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 September 13, 2021, an Idlib-based jihadi monthly magazine included an article titled "The Conquest of Kabul and The Merit Of Empowerment."
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On September 11, 2021, an article by an independent Syrian jihadi cleric appeared in Issue 28 of a monthly magazine that is published by a group of independent jihadi clerics based in Idlib, Syria.
On September 11, 2021, Al-Qaeda central media wing As-Sahab released a 60-minute video featuring the group's top leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, who has been rumored to be dead. The new video provided fairly recent proof of life, but barely mentions 9/11.
On September 10, 2021, a day before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Al-Qaeda's central media wing, As-Sahab, released an 852-page book by top Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri discussing political corruption and its impact throughout the Muslim history."
As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approached, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet continued to celebrate the August 26, 2021 attack at Kabul airport, which killed many Afghans and 13 U.S. servicemen set to depart Afghanistan.
On September 12, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) opened a new channel on the ISIS-operated Rocket.Chat platform, following the deletion of the group's Telegram accounts that seem to have last been active on September 10.
On September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of Al-Qaeda's four coordinated terrorist attacks against the U.S., a pro-Al-Qaeda media group released an "appendix" to a magazine in Arabic, English, and French-language versions.
On September 11, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda media outlet released a video glorifying the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks and highlighting the planning and execution of the attack.
On September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of Al-Qaeda's four coordinated terrorist attacks against the U.S., a pro-Al-Qaeda media group published several posters on its Telegram channel and on its channel on the Al-Qaeda-operated Rocket.Chat, which emphasize the humiliating blows to the U.S. caused by the attacks and threaten more.
Pro-Al-Qaeda And Taliban Telegram Channel Rejoices In The Deaths Of Victims Of 9/11
On September 11, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda Telegram channel that disseminates content in Urdu, published a poster celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
On 9/11 Anniversary, Pro-ISIS Media Outlet Claims: We Are Bin Laden's True Followers
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a pro-ISIS media outlet posted an article harshly criticizing Al-Qaeda under Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
On September 11, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda media agency published an "historical article" on its Telegram channel, credited to an Al-Qaeda supporter.
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Al-Qaeda-affiliated media groups and supporters shared posts on Telegram to mark the 20th anniversary of what they dubbed the "Manhattan Assault."
On September 11, 2014, a Turkish pro-Al-Qaeda website published a pair of articles about 9/11.
On September 11, 2021, a prominent Jordan-based Salafi-jihadi ideologue tweeted about the 9/11 attacks and condemned those who justify the U.S.'s response to the attacks.
Pro-ISIS Media Outlets Threaten Attacks On U.S. Soil, Call America, Taliban 'Satan's Allies'
Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlets continue to celebrate the August 26 ISIS attack at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport, which killed many Afghans and 13 U.S. servicemen set to depart Afghanistan.
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On September 13, 2021, pro-ISIS British preacher Anjem Choudary published a post on his Telegram channel announcing the launch of a Twitter campaign, set to begin on September 17 at 10 PM London time to call for the release of a Pakistani woman incarcerated in the U.S. for attempting to kill U.S. military personnel.
On September 9, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media foundation published a short article claiming that all global disasters, such as earthquakes, diseases, and economic crises, are "divine intervention," intended to punish the enemies of Islam and to help Muslims.
A pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group published an article by a prominent female pro-ISIS writer.
Islamic State (ISIS) Claims Responsibility For Attacks On DRC Military Base and Christian Homes
On September 11, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a statement claiming responsibility for an attack in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Pro-ISIS Poster Threatens India With Attacks Worse Than April 2019 Coordinated Attacks In Sri Lanka
On September 13, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet based in the Indian Subcontinent published a poster depicting one of the perpetrators of ISIS's April 2019 coordinated attacks in Sri Lanka.
On Gettr, ISIS Supporters Disseminate ISIS Materials, Mock And Demonize The U.S.
On Gettr, a new social media platform which launched on July 4, 2021, supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS) have been sharing ISIS materials, including videos and reports, as well as content mocking and demonizing the U.S.
Over the past days, several pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlets released posters that urged supporters to challenge the recent Telegram purge of their accounts by creating new accounts, advising them not to abandon the platform.
An American convert to Islam promotes jihad and praises late Al-Qaeda leader Anwar Al-'Awlaki in multiple tributes on his account.
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On September 5, 2021, the Independent Turkish, the Turkish franchise of the British Independent online newspaper, published an interview with Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani, leader of Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS).
On September 11, 2021, the Syria-based jihadi group Ansar Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Brigade claimed responsibility for an IED attack the previous evening that targeted an armored vehicle of the "Turkish NATO army" near a checkpoint manned by Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) between the city of Idlib and the town of Binnish.
On September 5, 2021, a Syrian opposition media outlet reported that Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) had sided with the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) Uyghur jihadi faction by dispersing a demonstration of local residents of the town of Kafraya who were protesting against TIP's evicting them from their homes and arresting five youths.
Videos Released By Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) Review Group's Activity In Syria
In the recent days, the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), an Uyghur jihad group fighting in Syria, circulated several videos reviewing its activity in the country, as well as training videos on the use of light arms. The videos were produced by the group's Syria-based media arm and posted on its website.
On September 14, 2021, a Syria-based independent jihadi cleric published a post on his Telegram channel urging other clerics to return to rebel-controlled areas and lead rebel factions in ousting the Syrian regime.
On September 13, 2021, Syria-based jihadi cleric Abdallah Al-Muhaysini published a post on his Telegram channel condemning a journalist who has been rumored to be preparing to announce his candidacy for France's upcoming presidential elections in 2022, and who reportedly promised that if he elected, he will ban non-French names like Mohammed.
On August 26, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda media outlet released Issue 21 of its quarterly magazine, which included an article lashing out at France and President Emmanuel Macron, accusing them of waging war on Islam.
This report details attacks claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Movement of Pakistani Taliban, TTP) during the week ending September 12, 2021.
