The following are some of this week's reports from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Project, which translates and analyzes content from sources monitored around the clock, among them the most important jihadi websites and blogs. (To view these reports in full, you must be a paying member of the JTTM; for membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line.)
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In his annual message on Eid-ul-Fitr, Haibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization), promised Afghans a "sound Islamic government" after the end of the U.S.-led occupation of the country.
In the statement, Akhundzada is described not only as the leader of the Islamic Emirate but as Emir-ul-Momineen ("leader of the faithful"). The message makes clear that the Islamic Emirate is in dialogue with Americans "alongside armed jihad" so that an Islamic system of government can be established in Afghanistan.
His message is also notable because the Afghan Taliban view the U.S.-Taliban talks as a kind of American surrender before their "jihadi brilliance." Akhundzada does not reveal any hint that the Taliban will agree to a ceasefire, a key demand made in the U.S.-Taliban talks being held in Doha, Qatar.
EXCLUSIVE: Video Allegedly Shows ISIS Member's Final Statement Before Attacking In Tripoli, Lebanon
Media sources report that on the evening of June 3, 2019, a gunman fired at a bank, a police station and a military vehicle in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, killing two Internal Security Forces (ISF) members and two soldiers, until security forces cornered him in an apartment building, at which point he killed himself by detonating his explosive vest.
On June 4, 2019, Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a statement on Telegram warning Muslims not to approach what it called "legitimate" military targets, especially the UAE-backed "American agents" of the Shabwani Elite forces.
On May 30, 2019, Al-Andalus, the media arm of Al-Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), released an audio recording interview in which Abu Obeida Yussuf Al-'Anabi, the chief of the council of notables, expressed support for the ongoing uprising in Algeria, condemned France and vowed to continue targeting it, its allies, and its interests.
Gaza-based militant group, Salafi Jaysh Al-Ummah in Jerusalem, released an English-language video with Arabic subtitles through Telegram on May 31, 2019.
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On June 5, 2019, a pro-Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Telegram user posted an audio message pleading for donations to support "the mujahideen who are currently fighting the fiercest battles with the criminal murderers" on the battlefields in the rebel-controlled areas in Syria.
On June 1, 2019, a poster promoting a summer program run by Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) for teenage boys in the Idlib area of Syria appeared on Telegram.
Al-Shabab Video Shows Raid On Somali Military Base
On June 1, 2019, the Somali jihad group Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen released via its media outlet, Al-Kataib Media, the sixth part of its video series "And Be Harsh Against Them."
Al-Shabab Releases Photos Of Crowds At Eid-Al-Fitr Prayers, Children In Mock Military Gear
On June 4, 2019, Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen's Shahada News Agency published photos showing large crowds of Al-Shabab fighters, men, women, and children, many of whom posed in mock military gear and bearing toy guns, attending open-air Eid Al-Fitr prayers.
ISIS Claims Attack In Mozambique For First Time
On June 4, 2019, the Islamic State's (ISIS) Central Africa Province released a statement claiming an attack the day before on Mozambican forces in the village of Mitobi in the district of Mocímboa da Praia in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado.
In Weekly Al-Naba', ISIS Claims November 2018 Killing Of UN Peacekeepers In DRC
In an "exclusive" article published in Issue 184 of Al-Naba', the weekly newspaper of the Islamic State (ISIS), which was released on May 31, 2019, ISIS claimed responsibility for the November 2018 killing of UN peacekeepers and Congolese soldiers in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Issue 184 of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly Al-Naba' magazine, released May 30, 2019, featured a report on the second week of ISIS's use of its recently adopted tactic of carrying out a series of arson attacks against farmlands belonging to "apostates" in Iraq and Syria.
On June 2, 2019, the Islamic State (ISIS), released an 11-minute video produced by ISIS's Fallujah Province, titled "Then They Will Be Vanquished," lauding the greatness of Fallujah as being the "citadel of fortitude" for jihadi fighters.
On June 4, 2019, pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Kashmiri group Media Team Wilayah Al-Hind ("India Province") called on ISIS supporters in Kashmir to carry jihadi flags marked with Wilayah Al-Hind in the streets during Eid Ul-Fitr, which began in Kashmir on June 5, 2019.
ISIS Releases Photos Of Fighters Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr In Iraq And Sinai
On June 6, 2019, the Islamic State (ISIS) released photos of its fighters celebrating Eid Al-Fitr in two locations, in Salah Al-Din province in Iraq and in Sinai.
Poster Released By Pro-ISIS Outlet Includes Threats Against French Police Force
On June 4, 2019 a pro-ISIS outlet released a new poster threatening France and in particular its police force.
On June 2, 2019, a Telegram channel announced the launch of a fundraising campaign to support "the mujahideen" and defend the rebel-controlled areas in Syria.
On May 30, 2019, Facebook users with histories of posting pro-jihadi content began sharing a news story from 2017.
On June 4, 2019, the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), an Uyghur jihadi group operating in Syria, released a video on Telegram saying that its fighters repelled the Syrian military's advance in Syria's Latakia province.
