Eyes on Jihadism. Monitoring Jihadist Propaganda #121
From 1 to 8 July
A newsletter that collects the main propaganda of jihadist organisations and groups from 1 to 8 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.
This issue contains all the primary propaganda material:
Al-Qaeda:
(JNIM, Al-Shabaab)
Islamic State (IS):
(1 issue al-Naba, IS official media)
Independent Jihadist Groups
(Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah)
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Al-Qaeda (AQ)
Az-Zallaqa Media, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), released 32 statements and 38 photos, claiming 38 attacks
Target: Malian Army, Russian PMC Africa Corps, Burkinabe Army, VDP militia, Niger Army
Area: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS) issued a statement by its military leadership announcing full control of the Muqakoori area in the Hiiran region.
AS claims to have killed 47 Somali army soldiers and pro-government militias and also taken prisoners. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat Al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS), released a photo report documenting its fighters' control of the Muqakoori area in the Hiiran region. Somalia
Harakat Al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS), released another photo report documenting its fighters' control of the Gumare area in the #Hiiran region. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat Al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS), released another photo report documenting its fighters' control of the Gumare area in the Hiiran region. Somalia
Al-Kataib Media, Harakat Al-Shabaab al-Mujahidin (AS), published a 5:28-minute video documenting its fighters' attack on the Somaly Army in the Baidoa area of the Bay Region. Somalia
Islamic State (IS)
The official media of the Islamic State published the weekly al-Naba. Issue 502, eight pages long, covers the week of 1 to 7 Muharram, from 26 June to 2 July 2025. he main infographic summarises the areas affected by military operations during the week mentioned above: Somalia, Nigeria, Syria, Mozambique, Pakistan, Cameroon, and Niger.
IS claims to have conducted 16 operations in all the mentioned areas and to have caused 92 deaths and injuries (for more details read here).
Amaq News Agency, the official media of the Islamic State, released a lengthy statement claiming a motorbike bomb attack on a Pakistani government official and Pakistani police in the Bajaur area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Pakistan
Amaq News Agency, the official media of the Islamic State, released a 0:48 minute video showing the serious attack by West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants on a Nigerian army base in the Malam Fatori area of Borno State. Nigeria
Independent Jihadist Groups
Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP), a Pakistani jihadist organisation comprising the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group (HBG), Lashkar-e-Islam and Harkat Inqilab-e-Islami Pakistan (HIIP), published a photo report showing its fighters conduct military training in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area. Pakistan
Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP), a Pakistani jihadist organisation comprising the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group (HBG), Lashkar-e-Islam and Harkat Inqilab-e-Islami Pakistan (HIIP) published an infographic summarising its military operations for the month of June 2025.
77 attacks were conducted, all in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the Pakistani Army. Pakistan
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 16 statements, claiming 16 attacks.
Target: Pakistan Army.
Area: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
Umar Media, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), published its usual infographic summarising the attacks conducted in the previous month. For the month of June, the TTP claimed 307 attacks. This is the second month that TTP attacks have exceeded 300. Pakistan
The Syrian jihadist Salafist group Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah released two lengthy statements threatening Alawites, Christians, and the new Syrian al-Sharaa government: “Know that what is coming is harsher, harsher, more terrible, and more bitter. Your blood will flow like a torrential flood, and the message of Mar Elias is the first lesson in a series of calamities that will sweep you all away”.
The group claims that they will continue the armed struggle until “your forced expulsion from our pure land takes place”. 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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