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The Al-Azaim Foundation, an unofficial pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media group linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), continued to publish posters in English on the pro-ISIS Rocket Chat server, rallying lone wolves to persist in adhering to ISIS's agenda of violence, and encouraging attacks against non-Muslim interests as well as on "apostate" affiliates of the Afghan Taliban and the regime in Pakistan.
On November 21, Al-Azaim Foundation published a poster titled, "Strike The Enforcers of the Tawaghit." The images depict ISIS's 2014 beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley in Syria, an operative setting up an explosive device, and fires ravaging personal property.
The poster's text encourages lone wolves who wish to participate in the "blessed obligation of jihad" to go ahead and strike the enemies of Islam wherever they are.
It highlighted that even in the absence of Tazkiyah (endorsement by confirmed mujahideen), adherents must not despair: "You can strike at the enemies of Islam wherever you are! Your pledge of allegiance to the Caliphate has been accepted; you are one of us, and we are with you! Identify easy, low-cost targets of the kuffar (nonbelievers); ensure that your identity remains hidden."
Further, the poster provided would-be attackers with tactics and means to cause damage, including acts of arson using gasoline to burn grown crops, corrosive liquid "to kill trees and vineyards, and poison to kill livestock."
The text continued: "Every action that harms the enemies of Islam is a jihad in the path of Allah. Target any and all employees of apostates and nonbelievers' official institutions. Whether they are doctors, teachers, or traffic officers. They are the enforcers of the Tawaghit. Strike off these ties so that the Tawaghit collapse on their own."
In conclusion, Al-Azaim Foundation's poster suggests that readers face a "decisive war," and that the acts of killing and sabotage, although appearing "simple" when conducted by lone wolves, are considered "extremely draining, terrifying, and tormenting" for the enemy.
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