Eyes on Jihadism. Monitoring Jihadist Propaganda #100
From 24 to 31 January
In one publication, a newsletter collects the main propaganda of Jihadist and Salafist-Jihadist organisations and groups, from 24 to 31 January.
Propaganda will be divided into individual organisations:
In the case of al-Qaeda (AQ) and the Islamic State (IS), central leadership and official branches and provinces will be included.
Then some groups integrated into the Syrian brigades of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) or cooperating with the “Al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room” and groups aligned with HTS, which in their ideology and propaganda continue to show clear links with local or global jihadism, will be included.
Thus, after AQ and IS, a section will be devoted to groups integrated into HTS’s Liwa but publish independent propaganda.
This will be followed by groups aligned with HTS (operationally and militarily, coordinating with HTS's “Operations Room al-Fateh al-Mubin” or abiding by its policies) but not integrated.
Then there will be the independent groups with alliances and close relations with other jihadist groups, with independent operations and propaganda.
Finally, there are the jihadist tactical groups.
This issue contains all the main propaganda material:
Al-Qaeda:
(AQAP, JNIM)
Islamic State (IS):
(1 issue al-Naba, IS official media)
Independent Jihadist groups:
(Jaysh al-Adl)
Jihadist Tactical Group
(Fursan Tactical, Malhama Tactical, Musafeer Tactical).
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Al-Qaeda (AQ)
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) published 2 statements to claim 3 attacks (with sniper, drone and IED).
Target: Security Belt Force
Area: al-Mudiyah, Abyan governorate. Yemen.
Az-Zallaqa Media, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), released 22 statements and 28 photos, claiming 25 attacks.
Target: Malian Army, Burkinabe Army, Benin Army, Wagner Militia, VDP militia, Malian Gendarmerie, Islamic State Militia.
Area: Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin
Al-Zallaqa Media, Media, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), published a video documenting its fighters' attack on a Burkinabe Army camp in Pama, Burkina Faso.
Az-Zallaqa Media, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), released a photo report to show its advocacy and da'wah activities in the Koulikoro area. Mali
Az-Zallaqa Media, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), released a photo report to show its advocacy and da'wah activities in the Aribanda area. Mali
Az-Zallaqa Media, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) published a photo report showing a training camp in the Kidal area. Mali
Islamic State (IS)
The official media of Islamic State published issue 480 of the weekly al-Naba.
Issue 480, eight pages long, covers the week of 23 to 29 Rajab 1446, from 23 to 29 January 2025.
The main infographic summarises the areas affected by military operations during the week mentioned above: Nigeria, Somalia, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
IS claims to have conducted 32 operations in all mentioned areas and to have caused 232 deaths and injuries.
In the latest issue of al-Naba, the 480th, the Islamic State published an infographic claiming that the Nigerian Army's counter-terrorism campaign in the Algarno forest against ISWAP is failing, arguing that its militants responded with seven major operations that resulted in the killing and wounding of 130 soldiers. Nigeria (read here for more details)
The Amaq news agency, the official media of the Islamic State, published a long statement claiming an IED attack by militants from the Iraqi province against an Iraqi army soldier in the area of Tarmiyah, 50 km north of Baghdad, in the Salah al-Din governorate. Iraq
Official Islamic State (IS) media published a photo report showing fighters from the West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacking the Christian village in the Adamawa State area. Nigeria.
Amaq News Agency, the official media of the Islamic State, released a lengthy statement claiming an ISWAP attack on the Nigerian army convoy in the Borno State. Nigeria
The Islamic State's official media published a photo report showing its fighters from the West African Province (ISWAP) engaged in an attack on a camp where the Nigerian army and a pro-government militia were present in the Borno State. Nigeria
Independent Jihadist groups
Jaysh al-Adl, an Iranian jihadist group operating in Sistan and Balochistan, published a video threatening the Iranian regime. Iran
Jihadist Tactical Group
Fursan Tactical, a jihadist tactical group composed of Turkish fighters, operating in areas of Tartus against cells of soldiers still loyal to the deposed regime. Syria
Fursan Tactical, a jihadist tactical group of Turkish fighters, operating in the Liwa of HTS, released some photos of its training activities in forested areas in the Idlib governorate. Syria
Malhama Tactical is back. The most prominent jihadist tactical group, founded in 2015, had been integrated, by choice of former leader Ali al-Shishani, into the HTS in December 2021, in Liwa “al-Asaib al-Hamrah.” In early January 2025, its new leader Abdullah Tac decided to leave the HTS and reorganize the tactical group.
Over the past week, Malhma Tactical has released several training photos and videos. Syria (for more details read here)
The jihadist Musafeer Tactical group, a group composed of Kazakhs and Tajiks, published a 1:30 min. video to show the different training stages of its fighters. Syria
Daniele Garofalo is a researcher and analyst on Jihadist Terrorism, Islamist Insurgents and Armed Groups. He is an expert in Monitoring Jihadist Media Channels and Islamist rebels and Armed Groups.
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