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New York Post
24-06-2025
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- New York Post
Iranian state media plays bizarre Lego-style propaganda video claiming victor in its war with Israel
An Iranian TV station backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps aired a twisted, Lego-style propaganda video glorifying its war with Israel — and claiming victory in the conflict. The bizarre video, which was first shared on social media on June 19, opens with the devil barking orders at President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. 6 Iranian state media aired a Lego-style propaganda video mocking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump. 6 The video dramatized Iran's retaliatory missile attacks against Israel. Advertisement The video specifically shows the destruction at the Isfahan military base, one of the sites that was eventually hit during Saturday's airstrike by American B-2 stealth bombers. The clips then attempt to depict Iran's retaliation against Israel's attacks as triumphant, showing Iranian missiles decimate the Jewish state and frightening Netanyahu. The scared prime minister is then shown calling Trump, who responds angrily with a cheeseburger in hand as further airstrikes against Israel are depicted, complete with a burning Israeli flag. Advertisement It concludes with crowds from Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and Palestinian territories celebrating the Islamic Republic. 6 The video also attempted to show that Iran had the support of the people in attacking the Jewish state. 6 An animation shows Iranian missiles soaring in the sky after Israel launched the first wave of attacks on June 13. The animation — which is set to the theme music of the Israeli TV spy thriller, 'Tehran' — concludes with the message, 'We are the ones who control the game.' Advertisement The propaganda video was aired on TV on Monday by the Fars News Agency, which is backed by the IRGC and serves as a mouthpiece for the Islamic Republic. It appeared to be a direct response to another independent Lego-style video shared by Israeli social media channels, which depicted a Mossad agent tipping Netanyahu off about Iran's nuclear program and Israel's subsequent attacks. 6 The video showed an intense attack on the Isfahan base, where America would eventually attack to help Israel target Iran's nuclear program. 6 The propaganda video concluded with images of residents from Arab nations celebrating Iran's counterattack. Advertisement Lego has not issued a statement over the likeness of their products being used in propaganda videos. The company takes an anti-war approach to its merchandise, which prohibits products related to 'warfare or war vehicles in any modern or present-day situation.' The propaganda video comes as Tehran tries to claim victory over the 12-day war with Israel, with Iran vowing to rebuild its nuclear infrastructure following the bombardments from the Jewish state and the US.
Memri
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekly: June 14-21, 2025
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@ with "Membership" in the subject line.) Note to media and government: For a full copy of these reports, send an email with the title of the report in the subject line to media@ Please include your name, title, and organization in your email. EXCLUSIVE: Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq: We Will Attack U.S. Interests In The Middle East If U.S. Helps Israel In Its War Against Iran; The 'Embassy Of Evil' Must Be Closed, The American 'Occupation Forces' Must Be Banished Between June 15 and 16, 2025, against the backdrop of the war between Israel and Iran and speculation in Arab and Western media over whether the U.S. will join the fighting, Iran-backed militias in Iraq threatened to attack American forces and interests in the Middle East, if the U.S. should help Israel in the war or should violate the sovereignty of Iraq or the bases of the local militias on its territory. EXCLUSIVE: Iranian IRGC-Linked Telegram Outlet Threatens To Target U.S. Bases In Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait On June 17, 2025, a Telegram channel associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a provocative statement highlighting the vulnerability of U.S. military bases in the Middle East to Iranian missile strikes. EXCLUSIVE: Media Outlet Affiliated With Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq: U.S. Intervention In The Fight Against Iran Will Activate The Entire Axis Of Resistance, Exacting A 'Heavy Price' Of American Forces in the Middle East and Around the World On June 17, 2025—against the backdrop of growing coverage in Arab and Western media of the possibility of a U.S. intervention alongside Israel in its war with Iran—a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq, published a list of American targets, including dozens of naval and air bases across the Middle East. EXCLUSIVE: As Tension Mounts Between Iran And The U.S. And Israel, Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq Threaten To Activate Hundreds Of Suicide Bombers Against The U.S. And Its Allies In The Middle East, Attack Israel's Nuclear Facility In mid-June 2025 tension mounted between Iran and the U.S. and Israel, among other reasons due to an apparent impasse in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran regarding a nuclear agreement, exchanges of threats and accusations between the two countries, and numerous reports in Arab and Western media about the evacuation of American diplomatic and military staff from the Middle East region following what American officials have described as "heightened security risks." EXCLUSIVE: Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Condemn Violation Of Iraqi Airspace During Israeli Operation 'Rising Lion,' Call For Expulsion Of U.S. Forces From Iraq, Threaten 'Decisive Punishment' On Friday 13, 2025, Israel confirmed it had launched a pre-emptive strike on Iran, targeting its nuclear program and military leaders in an attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would last "as long as it takes." EXCLUSIVE: 'Axis Of Resistance' Responds To Israeli Strike On Iran With Unified Condemnations And Calls For Escalation On June 12, 2025, Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, marking a sharp escalation in regional tensions. EXCLUSIVE: IRGC-Affiliated Telegram Outlet: IRGC's Aerospace Force Issued Emergency, Exceptional Instructions For Unprecedented Retaliation Against Israel On June 12, 2025, Israel launched a preemptive strike targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, including sites in Natanz and Fordow, late Thursday night, escalating tensions in the region. EXCLUSIVE: Telegram Channels Aligned With Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Amplify Mossad Arrest Claims, Promote Graphic Narratives Of Espionage And Retaliation Amid Escalating Iran-Israel Conflict, Alleging Intelligence Breaches Across Iranian Cities Over the past few days, amid the ongoing escalation of violence between Iran and Israel, Telegram channels affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and allied Shiite factions have increased their propaganda, portraying an aggressive internal crackdown on alleged Mossad agents operating within Iranian borders. EXCLUSIVE: In First Since Start Of War With Iran, Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Claims Missile Attack On Israel In Coordination With Iran; Houthi Leader: Opportunity To Inflict 'Great Defeats' On Israel, To Renew 'Equation Of Deterrence' On June 15, 2025, for the first time since the start of the war between Israel and Iran which broke out on June 14, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi Ansar Allah movement (the Houthis) claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel that it said was coordinated with operations carried out by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, against Israel. EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian Factions Condemn Israeli Strikes On Iran, Rally In Solidarity With Tehran Following Israel's preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on June 12, 2025, several Palestinian factions released statements denouncing the operation and voicing unwavering support for Iran. EXCLUSIVE: Jihadi Clerics In West Celebrate Israel-Iran Conflict, Pray For Destruction Of Both Countries, Assert Iran's Defeat Would Benefit Sunnis On June 13, 2025, Israel confirmed it had launched a pre-emptive strike on Iran, targeting its nuclear program and military leaders in an attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would last "as long as it takes." EXCLUSIVE: Following Israeli Strikes On Iran, Jihadis Call On Syrians To Exploit Israel's Preoccupation With Iran To 'Liberate Syria'; Warn Of Iraqi Militia Crossing Into Syria: Iran Is Not 'A Shield Of Islam' On Friday 13, 2025, Israel confirmed it had launched a pre-emptive strike on Iran, targeting its nuclear program and military leaders in an attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would last "as long as it takes." EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Syrian Popular Resistance Telegram Channel Publishes Posters, Videos Celebrating Iranian Attacks On Israel, Predicting Israel's Destruction Following Israel's preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on June 12, 2025, a Telegram channel affiliated with the Syrian Popular Resistance shared posters and videos predicting the destruction of Israel and celebrating Iran's retaliatory strikes on Israel. EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Jihadis Eagerly Anticipate Iran's Imminent Destruction: 'No Iran After Today'; Some Warn Against Empowered Israel On June 13, 2025, Israel confirmed it had launched a pre-emptive strike on Iran, targeting its nuclear program and military leaders in an attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed would last "as long as it takes." EXCLUSIVE: Islamic State (ISIS) Supporters Online Celebrate Israeli-Iranian Escalation, Pray For Conflict To Devastate Both Countries, Lead To ISIS Conquests Following the escalation between Israel and Iran, which involved Israeli airstrikes around Iran and retaliatory ballistic missile attacks on Israel, Islamic State (ISIS) supporters online celebrated the exchange of blows, wishing for the destruction of both Israel and Shi'ite Iran. EXCLUSIVE: Islamic State (ISIS) Supporters Declare Israel-Iran Conflict 'Divine Plot' To Cause ISIS Comeback By Weakening, Eliminating Its Enemies; Initially Claim Iran Fired 'Empty Pipes' At Israel On June 13, 2025, Israel confirmed it had launched a pre-emptive strike on Iran, targeting its nuclear program and military leaders in an attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed would last "as long as it takes." EXCLUSIVE: Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Releases Issue Of Its Magazine Glorifying D.C. Capital Jewish Museum Shooter Elias Rodriguez And Calling On U.S. Muslims To Follow His Example: 'In Washington, A Door Long Untouched By Muslims Has Been Flung Open' The latest issue of the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) magazine Inspire glorifies Elias Rodriguez, the perpetrator of the May 21 attack on the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. EXCLUSIVE: In Recruitment Poster, Pro-Hamas Outlet Depicts Colorado Firebomber And DC Shooter Alongside Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar: 'Who Will Answer The Call Of The Heroes?' A pro-Hamas Telegram channel released a poster glorifying Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the Colorado firebomber, and Elias Rodriguez, who opened fire near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. Telegram Outlets Linked To Iraqi Militias Threaten To Attack U.S. Embassy In Baghdad On June 14, 2025, Telegram channels affiliated with Iran-backed militia in Iraq marked Al-Ghadeer Eid, a significant Shi'ite religious event commemorating Prophet Muhammad's designation of his cousin Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor, by escalating threats against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Telegram Outlet Linked To Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia Publishes Posters Highlighting Iran's Psychological Warfare Against Israel On June 17, 2025, a Telegram channel linked to Iran-backed Iraqi militias published a series of infographic posters highlighting an Iranian psychological warfare campaign against Israel. Iran-Backed Telegram Channels Intensify Propaganda Campaign With Religious Symbolism, Anti-Israel Messaging, And Calls For Resistance Between June 15-17, 2025, Iran-backed Telegram channels released a series of propaganda materials in Arabic, English, and Farsi promoting ideological resistance, religious symbolism, and anti-Israel messages. Iran-Backed Nigerian Shi'ite Cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, Condemns Israel's 'Violation Of Iran's Sovereignty,' Praises Yemen's Houthis' 'Unwavering' Support For Palestinians Prominent Nigerian Shi'ite leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, who leads the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), delivered a speech before a crowd of followers at his residence in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 15, 2025, marking the of Eid Al-Ghadeer, a significant Shi'ite religious event commemorating Prophet Muhammad's designation of his cousin Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. Following Israeli Interception Of Gaza Aid Ship, Media Outlets Affiliated With Hamas, Houthis, Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq Condemn 'Silence' Of World, And Arab Impotence Regarding 'Oppression' Of Palestinians In Gaza On June 10, 2025, the Israeli Navy intercepted the Madleen aid ship that was on its way to the Gaza Strip carrying 12 international human rights activists, including world-famous Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Syria Media Outlet: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Leads New Cross-Border Strategy To Destabilize Syria, Weapons Transfers, And Proxy Coordination Along Iraqi-Syrian Border On June 16, 2025, a Syrian website published a report citing "informed sources" saying that senior commanders in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had held a secret meeting with individuals from Syria's Deir Al-Zour governorate in the Iraqi city of Al-Qa'em. After Syrian Government Uses Former Regime Commander Fadi Saqr As Intermediary To Achieve 'Civil Peace,' Jihadis Warn Such Policies Will Cause Government's Downfall, Declare: 'This State Is Not Ours;' Resistance Supporters Accuse Saqr Of Betraying Assad On June 8, 2025, Syrian Telegram channels reported that 125 former Assad regime soldiers and officers, mostly Alawites from Latakia, Tartus, and Jablah on the Syrian coast, had been released from prison in honor of the Eid Al-Adha holiday. Syrian Jihadi Cleric Endorses Convoy Planning To Travel Through Syria To 'Break Siege On Gaza,' Which Predicts Israel's Destruction By Muslims Entering In Jihad On June 10, 2025, a new "Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous ["Solid Structure," a reference to Quran 61:4] Convoy" announced it would attempt to travel across Syria and enter Israel to "break the siege" on Gaza. Syrian Jihadi Cleric: Iran Serves As America's Arm To Extort Protection Money From Gulf States; U.S. Will Not Give Up 'Mullahs' Rule' Of Iran On June 14-15, 2025, a Syrian jihadi cleric published several posts on his Telegram channel about the ongoing escalation between Israel and Iran. Syria-Based Egyptian Jihadi Cleric Predicts Israel's Defeat By Muslims Who Implement Shari'a, Rejects Scenario Of Iranian Victory On June 13, 2025, Israel confirmed it had launched a pre-emptive strike on Iran, targeting its nuclear program and military leaders in an attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed would last "as long as it takes." Syria-Based Egyptian Salafi Jihadi Cleric Recommends Reading Che Guevara's Memoirs As Model Of Steadfastness In Principles And Opposition To America In a June 7, 2025 post on Telegram, a Syria-based Egyptian jihadi Salafi cleric who was the religious official of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), praised the memoirs of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. In Meeting With Iranian President In Tehran, Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine (PFLP) Calls For 'Mobilizing Energies, Efforts, And Capabilities To Confront Israel At The Arab, Islamic, And International Levels' The deputy secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) led a delegation to Tehran, Iran, where they met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Samidoun Slams U.S. Treasury Sanctions On Sham Overseas Charity Networks Funding Hamas And The PFLP As 'Genocide And Economic Warfare,' Likening Sanctions To 'Repression' Of L.A. Protests On June 10, 2025, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five individuals and five sham charities for funding Hamas's Military Wing and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) under the guise of humanitarian work. Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Senior Official Calls For Embassies In Tel Aviv To Be Moved Away From Houthi 'Legitimate Targets,' Or 'Close And Leave' On June 10, 2025, the Houthi Supreme Political Council Chairman threatened that the Houthi Armed Forces' response to Israeli airstrikes will be multifaceted, and warned diplomatic embassies in Tel Aviv located near Houthi "legitimate targets." President Of The Houthi Supreme Political Council Affirms Yemen's Support For Iran, Calls On World To 'Engage In Efforts To Halt The Zionist Aggression' The President of the Houthi Supreme Political Council affirmed that the Houthis would "stand beside" Iran amid hostilities with Israel. Poster By Iran-Backed Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Depicts President Trump Serving Palestinian Children On A Plate To Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: U.S. Abets Israel's Crimes, 'Genocide' Of Palestinians On June 10, 2025, Yemen's Iran-backed Ansar Allah (Houthi) Movement published a poster showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu feasting on Palestinian babies served on a tray by U.S. President Trump. Telegram Channel Affiliated With Hizbullah Claims Iran Maintains 'Giant' Tunnel System Which Contains 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of Missiles, Tactical Vehicles And Drones A Telegram channel affiliated with Lebanese Hizbullah boasted about Iran's "massive tunnel system," which, it claimed, contains "hundreds of thousands" of missiles, tactical vehicles, drones, and military command centers. Recently-Formed Salafi-Jihadi Organization In Lebanon Calls On Iranian Sunnis To Wage Jihad Against Iranian Regime: 'Now Is The Time For Jihad Against The Head Of Trouble, Khamenei' A new Salafi jihadi organization in Lebanon incited Iranian Sunnis to revolt against the country's Shi'ite regime but warned against supporting what it called "the Zionist-American project in Iran." Islamic State's (ISIS) Affiliate In Somalia: From Marginal Group To Key Player In Financing, Exporting Global Terrorism The Islamic State (ISIS) Somalia Province has emerged in recent years as one of the most strategically important branches of ISIS, playing a central role in the organization's global operations. Lebanese Daily Warns Rise Of Islamic State (ISIS) Ideology In Tripoli Jeopardizes Security Of Lebanon; Infiltration Of Sunni Families, And Exploitation Of Border Gaps, All Benefit ISIS In Syria On June 17, 2025, the website of a Lebanese daily featured an article discussing reports that a Sunni jihadi group affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) had seized control over the Al-Qadiriyah Mosque in the old market of Tripoli, Lebanon, and turned it into a platform to deliver inflammatory speeches against the Lebanese state and communities, as well as neighboring Syria, including criticism of Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, accusing him of desertion of shari'a and "alliance with the unbelieving Jews and Christians." Islamic State (ISIS) Somalia Province Claims Four Attacks Against Puntland Security Forces (PSF) Within One Week, Killing Several Soldiers, Including One By Beheading On June 11, 2025, Islamic State (ISIS) Somalia Province claimed that on June 5, the group's operatives captured a soldier of the Puntland Security Forces (PSF), near Wadi Jaceyl. Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Editorial Advocates Security Education As Jihadi Imperative To Counter The Global 'War On Islam' On June 12, 2025, the weekly newsletter of the Islamic State (ISIS), issue 499, featured a fervent editorial underscoring the urgent need for "security education" among Muslims, particularly those engaged in jihad. Newest Issue Of ISKP-Linked English Magazine, 'Voice Of Khurasan,' Continues To Solicit Donations In Cryptocurrency, Adds Bitcoin To Habitual Monero On June 14, 2025, a media outlet linked to Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) released Issue 46 of its English-language magazine. Pro-Islamic State ISIS Media Group Releases Violent Nasheed Video Threatening Jewish Communities Worldwide On June 12, 2025, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group released a provocative nasheed (Islamic anthem) video titled, "Wherever the Jews Might Be," distributed across Telegram channels. Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Media Outlets Portray Failed Puntland Attack Against ISIS As Symbol Of U.S. Weakness, Praise Somali Fighters' Resilience, Ridicule Iran's Military 'Inaction And Fragility' After Israeli Strikes On June 15, 2025, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) news agency reported on its Telegram channel that the spokesman of the Puntland Security Forces (PSF) had declared the launch of an offensive against Islamic State Somalia Province (ISSP). Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Channel Mocks Jordan's Arrest Of Pro-Al-Qaeda Ideologue, Framing It As Proof Of Government's Alliance With 'Apostate Sahwa' And Betrayal Of Islam On June 11, 2025, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet claimed that Jordanian authorities had detained a prominent Jordan-based pro-Al-Qaeda ideologue a few days earlier. New Website For Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Michigan-Based Preacher Launched, Hosted In Bahamas; Material Uploaded On San-Francisco Based On June 16, 2025, the official Telegram channel of Michigan-based pro-ISIS preacher Musa Abdullah Jibril declared that a new Arabic-language website devoted to the cleric's sermons has been launched. Fundraising Campaign For Gazans, Promoted By Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Outlet, Continues Using Identical Cryptocurrency Wallet On June 16, 2025, a pro-ISIS Telegram channel forwarded a previous-day post by the channel raising funds for Muslims in Gaza. Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Channel Highlights Telegram Data Sharing With U.S. Authorities On June 12, 2025, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Telegram channel shared a screenshot, spotlighting an excerpt from a recent transparency report by Telegram. Pro-ISKP Outlet Releases Poster Cites Muhammad In Calling For Jihad: 'Conduct Jihad With Your Wealth, Your Lives, And Your Tongues Against The Idolaters' On May 28, 2025, a media outlet linked to the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) released an Urdu-language poster on Facebook calling on Muslims to wage jihad against idolaters. Al-Qaeda Affiliate In Somalia Al-Shabab Claims Series Of Attacks In Somalia And Kenya, Reporting Over 32 Soldiers Killed From June 5-12, 2025, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), claimed responsibility for 11 attacks across Somalia and Kenya. Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Warns Against The 'Covert' Chinese Influence In Somalia On June 17, 2025, the official outlet of Al-Qaeda in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), published an investigative report on its website titled, "The Covert Chinese Influence in the Horn of Africa – Somalia as a Model." Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Claims Series Of Attacks Across Mali, Burkina Faso, And Benin: 11 Soldiers Killed, Military Sites Overrun From June 9 - 12, 2025, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the African Sahel, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), claimed responsibility for 10 attacks across Mali, Burkina Faso and Benin, reportedly killing 11 Burkinabe soldiers and seizing four military outposts, together with weapons, vehicles, and other spoils. The State Of Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula's Campaign Of Attacks Against UAE-Backed Forces In Southern Yemen In 2025 On August 16, 2024, an operative of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) drove a booby-trapped vehicle into a military base in the Mudiyah district of Yemen's Abyan Governorate, reportedly killing dozens of Yemeni security personnel. Al-Qaeda's Newly Released Newsletter Highlights Role Of Telegram Bots In Enhancing Security For Supporters' Groups And Channels Published on June 6, 2025, Al-Qaeda's Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) released the first issue of its magazine. Canada-Based Pro-Al-Qaeda Cleric: World War Between 'East' And 'West' 'Rapidly Approaching'; 'East' To Emerge Victorious On June 8, 2025, Canada-based pro-Al-Qaeda (AQ) cleric Tariq Abdelhaleem published a post on his Telegram channel arguing that the world is "moving rapidly" toward a world war between "East" and "West," defined as North America, Europe and Japan. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Says The Pakistani Military 'Cannot Even Perform Its Own Job Properly, Has Never Won A War, Lost Half The Country's Territory' On May 26, 2025, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issued an Urdu-language statement condemning remarks made by Pakistani military spokesman, who described Baloch nationalist fighters as "Fitnat-ul-Hindustan" and TTP as "Fitnat-ul-Khawarij," meaning Indian mischief and Kharijite mischief, respectively. Afghan Taliban Emir Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada To Officials: Ensure 'Strict Observance Of Shari'a, Obedience To Leadership, Fulfilling The Goals Of Jihad' Speaking at a seminar, Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada told Taliban officials that the task before them was to fulfil the goals of jihad, obedience to leadership, and strict enforcement of shari'a. Dari-Language Media Report Reveals Deepening Relations Between Iranian Intelligence Agencies And Afghan Taliban Aimed At Sunni Terror Group Jaish Al-Adl On May 28, 2025, a Dari-language media report revealed deepening cooperation between the intelligence agencies of the Afghan Taliban and Iran aimed at countering Jaish Al-Adl, a jihadi terror group active against Iranian security forces, especially in the Sistan Wa Balochistan province of Iran, but has operational bases in western Afghanistan. Eid Al-Adha Message Of Ansar Al-Furqan Leader Amir Hamza Baloch: 'We Hope That Next Year, The Clerical Dictatorship [In Tehran] Will Also Cease To Exist' On June 7, 2025, the official Telegram channel of an Iranian jihadi organization released a message from the group's emir Amir Hamza Baloch, on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, which in 2025 happened on June 7-9, in which he said that jihad against the theocratic regime in Tehran has reached its peak and would overthrow the Iranian regime by next year.
Memri
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekly: May 24-31, 2025
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@ with "Membership" in the subject line.) Note to media and government: For a full copy of these reports, send an email with the title of the report in the subject line to media@ Please include your name, title, and organization in your email. EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian Factions, Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias, Jihadi Clerics Celebrate Deadly Shooting At Jewish Event In Washington DC By Pro-Palestinian Activist Who Yelled 'Free Palestine!' On May 21, 2025, a shooting attack took place outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where the American Jewish Committee was holding an event for young professionals. EXCLUSIVE: Reacting To Shooting At Jewish Event In Washington D.C., Iran-Backed Houthi Leader Dismisses 'Biased' Stance, 'Exploitation' Of Incident To Silence Anti-War Voices; Pro-Hamas Media Outlet Likens Shooter To Yahya Sinwar On May 21, 2025, a shooting attack took place outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where the American Jewish Committee was holding an event for young professionals. EXCLUSIVE: New Sunni Jihadi Organization In Lebanon, The Ahmad Al-Assir Brigade, Calls To Overthrow Lebanon's 'Sectarian Regime' And Establish Muslim Government Under Its Auspices; Says U.S. Embassy Is 'Base Of Collaborators, Agents, And Spies' On May 24, 2025, a new Sunni jihadi organization in Lebanon opened a Telegram channel (at the time of writing its followers numbered 17) and posted an approximately three-minute video announcing its establishment. EXCLUSIVE: "The Free Masked Man Movement" – A New Opposition Organization In Saudi Arabia, Comes Out Against The "Tyranny And Corruption" Of The Royal Family; Builds Military And Security Capabilities Towards A Possible Confrontation With The Authorities On May 22, 2025, a new opposition movement to the Saudi regime announced its establishment. EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Islamist Cleric With Ties To 2009 'Underwear Bomber' Denied Entry To Saudi Arabia, Sent Back To Nigeria A Nigerian cleric was deported from Saudi Arabia while attempting to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. Syrian Opposition Group Claims Attack Against Russian Forces At Khmeimim Air Base in Syria's Latakia Governorate, Threatens Russia To Leave Syria Within Month Or 'We'll Send You Back To Russia As Headless Corpses' On May 21, 2025, a Syrian opposition group released an announcement on its Telegram channel claiming that two former HTS (Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham) operatives were killed in an "inghimasi" operation (commando-style attack behind enemy lines) against Russian forces at the Khmeimim Air Base, in Syria's Latakia governorate. In Interview With Lebanese Daily, Shari'a Official Of Syria's Ansar Al-Sunnah Battalions Declares Targeting Minorities Current Priority, Denies Affiliation With Islamic State (ISIS) In recent months, a new jihadi group has emerged in Syria claiming attacks on religious minorities, particularly Alawites and Druze. Anti-Syrian Government Faction Shares Memo Attributed To ISIS Threatening Security Personnel, Foreign Fighters: 'Repent Before It Is Too Late' On May 23, 2025, a Telegram channel which is affiliated with the country's Shi'ite Alawite community shared an alleged copy of a memo attributed to the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, which it said was circulated on outlets "close to the organization." Islamic Resistance Front In Syria – Formidable In Might Militia Tightens Relations With Hizbullah-Backed Baqiyat Allah Brigades On May 23, 2025, the Islamic Resistance Front in Syria – Formidable in Might militia posted a joint press release on its Telegram channel with a militia which is backed by Lebanese Hizbullah, announcing that the leadership of both factions had recently held "a wide-ranging coordination meeting." Fatwa By Syria-Based Jihadi Clerics: Normalization With Israel Apostasy From Islam On May 22, 2025, a Syrian committee comprised of ten Islamic clerics based in Syria under the supervision of an Egyptian-born cleric, published a fatwa on its Telegram channel ruling that normalizing relations with Israel is forbidden by Islam and anyone who does so becomes an apostate, whose life and property are forfeit. Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Claims Two Same-Day Ballistic Missile Attacks On Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, Two Drone Attacks On Unidentified 'Vital Sites' In Haifa, Tel Aviv On May 22, 2025, the Iran-backed Ansar Allah Movement (the Houthis) issued statements claiming missile and drone attacks targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport as well as two unidentified "vital" sites in Haifa and Tel Aviv. Ansar Allah Houthi Movement Claims Ballistic Missile Attack On Ben Gurion International Airport Yemen's Ansar Allah Houthi Movement claimed responsibility for firing missiles at Ben Gurion International Airport, as well as a "vital target" near Tel Aviv, Israel. In His Weekly Speech, Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthi) Movement Leader Denounces 'Atrocities' In Gaza, Calls For Islamic Awakening, Reaffirms Houthis' Continuous Support Of Gaza Against Israel On May 22, 2025, Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthi) Movement's leader delivered his weekly speech in which he denounced the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, criticizing Arab and Western alleged complicity. Pro-Hizbullah Daily: Southern Syrian Tribes Seeking Weapons, Training From Parties In Turkey To Confront Israel, Syrian Government On May 24, 2025, a pro-Hizbullah Lebanese daily published an article which quoted "field sources" in southern Syria's Daraa governorate, who claimed that "security tensions" have increased in the area due to the incursions of Israeli forces and fears of a resurgence of Islamic State (ISIS) cells, which were previously active in the area. Iran-Backed Media Outlets React To Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthi) Movement's 'Naval Blockade' Of Haifa Port On May 19, 2025, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi Ansar Allah Houthi Movement declared the imposition of a naval blockade of Israel's Port of Haifa. Islamic State (ISIS) Provinces Escalate Attacks Across West Africa The Islamic State (ISIS) in West Africa and the Sahel launched coordinated attacks on military targets in Nigeria and Niger, causing significant casualties, destruction, and seizure of military equipment and facilities. Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Newsletter Praises West Africa Province For Attacks On Military Camps In Nigeria, Niger And Cameroon On May 22, 2025, the Islamic State (ISIS) released issue 496 of its weekly newsletter. ISKP Magazine Questions Encryption Claims Of Messaging App, Cautions Jihadis Against Using It, Assesses Security Of WhatsApp, Telegram, WeChat, Facebook, TikTok, Signal The most recent issue of an English-language monthly magazine published by a media outlet linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), which defines itself as a supporting entity for the Islamic State (ISIS)," features a long article cautioning Islamic State fighters who started switching from Telegram to new social media platform Gem Space in view of the latter's weak security. Posters By Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Media Outlets Present Perpetrators Of Attacks In The West As Role Models, Encourage Media Incitement Of Jihad On May 23, 2025, the Islamic State (ISIS) official English-language media outlet published English translations of two posters by unofficial pro-ISIS media groups inciting attacks in the West and media jihad. ISIS Supporter Shares Post Arguing That Inciting Violence, Expressing Support For Terror Groups Is Permissible According To U.S. Free Speech Laws On May 24, 2025, a user on the Islamic State (ISIS)-operated server shared a post from an X (formerly Twitter) account. Islamic State (ISIS) Supporters Launch Fundraising Campaign For Jihad, Encourage Muslims To Be 'Mujahideen' With Their Wealth On May 24, 2025, a platform that publishes and spreads official Islamic State (ISIS) material advertised a fundraising campaign for a mujahideen organization. Reacting To Reports Of AI Model That Blackmailed Users, Islamic State (ISIS) Supporter Envisions Similar Model Created For Jihadi Activity On May 25, 2025, a user of the Islamic State (ISIS)-operated server envisioned the creation of an artificial intelligence (AI) engine by jihadis and their supporters. Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Outlet Releases Posters Exploiting Death Of Pope Francis To Discourage Interfaith Tolerance On May 19, 2025, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet released two English-language translations of posters originally created by pro-ISIS foundations. Supporter Of Islamic State (ISIS) Warns Against Joining WhatsApp Groups, Advises Other Supporters To Stay On Encrypted Forums A supporter of the Islamic State (ISIS) warned other supporters against joining WhatsApp groups which require phone numbers. Anti-ISIS Outlet Claims ISIS's Central Media Is 'Powerless' As Supporter Outlet Continues Fraudulent Activities, Noncompliance With Organization's Rules An anti-Islamic State (ISIS) channel on the Al-Qaeda-operated server posted a report highlighting ISIS's central media's inability to control a prolific pro-ISIS media outlet's non-adherence to the rules of the organization governing the dissemination of exclusive claims. Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Documents Attack On Military Position In Central Mali; 40 Soldiers Killed, Vehicles And Large Quantities Of Military Equipment Captured On May 23, 2025, 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 "breaking" claim of an attack on a military position in Dioura, in central Mali's Mopti region, in which the group's fighters seized control over the site, adding that there were "reports of heavy casualties in the enemy ranks." Al-Qaeda Affiliate In Somalia Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility For Killing Two Ugandan Soldiers And Damaging The French Embassy In An Attack On Halane Training Facility In Mogadishu On May 20, 2025, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), claimed responsibility for shelling the Halane Training Facility, described as the largest military base hosting international forces and "dozens" of Western embassies in Mogadishu. Pro-Al-Qaeda Ideologue Lambasts Arab Gulf States After Trump's Middle East Tour: 'If Supporting The Head Of Global Heresy With Trillions Is Not Heresy, Then There Is Not Heresy In The World[;] Do You Understand Who Is Funding The War Against Islam And Muslims?' An Al-Qaeda ideologue accused Arab Gulf States of betraying Muslims after their leaders recently received President Trump during his Middle East tour and concluded investment deals with Washington. Afghan Taliban Leader Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada To Cadets: 'Do Not Abandon Jihad, Do Not Abandon Supporting The Mujahideen, Do Not Be Afraid Of These Unbelievers... Prepare Yourselves For Martyrdom, Prepare Yourselves For Prison' On May 1, 2025, the Afghan Taliban's state-owned RTA TV released a Pashto-language video showing Taliban cadets demonstrating various skills at a graduation ceremony attended by senior Taliban leaders, including the Defense Minister Mullah.
Memri
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekly: April 12-19, 2025
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@ with "Membership" in the subject line.) Note to media and government: For a full copy of these reports, send an email with the title of the report in the subject line to media@ Please include your name, title, and organization in your email. EXCLUSIVE: Houthi Article: President Trump's 'Reckless' Economic Measures Distance Europeans From New Coalition Against Yemen; Further Military Action Contributes To Increasing Attrition On April 8, 2025, the Iran-backed Ansar Allah Movement, commonly known as the Houthis, published a defiant article on their official website, titled: "When Trump Admits Helplessness And Begs [For] A New Alliance Against Yemen." EXCLUSIVE: Lebanese Hizbullah-Affiliated Outlet Publishes Detailed Report On U.S. Military Sites Across West Asia, Framing Them As Targets In Potential War With Iran On April 9, 2025, the Lebanese Hizbullah-affiliated news site published an article titled, "Which U.S. Military Bases are Under Threat in West Asia?" EXCLUSIVE: Leader Of Iraqi Militia Mocks U.S. Talks With Iran 'As Humiliating Defeat' For America On April 14, 2025, Secretary-General of an Iran-backed Iraqi brigade ridiculed Washington's efforts to negotiate with Tehran, calling them a "desperate and humiliating act." EXCLUSIVE: Houthi Poster Incites Anti-Israel Protesters In Western Universities To Sustain Protests, Defy Security Challenges On April 15, 2025, the Iran-backed Ansar Allah Movement (Houthis) in Yemen published a poster on Telegram urging anti-Israel protesters in Western countries to resist local authorities, calling for sustained activism and support for Palestinians, despite security challenges. EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Outlet Touts U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Terror Assessment As Alleged Proof That ISIS Is Main Threat, While Al-Qaeda's Somali Affiliate Is Not, And Never Was On April 8, 2025, a Telegram channel supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) published a post commenting on terror assessment remarks by U.S. Marine Corps Commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) during a testimony before the U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee. EXCLUSIVE: Al-Shabab Releases English-Language Video Railing Against International Monetary Fund And World Bank Al-Shabab, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, released a 50-minute English-language video lambasting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, as well as the Somali Government. Syrian Outlet: Iran Activating 'Sleeper Cells' In Syria, With Financial, Logistical Aid From Hizbullah, To Promote 'Iranian Project' In Region On April 13, 2025, a media outlet which covers the Deir Al-Zour region in northeastern Syria reported on its Telegram channel that Iran has begun to activate cells of its supporters, in southern Syria, taking advantage of the anarchy that has prevailed there since the fall of the Assad regime. In Video Message, 'The Islamic Resistance Front In Syria – Formidable In Might' Warns IDF: 'Not Welcome In Syria,' Threatens Long Confrontation On April 7, 2025, on its Telegram channel, a militia released a video clip, with Hebrew and Arabic texts, warning Israel that the group had accumulated warfare experience, and its members seek to achieve eternal life after death. Syria's Top Alawite Cleric Calls For International Protection And Probe Into Violence Against Sect Members On April 9, 2025, head of Syria's Alawite council accused proponents of an "extremist terrorist ideology" and of committing "murders, abductions, and mutilations" against Alawite sect members, urging the international community to protect Alawites in Syria. Article In Syrian Jihadi Magazine Urges Action To Support Gaza, Writing: Sowing Seeds Of Awareness Among Younger Generations Would Yield Effectual Action In Future On April 7, 2025, Issue 71 of a jihadi publication featuring essays and articles by a group of independent Syrian and foreign jihadi clerics in Syria's Idlib region, was released and featured an editorial inciting people in the region to support fellow Muslims in Gaza and break the silence and betrayal of governments. Syria-Based Jihadi Uyghur 'East Turkestan Islamic Party' Releases Photos Documenting Eid Celebration On March 31, 2025, the Syria-based East Turkestan Islamic Party, formerly known as Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), released two photosets documenting the group's members observing the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Pro-Hamas Outlet Continues To Solicit Bitcoin And Tether Cryptocurrency Donations, Provides Updated Accounts On April 10, 2025, a pro-Hamas outlet published a post on its English-language Telegram channel calling for followers to donate money in cryptocurrency to save lives in Gaza. Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Claims Drone And Missile Attacks On American And Israeli Targets; Houthi Military Spokesman: The Great Yemen Is Resilient And Does Not Kneel Except To Allah On April 9–13, 2025, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi Ansar Allah movement (the Houthis) claimed responsibility for two drone and missile attacks against U.S. vessels in the Red Sea, chief of them the USS Harry S Truman, and for intercepting an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen's Hajjah Governorate, the fourth drone interception claimed by the movement in the past two weeks. Ansar Allah Houthi Movement Claims Responsibility For Downing U.S. Drone In Yemen's Al-Jawf Governorate Yemen's Ansar Allah Houthi Movement claimed that its air defenses shot down an American drone over the country's Al-Jawf Governorate. Iraqi Hizbullah Brigades Deny Intention To Disarm On April 7, 2025, the Reuters news agency quoted six unnamed commanders of four Iran-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militias who said that the groups are ready to disarm in response to threats by the U.S. administration to target them with airstrikes if they refuse to do so. Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Launch Military Academy Project On April 11, 2025, the head of the Directorate of Training at Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) announced the launching of a project to establish a military academy for PMU fighters. Outlets Linked To Iraqi Militia: Washington Failed To Stop Houthi Rockets; Instead, It Suspended Houthi Spokesman's X Account On April 11, 2025, Telegram channels affiliated with Iran-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militias reported that the X (formerly Twitter) account of the military spokesman for Iran-backed Yemen's Ansar Allah Movement (Houthis) was suspended. Syrian Media Outlet: Islamic State (ISIS) Suspends Attacks Against Syrian Government, Orders 'Media Escalation'; Instructs Operatives To Integrate Into Syrian Society Or Relocate To Other Countries On April 4, 2025, a Syrian website published an article reporting that the Islamic State (ISIS) is exhibiting a "remarkable change in its strategy" in the Syrian Desert. Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Newsletter's Exclusive Reports: 33 Christian Villagers Killed In The Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC) And Mozambique, Several Military Sites Assaulted In Nigeria On April 10, 2025, the Islamic State (ISIS) published issue 490 of its weekly newsletter, featuring reports detailing "exclusive" claims, photos, and operational details of attacks attributed to the group's affiliates. Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Editorial: International Law Is Just A Tool Used By Jews And Christians Against Muslims On April 10, 2025, the Islamic State (ISIS) released issue 490 of its weekly newsletter. Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) Claims Killing Seven In Three Attacks Against Christians Within Four Days In Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC) Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed responsibility for three attacks against Christians between April 8-11, 2025, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ISKP Video Accuses Afghan Taliban Of Developing Close Ties With Iran, To Which It Shows Hostility In Name Only On April 2, 2025, a Facebook account that publishes content related to the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP), released a new Pashto-language video in which it accuses the Afghan Taliban rulers of turning a blind eye to the prevalence of unbelief in Iran. ISKP Poster Says ISIS-Led Caliphate Is Destroying Iran As Saladin 'Did Not Conquer Al-Aqsa [Jerusalem] Until He Had Destroyed The Fatimid Rafidhi [Shi'ite] State In Egypt Because The Rafidhis Are The Donkeys Of The Jews' On March 26, a media outlet linked to the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) published the fourth part of a Pashto-language poster series on its Facebook account comparing the Islamic State (ISIS) caliphate with the jihad and army of Saladin, who conquered Jerusalem in 1187 CE. ISKP Magazine Honors Commanders From Islamic History, Jihadi Fighters, Rejects Quran Interpretation That Denounces Violence: 'Rome Will Fall, And Islam Will March Through Its Gates With Grandeur By Allah's Will' The Issue 44 of the "Voice of Khurasan," an English-language monthly magazine published by a media outlet linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), which defines itself as a supporting entity for the Islamic State (ISIS), includes the four stories that: honors generals from Islamic history; connect Muhammad's "faith-based" love for his first wife Khadijah to jihd, and arguing against a Quranic interpretation that rejects violence. ISKP Magazine Stresses Importance Of Jihadi Wars During Ramadan, Questions Jihadi Rulers Of Syria And Afghanistan For Befriending 'Unbelievers' The latest issue of the Urdu-language magazine published by a media outlet linked to the ISKP which defines itself as a supporting entity for the Islamic State (ISIS), which is published by an Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP)-affiliated media outlet, contains a major article on the importance of jihadi battles during the fasting month of Ramadan, questions the jihadi rulers of Syria and Afghanistan for befriending "unbelievers" and engaging in talks with them, and says that Shi'ites are the first defenders of Jews. ISKP Poster: Afghan Taliban Digressing From Prophet's Methodology; 'The Apostate Taliban Gradually Changed The Path Of Enmity With The Unbelievers To The Path Of Friendship' On April 5, 2025, a Facebook account which publishes content related to the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) shared an Urdu-language poster saying that the Taliban are allied with the unbelievers – Jews and Christians – in their war against Islam, and have diverged from the methodology propounded by Muhammad, the founder of Islam, with respect to the global nature of jihad. Sudanese ISIS Cleric Endorses ISIS Weekly Al-Naba' Newsletter As Manifestation Of The Significant Role Of Media In Jihad A prominent Sudanese jihadi cleric who supports the Islamic State (ISIS) endorsed the group's weekly newsletter, highlighting its April 3, 2025 editorial, which criticized individuals and groups who claim to follow Islam and the Quran but do not support the implementation of shari'a. Lashing Out At Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) For Failing To Implement Shari'a, Fighting Islamic State (ISIS), Pro-ISIS Video Declares ISIS Vindicated In Its Challenge To HTS, Threatens Syrian President Al-Sharaa On April 1, 2025, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group released a 46-minute video titled "The Flood of the Mubahalah," referring to the March 2014 mubahalah [imprecation] in which a slain ISIS spokesman challenged the chief religious official of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), calling on Allah to curse whichever of the groups deviates from Islam. Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Outlet Releases Guide To Artificial Intelligence (AI), Including Its Applications And Dangers A pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet released a document on artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential dangers. English-Speaking Jihadis Disavow Preacher Affiliated With Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Preachers, Accuse Him Of Doctrinal Extremism, Money Fraud On April 2, 2025, a Telegram channel associated with a Michigan-based pro-Islamic State (ISIS) cleric released a statement disavowing an English-speaking Salafi-jihadi preacher. Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Claims Killing, Injuring Over 100 Pro-Government Militiamen In One Day In Four Attacks In Central Somalia On April 9, 2025, the official Arabic-language media outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), translated a Somali-language statement of Al-Shabab's military command summarizing same-day attacks by the group in which over 100 pro-Somali government militia operatives were killed and injured, including officers and commanders. Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Claims Killing Over 26 Soldiers In 'Fierce Battles' In Central Somalia On April 11, 2025, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), issued a statement claiming that Al-Shabab operatives engaged in "fierce battles" with Somali government militias that day on the outskirts of Aborey, near Buloburde, in central Somalia's Hiran province. Al-Qaeda In Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Claims Armed Assault On Outpost Manned By UAE-Backed Forces In Southern Abyan Governorate: 'Our Mujahideen Now Use Advanced Attack Methods' Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for a new attack against forces backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), stationed in Yemen's southern Abyan Governorate. Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Claims Two Drone Attacks On UAE-Backed Forces in Southern Abyan Governorate On April 13, 2025, the media arm of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a statement claiming responsibility for two drone attacks carried out earlier that day against military outposts manned by UAE-backed forces in Yemen's Mudiyah district, located in the southern Abyan governorate. Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Releases Video Glorifying Group's Burkina Faso March 28 Largescale Attack That Killed 100 Army Personnel, Promises: The Operation Is But A Fragment Of What Is To Come On April 8, 2025, the official outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM) released summary of a video address titled "The Raid To Avenge The Oppressed," which featured GSIM commander, leader of the Burkina Faso-based U.S.-designated terror faction. The Group For The Support Of Islam And Muslims (GSIM) Claims Responsibility For Multiple Attacks In Benin, Burkina Faso, And Mali Over The Weekend On April 12-13, 2025, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) – Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the Sahel – claimed responsibility for attacks in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Mali. Al-Qaeda Affiliate In Sahel Group For The Support Of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) Increases Assaults On Military Outposts In Burkina Faso: 17 Burkinabe Soldiers Killed, Weapons And Military Equipment Seized In three days of operations, between April 12-14, 2025, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the Sahel, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), claimed responsibility for killing 17 Burkinabe soldiers in attacks in Burkina Faso. In Photos: Al-Qaeda's Affiliate In The Sahel Preaches To Civilians In Central Mali Photos show Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the Sahel, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), proselytizing in Mali's central Mopti region. London-Based Al-Qaeda Ideologue: Military Rule In Egypt Antagonizes Islam And Shari'a, Egypt Must Be Liberated From 'Army Of Mischief'; 'It Is Either Islam, Or The Military' On April 13, 2025, a Telegram channel affiliated with a London-based Egyptian Al-Qaeda ideologue reposted a summary of a lecture accusing the government of Egypt of antagonizing Muslims and secularizing public life. Canada-Based Pro-Al-Qaeda Cleric Claims Trump's 'Isolationist' America-First Policy Opens 'Window Of Opportunity' To Overthrow Regime In Egypt, Urges Exploiting Change In 'Global Equations' On April 9, 2025, a Canada-based, Egyptian-born pro-Al-Qaeda jihadi cleric, posted a commentary on his Telegram channel, arguing that President Donald Trump's economic policies are not arbitrary, and that his "tariff war" approach aims to serve his "isolationist" America First policy. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Magazine Advises Fighters To Learn From Hamas Strategy Of 'Tunnels And Hiding Places' In Gaza, Urges Islamic Religious Scholars To Aid TTP Jihad Against Pakistani Army Issue 35 of the Urdu-language magazine "Taliban," which is published by the Pakistani jihadi organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), features several articles lashing out at the Pakistani military, describing it as an anti-Islamic force thrust on Pakistan, and arguing that jihad in Pakistan must be fought under TTP's leadership against the army in particular. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Podcast: 'Pakistan, Which... Is Often Referred To As The Fortress Of Islam, Has In Reality Become The Frontline Bunker Of Global Unbelief' The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released Episode 44 of its Urdu-language audio podcast, Pasoon, on March 23, which, being the anniversary of the 1940 Lahore Resolution, in Pakistan is celebrated annually as Pakistan Day. Indian Media Report Lists Terrorists Wanted By India And Shot Dead By Assassins In Pakistani Towns, Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir In recent years, a number of terrorists and radical Islamic religious scholars associated with jihadi terror organizations have been killed in Pakistani towns and in Pakistan-control Kashmir. Al-Quds Day 2025 – Afghan Shi'ite Leader Sayyed Esa Hussaini Mazari: If One 'Does Not Take A Confrontational And Combative Stance Against The Usurper Israel, Such A Person Is Not A Muslim'; 'The Issue Of Israel Is Not Limited To The Land Of Palestine – Israel Is A Cancerous Tumor That Today Stands Against All Muslims' On March 18, 2025, the Twitter account of the head of the Kabul-based Tebyan Cultural and Social Activities Center, shared a video to mark International Al-Quds Day, which was launched by Iran's late leader Imam Khomeini to support Palestinians and fight Israel. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) In Eid Al-Fitr Message: In Balochistan And Khyber Pakhtunkhwa During Ramadan, Pakistani Intelligence Agencies 'Massacred The People, Set Their Homes Ablaze, Desecrated Corpses, And Dumped Mutilated Bodies' In his annual message on Eid Al-Fitr, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) emir extended his greetings to Muslims, especially the Muslims of Gaza, and accused the Pakistani intelligence agencies of executing massacres in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Afghan Daily 'Etilaat Roz' Examines Deepening Tensions Between Taliban Leader Hibbatullah Akhundzada And Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani On March 18, an Afghan daily published a Dari-language report examining the absence of the Taliban Interior Minister from his office in Kabul since the day of his last known public meeting on January 14, 2025. Hizb-ut-Tahrir-Affiliated X Account Accuses Muslim Rulers Of Issuing Empty Condemnations Of Israeli Attacks In Gaza: 'Defending Jerusalem Is A Religious, Shari'a, And Historical Duty' On April 4, 2025, an account affiliated with Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan on X (formerly Twitter) posted a short Dari-language essay accusing the rulers of Muslim countries of "empty condemnations" of the Israeli attacks in Gaza.
Memri
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekly: April 5-12, 2025
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@ with "Membership" in the subject line.) Note to media and government: For a full copy of these reports, send an email with the title of the report in the subject line to media@ Please include your name, title, and organization in your email. EXCLUSIVE: Islamic State (ISIS) Supporter Mocks April 1 Boston Truck Crash: 'They Are Attacking Themselves' A supporter of the Islamic State (ISIS) mocked the Boston truck crash of April 1, 2025, in which a box truck crashed on one of the city's sidewalks. EXCLUSIVE: Protesting Israeli Strikes In Syria, Actions In Gaza, Syrians Chant: 'The Nation Wants Jihad Declared,' Threaten 'New October 7' On April 3, 2025, the Israeli military reported that gunmen opened fire on its soldiers in Tasil, Daraa governorate, as they were working to "confiscate weapons and destroy terror infrastructure," whereupon Israeli forces returned fire and killed several gunmen "on the ground and from the air." EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Jihadi Clerics Urge Syrians To Take Up Arms In Preparation For 'Great Epic Battle' Against Assad Loyalists, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Israel; Wage Jihad Against Israeli Forces In recent days, the U.S., UK, and other countries have urged their citizens to leave Syria immediately, warning that attacks might take place during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday targeting "embassies, international organizations, and Syrian public institutions in Damascus." EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Telegram Channels Cheer 'Steady Rise' Of ISIS Ideology In Mauritius, Impending 'Return Of Caliphate' In Bangladesh On April 1, 2025, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Telegram outlet, shared video clips celebrating the purported presence of ISIS in the Republic of Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometers off the southeastern coast of East Africa. Leaflets Distributed In Palestinian Refugee Camps In Damascus Call For Dawn March Of 'Jihad' On Israeli Border To 'Liberate Our Brothers Inside Palestine' On April 5, 2025, Syria-based Facebook accounts shared images of leaflets reportedly distributed in Palestinian refugee camps in the Damascus area calling for marches on the Israeli border on the morning of Friday, April 11. Once Again, For The Third Time In Twenty-Four Hours, Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Claims Drone And Missile Attack On U.S. Aircraft Carrier; Houthi Spokesman: We Will Escalate Attacks Against 'The American Enemy' On April 2, 2025, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi Ansar Allah movement (the Houthis) claimed responsibility for yet another drone and missile attack – the third in 24 hours – on "enemy warships in the Red Sea, led by the U.S. aircraft carrier Truman." Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Claims Another Attack On U.S. Aircraft Carrier, And Interception Of Seventeenth U.S. Aircraft; Vows To Continue Attacks On Israel On April 3, 2025, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi Ansar Allah movement (the Houthis) claimed responsibility for the interception of "an American MQ-9 drone" – allegedly the second in the previous 72 hours – above the Al-Hudaydah Governorate in western Yemen, and also for another drone and missile attack against the USS Harry S. Truman and its affiliated warships in the northern Red Sea. Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Claims Attacking American Targets In Red Sea, Downing 'American-Israeli' Drone, Attacking Central Israel On April 4 and 5, 2025, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi Ansar Allah Movement (the Houthis) released three statements claiming operations against American and Israeli targets, carried out over those two days. Pro-Houthi Poster Depicts President Trump Kneeling In Submission On April 4, 2025, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq published a poster depicting the military spokesman of Yemen's Ansar Allah Movement (Houthis) standing triumphantly with one foot on the back of a kneeling U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran-Aligned Militia In Iraq Signals Threats Against New U.S. Consulate In Erbil On March 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of State announced that its new Consulate General building in Erbil, in northern Iraq, is set to open next month. Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq: American Embassy, Targets In Iraq Will Be Attacked If Iran Attacked On April 7, 2025, a new Iran-backed Iraqi militia as well as a group affiliated with Iran-backed militias in the country, threatened to attack American targets in Iraq in the event of an attack on Iran. Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias: We Will Stand With Khamenei If War Is Declared Against Tehran On April 3, 2025, amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran over the latter's refusal to end its nuclear program, the Secretary General of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia issued a statement on his Telegram and X (formerly Twitter) accounts emphasizing his group's unwavering support for Iran. WARNING – GRAPHIC: Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Tallies March Operations Across Region In New Infographic, Documents Rising Pace Of Attacks On Nigerian Army Bases In First Week Of April On April 5-6, 2025, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) documented a series of attacks against Nigerian army bases in Nigeria's Borno State, releasing photosets showing barracks in flames, bodies of dead soldiers, and an assortment of "spoils" seized following each attack, including vehicles, motorcycles, rifles, and ammunition. Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) Releases Photos Showing Attack On Christian Village In DRC's Ituri Province On April 5, 2025, the Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed that its fighters had, on April 4, attacked the Christian village of Ofaye Otto Maber, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Ituri province, capturing and beheading 12 Christian residents. Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Newsletter Releases Exclusive Photos Documenting Operations And Eid Prayers In Nigeria, The DRC, And Mozambique On April 3, 2025, the Islamic State (ISIS) released issue 489 of its weekly newsletter. Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Editorial: ISIS Brought Shari'a To Everyday Life; Adversaries Promote 'Part Of Scripture' To Benefit Rulers, Dissuade People From Waging Jihad On April 3, 2025, the Islamic State (ISIS) released Issue 489 of its weekly newsletter. Islamic State (ISIS) Critic Claims Somalia-Based 'Abd Al-Qader Mu'min Chosen As Caliph Due To Distance From 'Spies And Collaborators' In Syria, Despite Lack Of Other Qualifications On April 2, 2025, an anti-Islamic State (ISIS) channel active on Telegram and an Al-Qaeda-operated server published a post claiming that the position of ISIS caliph is symbolic, and the organization's top position is the head of its "Delegated Committee." Pro-ISIS Female Writer Condemns 'Perfidious' Reaction To Killing Of Muslims In Gaza, Syria, And Sudan, Says The Mujahideen Preserve Right To Hardhearted Response: 'Open Your Blind Eyes, It Is The Era Of The Caliphate' On April 1, 2025, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet published an article on Telegram by a pro-ISIS female writer. Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Outlet Alleges U.S. Rejects Somali Request To Deploy American Troops To Counter Al-Shabab Movement In Somalia; U.S. Prioritizes Action Against ISIS Over Al-Qaeda On April 6, 2025, a Telegram channel supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) published a post alleging that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had rejected a Somali government request to deploy 6,000 American troops to counter the advance of Al-Shabab, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, toward the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Tech Outlet Promotes SimpleX As A Secure, Untraceable Messaging Platform On April 2, 2025, a pro-ISIS group known for providing cybersecurity guidance to ISIS supporters via an ISIS-operated server republished a guide, in English and Arabic, detailing how to use the encrypted messaging platform SimpleX. Sydney-Based Pro-ISIS Preacher Launches Campaign To Boycott Australian Elections On April 2, 2025, a Sydney-based pro-Islamic State (ISIS) preacher called on Australian Muslims to boycott the federal elections scheduled for May 3, claiming that voting violates Islamic law and strips participants of their faith. Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Claims It Killed 100 Soldiers, Seized Large Assortment Of Weapons In Country's East; New 'Harvest Of Operations' Monthly Infographic Tallies Over 208 Casualties During Month Of March The official outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM) reported that the March 28, 2025, group's attack on a military barracks in the Diapaga Department, in Tapoa Province, eastern Burkina Faso, killed 100 Burkinabe soldiers. WARNING — GRAPHIC: Al-Qaeda Affiliate Group For The Support Of Islam And Muslims (GSIM) Claim Several Cross-Country Attacks On Burkina Faso Army On the weekend of April 4, 2025, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), claimed responsibility for several attacks targeting Burkinabe forces across the country. Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Claims Two Shelling Attacks In Mogadishu: One Damaging Presidential Palace With President Inside, Another Killing Three Westerners Working For UN At Halane Base On April 5, 2025, the official Arabic-language media outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), claimed that the group's fighters carried out a "qualitative operation" targeting the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, while the President was present, along with those leading his military campaign against the "Islamic regime in Somalia." Photos: Al-Shabab Takes Control Of Town In Somalia's Hiran Province Al-Shabab, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, reported took control of a town in the country's Hiran province. Al-Qaeda Supporter Warns Against Engaging With Non-Jihadi Resistance Groups: 'We Do Not Support Weird Separatist Resistance Movements Be It In Iran, Kashmir, Or Elsewhere' An Al-Qaeda supporter warned others against associating and engaging with non-jihadi "resistance" organizations. Poster By Pro-Al-Qaeda Media Group: Muslims In West Have 'Golden Opportunity' To Wage Jihad, 'What Are You Waiting For?' On April 4, 2025, a pro-Al-Qaeda media group released the third poster in its "Individual Jihad" series, featuring excerpts from the works of a slain Al-Qaeda ideologue. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Video Calls On Pakistani Soldiers To Repent, Promises To Raise Islamic Flag Over Parliament House In Islamabad In Part 10 of its video series "We Are Ready," Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) warns Pakistani security forces personnel that they will be brought in chains when the mujahideen raise Prophet Muhammad's white flag over the Parliament House in Islamabad. Afghan Media Report: Taliban Leader Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada Has Curtailed Role Of Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, Who Is 'Yet To Be Seen At The Ministry Or Participate In Official Events, Raising Fresh Questions' Amid reports that the United States has removed rewards for information leading to the capture of Afghan Taliban Interior Minister and Haqqani Network chief, an Afghan media outlet reported that the emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban), has curtailed the Minister's role and status within the Taliban hierarchy. Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan On Afghan Taliban's Release Of American Prisoner: The Taliban 'Government's Interaction With America – Which Is Currently In Direct War With The Islamic Ummah … Contradicts Shari'a' On March 23, 2025, Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan issued a press statement, condemning the recent meeting between a U.S. envoy, a former U.S. peace envoy, and Afghan Taliban's Foreign Minister. Afghan Media Report: Taliban Law On Propagation Of Virtue And Prevention Of Vice Unfairly Targets Ethnic Minorities; 'Women Fear Being Reported To The Taliban By Their Neighbors, A Situation That Has Increased Distrust In Society' According to a Dari-language report in the Afghan press, a recent study reveals that the Afghan Taliban are using their law promoting the "Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" to unfairly target ethnic minorities in Afghanistan. Afghan Taliban Website: 'IEA's Release Of The American Prisoner Is Not Just A Diplomatic Victory But A Powerful Reminder Of Afghanistan's Resilience And Strategic Importance' On March 23, 2025, Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan issued a press statement condemning the recent meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump's hostage envoy, former U.S. Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, and the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban). Jihadi Uyghur 'Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP)' Reverts To Its Former Name, 'East Turkestan Islamic Party' On March 5, 2025, the Syria-based Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) issued a statement announcing that it will be returning to using its former name, "East Turkestan Islamic Party."
