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In a statement, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban jihadi organization which seized power on August 15, 2021) has condemned remarks by American officials that some ministers appointed by the Taliban are on the U.S. blacklist of terrorists and still targets for United States counterterrorism forces.
Following multiple attacks targeting the "apostate Taliban militia" in Afghanistan, the Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan, known as the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), continued to ramp up its operations against the Taliban, claiming responsibility for two more attacks in a single day.
EXCLUSIVE: On Telegram, Iran-Backed Shi'ite Militias In Iraq Warn Washington: Your Days Are Numbered
On September 22, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq shared a poster, the release of which coincided with the Shi'ite religious observance of Arba'een, the 40th day after the death of the Imam Husayn ibn 'Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad who was killed in the Battle of Karbala.
On September 20, 2021, the pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Al-Battar Media Foundation released a three-minute "video report" titled "The Blessed Kabul Attack."
On September 22, 2021, pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group Du'at Al-Falah released posters suggesting that ISIS fighters will continue their jihad against Russia, U.S., and Germany.
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, numerous English-speaking jihadis took the opportunity to celebrate the day and the fact that so many Americans perished in the attacks. Some discussed where they were when they first heard the news, while others honored the 19 hijackers.
Following a series of attacks against the Afghan Taliban, the Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan, known as the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for four more attacks in Kabul and Jalalabad in Afghanistan. The attack in Kabul is the first attack in that city since the August 26 suicide bombing at the Kabul airport, which killed more than 180, including 13 U.S. servicemen, and the August 30 Katyusha rocket attack at the airport.
According to a report in the latest issue of Sawt Al-Hind ("The Voice of India"), which is published by the supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Indian subcontinent, a suicide bomber who took part in the Kabul airport bombing of August 15, 2021, in which 13 American soldiers were among those killed was deported from India five years ago.
Following the announcement made on Twitter by French President Emmanuel Macron on September 15, 2021, that France had killed 'Adnan Abu Al-Walid Al-Sahrawi, aka Lehbib 'Abdi Sa'id, the leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), Islamic State (ISIS) supporters eulogized Al-Sahrawi and highlighted his key role in the attacks against French and U.S. forces in the Sahel region.
On September 19, 2021, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) published four statements claiming responsibility for multiple attacks targeting the "apostate Taliban militia" in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, which were reportedly carried out on September 18 and 19.
ISIS Claims Killing And Wounding Of 108 People In 46 Operations In Iraq In Two Weeks
On September 16, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released Issue 304 of its weekly newspaper Al-Naba', which includes an infographic claiming that its fighters had carried out 46 operations in Iraq in the last two weeks and killed and wounded 108 people.
On September 18, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a September 17 explosion which struck the gas pipeline that connects two power stations.
On September 16, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released Issue 304 of its weekly newspaper Al-Naba', which paid tribute to one of ISIS's key commanders in Iraq. Titled "The Story of A Martyr," the full-page article highlighted the bravery of Abu 'Umar Al-Khalifawi, "the military emir of Wilayat [province] Al-Fallujah in Iraq."
An article in the latest issue of Sawt Al-Hind ("The Voice of India"), released by the supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Indian subcontinent, accuses the secularist factions in the Maldives of digressing from Islam and, among other things, banning marriage with young girls, which the magazine says is recommended in Islam.
The latest issue of the Sawt Al-Hind ("The Voice of India")monthly magazine, released by the supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Indian subcontinent, has published a 10-point manual on how to use gasoline to set fire to cars in parking lots.
On September 21, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released several posters threatening Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and the Egyptian Army and urging the people of Sinai to wage jihad against them for collaborating with the "Zionist enemy" and allowing Israel to carry out airstrikes targeting ISIS fighters in the Sinai Peninsula.
On September 17, 2021, Jordan-based Salafi-jihadi ideologue Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi posted two Tweets advising terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS) to declare that they have no presence in Afghanistan in order to alleviate Western pressure on the Afghan Taliban and allow the group to consolidate its power.
On September 12, 2021, the leader of the Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria Hurras Al-Din released a statement highlighting the one-year anniversary of the detention of a group of Hurras Al-Din's members held by the Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and renewing his group's call to HTS to accept a Jordan-based jihadi cleric as an arbitrator to resolve the disputes between the two groups.
On September 20, 2021, jihadi Telegram channels reported that a U.S. drone targeted two commanders of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, Hurras Al-Din, on the road between the towns of Binnish and Idlib in the Idlib countryside.
On September 17, 2021, a Syria-based pro-Al-Qaeda Telegram channel published a series of posts titled "Between Hay'at [Tahrir Al-Sham] and Hurras [Al-Din]: A Black History under the Microscope."
On September 19, 2021, Shahada News Agency, the media arm of Al-Qaeda affiliate Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (i.e., Al-Shabab), claimed in a statement shared on Telegram that the group's fighters had completely destroyed the Buluburde airport in Hiran province, which is in central Somalia. The airport had been due to be inaugurated that same day.
On September 15, 2021, On The Ground News (OGN), a news agency owned by a U.S.-born jihadi reporter, shared a statement in Arabic and English released by the family of a French jihadi who has been held by Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) since August 2020.
On September 19, 2021, On The Ground News (OGN), a media outlet run by a Syria-based American jihadi reporter, posted an exclusive interview on YouTube with the mother of a French jihadi who is being held by the Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS).
On September 15, 2021, a message by the leader of Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Hurras Al-Din was published on Telegram. The message repeated the call for Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) to resolve its ongoing disputes with Hurras Al-Din via the arbitration of a shari'a court, and proposing a Jordan-based jihadi cleric as a possible mediator.
On September 14, 2021, an anti-Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Telegram channel noted reports that an Uzbek HTS commander had left the jihadi group together with his men and joined the Junoud Al-Sham jihadi faction, headed by Chechen commander Muslim Al-Shishani.
On September 19, Sabereen News, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq, shared a post accusing Hilary B. Stauffer, head of the Reporting, Policy and Strategy Unit in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Iraq, of being an Israeli agent.
Ahead of Iraq's upcoming general elections due to take place on October 10, 2021, and which the United Nations said that it plans to monitor to prevent voter fraud, Telegram channels affiliated with Iran-backed militias continued their smear campaign, sharing content to taint the credibility of the organization.
On September 21, 2021, an Iran-backed group in Iraq claimed responsibility for an attack on a U.S. logistic convoy.
An English Pro-Taliban Twitter Account Posts A Song Pledging To Liberate Palestine
On September 16, 2021, Talib Times, a Twitter account that identifies itself as an "official account for Islamic Emirate Afghanistan" shared a video clip suggesting that Taliban fighters are the only hope to liberate Palestine.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Movement of Pakistani Taliban, TTP) has issued a declaration asking journalists in Pakistan working for national and international media houses not to be partial in the war between the TTP and Pakistani armed forces.
This report details attacks claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (The Movement Of The Pakistani Taliban, TTP) in Pakistan during September 13-19, 2021.
