Eyes on Jihadism. Monitoring Jihadist Propaganda #124
From 24 to 31 July
A newsletter that collects the main propaganda of jihadist organisations and groups from 24 to 31 July in a single publication.
Individual organisations will break down the propaganda:
In the case of al-Qaeda (AQ) and the Islamic State (IS), the central leadership, official branches and provinces will be included.
Then, independent jihadist groups, which have alliances and relations with other jihadist groups but which have independent operations and propaganda, will be included.
Finally, there are the jihadist tactical groups.
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Al-Qaeda:
(JNIM, Al-Shabaab)
Islamic State (IS):
(1 issue al-Naba, IS official media)
Independent Jihadist Groups
(Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, Ansar al-Furqan, Jaish al-Adl).
Jihadist Tactical Group
(Musafeer Tactical, Muhojir Tactical, Tactical Omair).
Al-Qaeda (AQ)
Az-Zallaqa Media, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), released 35 statements and 11 photos, claiming 44 attacks.
Target: Malian Army, Russian PMC Africa Corps, Burkinabe Army, VDP militia, and Niger Army.
Area: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
(For more details on JNIM's monthly military activity, read here.)
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS), released a statement from its military leadership announcing full control of the Mahas district in the Hiiran region. AS claims to have killed 63 soldiers of the Somali army and pro-government militias. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS) issued a statement from its military leadership announcing the recapture and full control of the Sabeed and Anole areas in the Lower Shabelle region. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat Al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS), released a photo report to show the capture of a progovernment militia base in the Sabeed area, near Afgoye, Lower Shabelle region. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat Al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS), released a photo report to show the capture of the entire district of Mahas in the Hiiran region. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat Al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS), published a 2:57-minute video showing jihadist militants taking control of Ceel Dheer in the Middle Shabelle region. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin, released a 1:41-minute video showing its fighters ambushing Somali pro-government militia in the Ceel Hareri area, Hiiran region. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin, released a 2:04-minute video showing its fighters ambushing Somali pro-government militia in the Ceel Qooxle area, Hiiran region. Somalia
(For more details on al-Shabaab’s monthly military activity, read here.)
Islamic State (IS)
The official media of the Islamic State published 2 issues of the weekly al-Naba this week (505 and 506).
Issue 505, eight pages long, covers the week of 15 to 21 Muharram, from 10 to 16 July 2025. The main infographic summarises the areas affected by military operations during the week mentioned above: Nigeria, Syria, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo. IS claims to have conducted 12 operations in all the mentioned areas and to have caused 24 deaths and injuries (for more details, read here).
Issue 506, eight pages long, covers the week of 29 Muharram to 5 Safar 1447, from 24 to 30 July 2025. The main infographic summarises the areas affected by military operations during the week mentioned above: Nigeria, Syria, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
IS claims to have conducted 30 operations in all the mentioned areas and to have caused 123 deaths and injuries (for more details, read here).
The Amaq News Agency published a 1:21-minute video showing an attack by IS-MOZ militants on a Mozambican police barracks in the Chiúre district of Cabo Delgado province. Mozambique.
The Amaq news agency issued a lengthy statement claiming an ISCAP attack on a Christian civilian village in the Komanda area of Ituri province. ISCAP claims to have killed 45 Christians and destroyed and burnt the village. DR Congo
(For more details on the Islamic State’s monthly military activity in Africa, read here.)
Independent Jihadist Groups
The Iranian jihadist group Jaish al-Adl announced the start of the military operation” Arm of Justice”, which aims “to punish the personnel of the Supreme Leader’s oppressive regime”. The first operation was conducted this morning by the “Fedayeen Adl Allahi” battalion against the Judicial Division of the General Justice Centre in Zahedan, Sistan and Balochistan Province. According to the jihadist organisation, 20 judges, judiciary personnel, military and IRGC security forces were killed. The group’s spokesman, in a 2-page statement claiming the attack, said that “Belucistan is no longer a safe place for members of the regime and their collaborators, and death will follow them like a terrible shadow until they are punished”. Iran
Jaish al-Adl, an Iranian jihadist group operating in Sistan and Balochistan, released a video of about 4:20 minutes showing the training of its militants from the “Fedayeen Adl Allahi” battalion. Iran
Ansar al-Furqan, an Iranian jihadist group active in the provinces of Sistan & Balochistan and Kuzhestan, issued a statement claiming an attack that targeted members of the IRGC intelligence community. Iran
Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP), a Pakistani jihadist organisation comprising the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group (HBG), Lashkar-e-Islam and the Harkat Inqilab-e-Islami Pakistan (HIIP), released 18 statements, claiming 18 attacks.
Target: Pakistan Army, Pakistani Police, Frontier Corps.
Area: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
(For more details on IMP's monthly military activity, read here.)
Jihadist Tactical Group
The jihadist group Musafeer Tactical, a group composed of Kazakhs and Tajiks, published a video to show different training stages of its fighters. Syria
The Uzbek jihadist tactical group Muhojir Tactical conducted joint training with the Russian jihadist tactical group Tacmed Sham and Abu Jandal al-Rusi, founder of the Tactical Warriors Project. Syria
Interestingly, the members of Muhojir Tactical have decided to have their faces covered (probably because many of them have decided to join the new Syrian army), but the group's leader Hawk Ayyub (third from left) and his deputy Islom Muhajeer (first from the right) can be seen.
The German-majority Jihadist Group Tactical Omair (formerly integrated into the HTS, “Talha bin Ubaydullah Battalion”) released a 1:33-minute video to show its combat activities alongside the new Syrian Army in different areas of 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, Islamist rebels, and Armed Groups.
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