Eyes on Jihadism. Monitoring Jihadist Propaganda #142

From 9 to 15 December

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Objectives of the analysis: A newsletter that collects the main propaganda of jihadist organisations and groups from 9 to 15 December in a single publication.

Sources and Methodology: monitoring, study and analysis of primary and direct sources of propaganda from Salafi-jihadist organisations and groups (videos, photos, statements, claims). The study utilises OSINT, SOCMINT, IMINT and Digital HUMINT sources.

Verification and Limitations: This analysis of propaganda does not require verification and has no limitations, as it comprehensively presents only the propaganda published by organisations and groups, highlighting language, structure, type, and objectives.

Structure of the analysis:

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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This issue contains all the primary propaganda material:

• Al-Qaeda:

(AQAP, JNIM, Al-Shabaab)

• Islamic State (IS):

(1 issue al-Naba, IS official media)

• Independent Jihadist Groups

(Ittehad Mujahidin Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah, People’s Fighters Front).

1. Al-Qaeda (AQ)

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) published 1 statement to claim a sniper attack.
Target: Security Belt Forces
Area: Al-Mudiyah area, Abyan governorate. Yemen

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a 24-second video claiming responsibility and showing an attack by its snipers against Security Belt Forces in the Abyan governorate, Yemen.

Ansar al-Sharia (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - AQAP) has released a video showing footage of operations against security forces supported by the United Arab Emirates, entitled: “How the heroes of Abyan and Shabwa resisted the Emirati occupation”.

The video shows numerous operations carried out with IEDs, VBIEDs, sniping, the use of drones, night-time operations (with the use of night vision goggles), etc. Yemen

Az-Zallaqa Media, Jamat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has released a video in which one of its senior leaders, Mahmoud Barri, aka Abu Yahya, speaks in Bambara, issuing direct threats to oil companies that the military authorities have recently rewarded for their role during the fuel crisis that hit the country.

In the video, Abu Yahya said that these companies “have put themselves in the crosshairs” because they collaborated with the Malian army, stressing that the group now considers all workers in this sector to be “priority targets”.

Barri added that the group has “identified all those who were involved in supporting the evil authorities during the fuel crisis” and that they “will face the consequences of their collaboration”. Mali

Az-Zallaqa Media, Jamat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) released a 4:57-minute video documenting the large-scale attack launched by its fighters against a Malian Army barracks in the Timbuktu region on 7 November.

The video shows large crowds of the group’s fighters before the attack began, as well as scenes of the battle documented by drones. Mali

Az-Zallaqa Media, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), issued 12 statements and 8 photos, claiming 14 attacks.

The targets of the attacks were: the Malian Army, the Dozo militia, Russian PMC Africa Corps, Burkinabé Army, and the VDP militia.

The areas of the attacks were :

1) Kidal region, Sikasso region, Timbuctù region, Ségou region; in Mali;

2) Koulpélogo province, Séno province, Sissili province, Bam province; in Burkina Faso.

(For more details on JNIM’s monthly military activity, read here).

Al-Kataib Media, al-Shabaab, released an official statement from its military leadership claiming responsibility for killing 18 government soldiers and wounding 27 others in a car bomb attack on the military camp in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu.

The statement explained that the explosion occurred while government forces were deployed inside the camp, preparing to conduct operations in Mogadishu and the surrounding areas.

The group reiterated in its statement that it would continue its operations to “protect the Muslim nation and enforce Sharia law,” urging civilians to avoid approaching bases, headquarters and government offices.

The statement concludes with a pledge to continue attacks against government forces and the international coalition until “their withdrawal from all Somali territory.” Somalia

(For more details on the Al-Shabaab’s monthly military activity in Africa, read here).

Al-Kataib Media, al-Shabaab (AS), has released a 2:44-minute video showing a member of the United Nations (UN) team who was captured by the Somali jihadist group in central Somalia.

In the video, the prisoner introduces himself as Eleni Alexandre and says he is a doctor. The doctor in the group claims to be “a prisoner of war held by the youth movement in Somalia, thousands of kilometres from my beloved homeland of Ukraine”.

The prisoner explained that his presence in Somalia was part of a United Nations mission in support of the Somali government, emphasising that his mission and that of his team focused on carrying out medical evacuations.

The UN doctor added: “In January 2024, we faced an emergency in central Somalia, which forced us to make an emergency landing in an area under the control of the youth movement, where we were captured and now face an unknown fate”.

The prisoner made a direct appeal to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, asking him to intervene, saying: “Don’t forget us, please use your power to negotiate our release”.

2. Islamic State (IS)

The official media of the Islamic State published 1 issue of the weekly al-Naba this week (525). Issue 525, eight pages long, covers the week of 13 to 19 Jumada al-Akhira 1447, from 4 to 10 December 2025.

The main infographic summarises the areas affected by military operations during the week mentioned above: Nigeria, Syria, Mozambique, Somalia, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

IS claims to have conducted 28 operations in all the mentioned areas and to have caused 53 deaths and injuries (for more details, read here).

The official media of the Islamic State (IS) published a photo reportage by militants in the Iraqi province showing the capture and killing (and seizure of his documents and weapons) of a civilian described as a government “spy” in the governorate of Salah al-Din, Iraq.

Amaq News Agency, the official media of the Islamic State, released a 0:51-minute video showing an attack by militants from West Africa Province (ISWAP) on a Nigerian Army camp in the Mairari area of Borno State. Nigeria

The Islamic State’s official media published a photo report to show the attack by militants from the West Africa Province (ISWAP) on a Nigerian Army patrol in the area of Borno State. Nigeria

(For more details on the Islamic State’s monthly military activity in Africa, read here).

3. Independent Jihadist Groups

Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP), a Pakistani jihadist organisation that includes the Hafiz Gul Bahadur (HBG) group, Lashkar-e-Islam and Harkat Inqilab-e-Islami Pakistan (HIIP), released a video lasting approximately 17 minutes in which it clumsily shows the physical, weapons and operational capabilities of the militants who make up the special unit called “Usoodul Khorasan al-Hamid Istishhadi Kandak”. One of the speakers is identified as Commander Talwar. Pakistan

(For more details on IMP’s monthly military activity, read here).

Mohammad Khorasani, spokesperson for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), announced in a statement that jihadist groups from the district of Ziarat (Balochistan province) have pledged allegiance to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and its emir, Abu Mansoor Asim Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud Hafizullah. Pakistan

Umar Media, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has released a video lasting approximately 4 minutes showing the capture, interrogation and execution by its “secret agency” of a civilian described as a “drug dealer” in the district of Kohat, Pakistan.

(For more details on TTP’s monthly military activity, read here).

The Syrian Salafist jihadist group Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah published a lengthy 165-page textbook entitled “Levantine questions: Legal Sermon of Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah” by its ideologue Abu al-Fath al-Shami, in which he criticises, accuses and condemns Abu Muhammed al-Jolani (Ahmed al-Shara), repeatedly referred to in the text as a “traitor and tyrant”. Syria

Jihadist groups in Sistan & Baluchistan, in Iran (we know for certain that one is Jaish al-Adl), are uniting under a single banner and in a single organisation called the “People’s Fighters Front”.

In the first video, lasting about 5 minutes, the organisation’s new spokesperson, Mahmoud Baloch, outlined the objectives of the newly formed jihadist union.

Baloch states that the creation of the Front is necessary to coordinate actions and the struggle, and increase the impact of their attacks. Iran

The new jihadist organisation in Sistan and Baluchistan in Iran, the “People’s Fighters Front”, released a video statement by its spokesman, Mahmoud Baloch, claiming responsibility for an attack on Iranian security forces of the IRGC in the Zahedan area. Iran

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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.

Daniele Garofalo Monitoring is registered with the Italian National ISSN Centre and the International Centre for the Registration of Serial Publications (CIEPS) in Paris.

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