a nine-minute Bengali-language video featuring an audio recording of Maulana Saeed Yusuf, an Islamic cleric from northeastern India's Assam State.
On October 2, 2021, the media outlet of the Mali-based Al-Qaeda-affiliate the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), issued a statement claiming responsibility for seven attacks carried out against local, UN, and French forces in various parts of Mali.
On October 4, 2021 a pro-Al-Qaeda media group released a statement expressing its gratitude and praising online jihadis for participating in the social media campaign leading up to its release of a video celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Syrian Opposition Websites: IRGC Holds Drone Operators Courses For Syrian Recruits
On October 3, 2021, Syrian opposition websites reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) had recently opened a course for drone operators in eastern Syria.
Ex-Hizbullah Brigades Senior Member Heads Party Competing In Upcoming Iraqi Elections
Iraqi parliamentary elections are scheduled for October 10, 2021. The elections were moved forward from May 2022, following a popular protest that erupted in 2019, which led to the resignation of the government of Adel Abdul-Mahdi.
Over the past few days, Telegram channels affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq have been disseminating anti-U.S. graphics as part of an ongoing campaign aimed at pressuring the U.S to commit to withdraw its combat mission from Iraq by the end December 2021, as agreed upon with the Iraqi government.
On October 2, 2021, an Iraqi Shi'ite militia known published the second issue of its Al-Fiqar magazine on its Telegram channel. The cover of the 16-page magazine depicts a masked fighter.
In Effort To Foil 'American Siege,' Lebanese Hizbullah Distributes Financial Aid To Locals
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On September 29, 2021, Al-Ahed News, an online magazine affiliated with Lebanese Hizbullah, reported that the group distributed food and financial aid valued at 1,450,000 Lebanese pounds (nearly 10,000 USD) to residents of Tyre, southern Lebanon.
To mark the anniversary of 9/11 attacks, pro-Taliban jihadis have launched a quarterly journal in Urdu language, intended for Urdu readers in Pakistan and India, and the South Asian diaspora in Western countries.
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Claims Attacks In Pakistan Between September 27 And October 2, 2021
Several attacks were claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (The Movement of Pakistani Taliban, TTP) between September 27 and October 2, 2021.
