Daniele Garofalo Monitoring

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Eyes on Jihadism. Monitoring Jihadist Propaganda Week 9 - 15 December.

Issue #142.

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Daniele Garofalo
Dec 17, 2025
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🔹 Executive Intelligence Summary

This weekly intelligence brief provides structured situational awareness on jihadist propaganda output published between 9 and 15 December.

The objective is to identify:

  • volume and distribution of official propaganda,

  • thematic and linguistic continuity,

  • Short-term variations in media activity across organisations and theatres.

This product is designed to support continuous monitoring, trend detection, and comparative analysis over time.
It does not provide threat assessments or cognitive warfare evaluations, which are addressed in separate analytical products.


🔹 Scope & Methodology

The analysis is based on systematic monitoring of primary, direct propaganda sources produced by Salafi-jihadist organisations and affiliated groups, including official magazines, videos, photos, statements, and claims.


🔹 Scope of Monitoring

This issue covers all identifiable official propaganda released by selected jihadist organisations and groups during the reporting period.

The focus is on documentation and structured presentation of media output, enabling longitudinal comparison and analytical reuse.


🔹 Sources & Methodology

  • Primary sources only (official and semi-official propaganda channels);

  • Original material collected and categorised by organisation and media type;

  • The study utilises OSINT, IMINT, SOCMINT and Digital HUMINT sources.

  • No secondary reporting or interpretative layering is applied in this product.


🔹 Limitations & Analytical Notes

This brief does not assess operational intent, threat levels, or cognitive effects.

Observed variations in volume, language, or format should be interpreted as monitoring signals, not as standalone indicators of strategic or operational change.

Further analytical interpretation is conducted on this site in:

  • Intelligence Briefs,

  • Strategic Threat Outlooks,

  • Cognitive & Information Domain assessments.


🔹 Monitored Propaganda Output

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).

I would like to remind all readers to access the app or the site, since the email does not allow you to view the entire analysis, and not all photos are displayed. 

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