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 April 24, 2021, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) published two articles on its official website, paying tribute to the late Taliban founder and leader Mullah Mohammad Omar to mark the eighth anniversary of his death.
On May 4, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released a poster calling for jihad in the last ten days of Ramadan.
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On May 3, 2021, jihadi groups and supporters commemorated the 10th anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death.
EXCLUSIVE: Al-Qaeda, ISIS Supporters Gloat Over Israel's Mount Meron Stampede
On April 30, 2021, jihadi channels on Telegram commented on the stampede that took place during a religious festival attended by ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel.
A UK-based Muslim man praises the Islamic State (ISIS) on his Facebook account, saying it should not be called a terrorist organization.
On April 30, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released an issue of its weekly, which included an editorial celebrating recent attacks launched by the group in different regions.
On May 1, 2021, a Syrian opposition website reported that in recent hours the militias loyal to Iran had positioned ground-to-ground missile launchers facing an oilfield, where there are forces of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
EXCLUSIVE: Pro-ISIS Media Outlet Celebrates Wave Of COVID-19 Cases In India
On May 2, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released on its new website a poster celebrating the recent wave of COVID-19 cases in India.
As In Previous Years, Ramadan Witnesses Sharp Rise In ISIS Attacks
The Islamic State (ISIS) appears to have stepped up its attacks in several regions over the first 17 days of the fasting month of Ramadan, but particularly in Iraq, Syria, and Africa.
On May 4, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a detailed statement about an operation carried out by its fighters on April 29, 2021 in Nigeria's Yobe state, near the borders with Niger.
As it does every year, the Islamic State (ISIS) published on Telegram several photos documenting the daily life of fighters in Syria's Homs province, Egypt's Sinai province, and Iraq's Diyala province.
On May 3, 2021, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) released on Telegram a set of graphic photos showing a burned vehicle and 18 corpses of fighters belonging to an "apostate" Tuareg rebels group.
On April 27, 2021, a pro-ISIS outlet published an article claiming that former U.S. president Barack Obama stressed that to defeat ISIS militarily, it had to be defeated in the media war.
An article in the English-language jihadi magazine Sawt Al-Hind ("The Voice of India") questions the universal acceptance of international law.
ISIS Magazine 'Sawt Al-Hind' Eulogizes Slain Kashmiri Jihadi
An article in the English-language jihadi magazine Sawt Al-Hind ("The Voice of India") eulogizes a Kashmiri jihadi fighter who was killed in recently by the Indian security forces in Kashmir Valley.
A deadly accident during a religious celebration in Israel was celebrated by jihadis on social media, including supporters of the Islamic State (ISIS), Al-Qaeda, and Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS).
On April 26, 27, and 28, 2021, the media wing of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Al-Shabab, released English translations of the first three parts of a lecture series delivered by the group's deputy leader.
On May 2, 2021, the official outlet of an Al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel region issued a brief statement claiming responsibility for targeting European and United Nations forces in Mali.
On May 5, 2021, an Al-Qaeda supporter shared on a Telegram a brief video showing a French journalist kidnapped in Mali.
Pro-Al-Qaeda Channel Alleges GSIM Behind Burkina Faso Ambush, Posts Photos Of Spanish, Irish Victims
On April 28, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda channel on an Al-Qaeda-operated server and on Telegram channel shared posts celebrating the killing of two Spanish journalists and an Irish national.
On May 5, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda media outlet released a statement lauding the April 23 killing of a French policewoman in Rambouillet, near Paris.
On May 3, 2021, a pro-Al-Qaeda outlet published on Telegram an article praising the killer of a French female police officer on April 23 in the town of Rambouillet, southwest of Paris.
On May 1, 2021, a media outlet of the Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), released a video featuring an "exclusive" interview with the former Islamic State (ISIS) governor of the organization's now-defunct Hama Province in central Syria.
Two Pro-Iranian Shi'ite Groups In Iraq Claim Responsibility For Same Attack On U.S. Forces
On May 4, 2021, Telegram channels which support the pro-Iranian Shi'ite militias in Iraq reported the detonation of several explosive devices on the American forces' convoys crossing between Iraq and Kuwait.
On May 3, 2021, the leader of an Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militia tweeted a statement signed by him marking the anniversary of the founding of his group following the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Movement of the Pakistani Taliban, TTP) carried out a suicide car bombing on April 21, 2021, at the elite Serena Hotel in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's Baluchistan province, where the Chinese ambassador was staying, along with other Chinese officials.
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On April 28, 2021, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) published an article criticizing the West over its concerns that the Taliban's rise to power in Kabul will adversely affect women's rights in Afghanistan.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) has released a new video of its elite jihadi commandos undergoing high-intensity training and preparing for a bigger fight in Afghanistan.
