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In an Al-Jazeera TV interview, Jabhat Al-Nusra Commander Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani said that his organization had received instructions from Al-Zawahiri "to refrain from using Syria to launch attacks in Europe and the West, so that it does not interfere with the war at hand." Joulani further said that it was only a matter of time until the fall of Bashar Al-Assad and that Hizbullah would meet its end soon after. The interview aired on May 27, 2015.
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EXCLUSIVE: User Of Pro-ISIS Image Board Threatens Los Angeles Jewish Community
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In a May 22, 2015 post on a newly established pro-ISIS section of an imageboard, a user named "mujahid" said he would "massacre" Jews in Los Angeles.
The 8ch.net imageboard is an online platform that allows users to post images and messages anonymously and without censorship. Mujahid's message was a response to a posting by another user, "Abdul Ar-Rashid," who shared a link to an 8ch.net document indicating that the imageboard's management had disclosed information on Islamist users in response to a US government subpoena. Commenting on this document, Abdul Ar-Rashid wrote: "We got our badge of honor. What have you done lately?" Mujahid replied: "In a few days I will massacre Jewish kuffar [infidels] in Los Angeles. Stay tuned, brothers."
EXCLUSIVE: British ISIS Member Instructs Lone Wolves to Attack Ceme Innovation Centre Outside London
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On May 27, 2015, British ISIS fighter Junaid Hussain, apparently issued instructions for his followers to carry out an attack at a specific time and place.
His tweet reads: "Latitude :51:517699 | Longitude 0.171864| Date: 12/06/2015/ #GoForth."
The coordinates are those of the Ceme Innovation Centre, part of the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence campus, outside London.
Junaid Hussain is said to have played a part online in the attack in Garland, Texas in early April 2015.
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EXCLUSIVE: Jihadi Media Company Warns All Muslims: Avoid Tunisair Flights Starting On June 2
On May 27, 2015, the Twitter account for the media company, which is associated with the 'Uqba bin Nafi' Brigade that operates in Tunisia and North Africa, tweeted a warning to all Muslims to avoid Tunisair flights starting on June 2.
The jihadi media company Ifriqya Lil-I'lam ("Africa for Media") published an article praising Monday's attack in the Tunisian capital in which a Tunisian soldier opened fire at fellow soldiers, killing at least seven, inside the Bouchoucha army barracks.
Ifriqya Lil-I'lam noted the attacker's jihadi past, and defended him from the various allegations that were brought against him following the attack. It also referred to the attacker as the first lone-wolf in Tunisia, and urged other Muslims to follow in his footsteps. Ifriqya Lil-I'lam also called upon Muslims to target the unbelievers everywhere, while warning them against providing assistance to the occupiers of Muslim lands. Ifriqya Lil-I'lam reiterated the Islamic State (ISIS) doctrine and creed, and in that regard it denounced the Tunisian government and its security apparatuses, and called upon Muslims to target those as well. It also nullified any agreements signed between France and Tunisia, and said that any agreement to be signed in the future must first receive ISIS's permission.
A recent communique that was issued by the Islamic State (ISIS) Health Department warned medical professionals, including physicians and dentists, who have left ISIS territory in the last year to seek employment elsewhere, to return to their positions immediately or face severe consequences.
ISIS expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that professional Muslims have decided to live and work elsewhere, including, to its dismay, among Shi'ites in other parts of Iraq, secularists in Kurdistan, and even with the Crusaders in Europe, instead of living under the "shade of the caliphate."
ISIS's warning comes on the backdrop of its attempt to highlight the medical services it provides. In the last year, ISIS has also called other professionals to come and work in its territory.
ISIS Opens 'Media Point' In Derna, Libya
On May 25, 2015, the Islamic State (ISIS) released photos of its newly opened media point in the eastern Libyan city of Derna. ISIS operates numerous media points in Syria and Iraq. This is the first time such a media point has been seen in Libya. Media points are used by ISIS to disseminate its propaganda as well as da'wa and other religious materials.
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A page from Dabiq
An article in the most recent issue, the ninth, of the Islamic State's (ISIS's) English-language online magazine Dabiq speculates that Pakistani nuclear weapons can be purchased by ISIS and outlines the geographical territory through which they can be transported to the U.S. via drug smugglers and weapons dealers. The hypothesis is part of an article, "The Perfect Storm" by Western journalist John Cantlie, who is being held hostage by the jihadis.
The article is focused on how the growth of ISIS in the past year has gone undetected by Western intelligence agencies, and states that therefore Pakistani nuclear weapons can also be transported undetected. "What started as an explosive movement in Iraq has now suddenly turned into a global phenomenon that the West and the democratic world as a whole is ill-equipped to deal with," the writer notes.
Double Suicide Attack By French ISIS Jihadis In Iraq
On May 22, 2015, the Islamic State's (ISIS) Euphrates District Media Center released the pictures of two French fighters, known as Abu Maryam and Abu Abdelaziz, allegedly responsible for a double suicide bombing against an Iraqi army position in Haditha, to the west of Ramadi in Iraq's Anbar province. The exact date of the operation is unknown; however ISIS' continuing offensive on Haditha began on May 14 and several suicide-bombings were reported. The pictures were distributed on Twitter through ISIS media operatives and supporters.
On May 22, 2015, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that killed 19 worshipers and injured dozens inside a Shi'ite mosque in Qatif in eastern Saudi Arabia.
In the statement, posted a few hours after the attack on ISIS-affiliated forum Shumoukh Al-Islam, the group identified the bomber as Abu A'mer Al-Najdi, criticized those condemning the attack and vowed to expel the Shi'ites from the Arabian Peninsula.
This statement, issued by the press office of Najd Province, is ISIS' first official announcement of presence inside Saudi Arabia.
Photos Published By ISIS In Iraq's Al-Dijla Province Show Repair Of Baghdad-Mosul Road
A series of photos published May 28, 2015 by the information bureau of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Al-Dijla province, Iraq, show workers repairing the Baghdad-Mosul road. The photos were posted on the pro-ISIS Twitter page Ommah News. Their publication at this time may be a declaration of the organization's intent to reach Baghdad.
On May 26, 2015, the Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated A'maq news agency released a video showing the Syrian historic town of Palmyra (Tadmur) after it was taken over by ISIS last week.
