Analysis No. 497 of the Islamic State’s al-Naba weekly.
Propaganda and operations of IS provinces
The Islamic State publishes its al-Naba magazine weekly, providing significant information on the group’s military, ideological, and propaganda activities in its provinces.
Analysing the weekly issue of the al-Naba newsletter, the Islamic State's official media product, allows one to assess the jihadist organisation's threat in operational terms.
The weekly newsletter reached number 497 last Thursday.
Operations and propaganda details
Issue 497, eight pages long, covers the week of 24 Dhū al-Qa’dah 1446 to 1 Dhul Hijjah, from 22 to 28 May 2025.
Al-Naba generally includes most of the statements and photos published daily over the past week on its official channels, although often with new elements or additional details, both written and photographic. However, al-Naba won’t include unpublished statements or messages.
The main infographic summarises the areas affected by military operations during the week mentioned above: Nigeria, Niger, Syria, Mozambique, Somalia, Mali and Iraq.
IS claims to have conducted 17 operations in all the mentioned areas and to have caused 129 deaths and injuries.
In the latest issue of al-Naba (497), the Islamic State published an infographic claiming the results of IS-Sahel attacks in Niger and Mali over the previous 30 days. 12 operations claimed and 110 dead and wounded.
On the fourth page, the weekly goes into detail about the type of attacks, operations and targets of the Islamic State fighters, who follow the two main strategies of “war of attrition” and “economic warfare”, in addition to others dedicated to targeting Christians and Shias. Below is a breakdown and account of the attacks by province/area: