Analysis No. 514 of the Islamic State’s al-Naba weekly.

Propaganda and operations of IS provinces

The Islamic State publishes its al-Naba magazine every week, 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 514 last Thursday.

Operations and propaganda details

Issue 514, eight pages long, covers the week of 26 Rabi al-Awwal to 2 Rabi al-Akhir 1447, from 18 to 24 September 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 However, al-Naba won’t include unpublished statements or messages.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, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Syria, Somalia, Mozambique, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.