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January 1, 2022 Special Announcements No. 1153

Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekly: December 25, 2021 – January 1, 2022

January 1, 2022
Special Announcements No. 1153

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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EXCLUSIVE: Jihadis Appropriate Christmas Imagery To Threaten Violence During Holiday Season

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Over the last two months, jihadis of diverse affiliations have increasingly appropriated Christmas imagery to produce targeted propaganda aimed at threatening and inciting violence during the 2021 holiday season.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Posters Calling To Target Christians, Give Them 'A Bloody Christmas' Released By Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Indonesian Media Outlet

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A pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet that publishes mainly Indonesian-language content released seven posters depicting ISIS operatives perpetrating terror attacks in Western countries, specifically during the Christian holidays.

 

EXCLUSIVE: In Advance Of New Year 2022, Pro-ISIS Media Group Threatens To Perpetrate Attacks Reminiscent Of 9/11, Repeats Call For 'Lone Wolf' Attacks In West

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On December 24, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet Foundation released a poster threatening attacks similar to those perpetrated on 9/11.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead Of New Year 2022, Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Media Group Urges Lone Wolf Attacks In West To Avenge Western Anti-Muslim Actions

On December 28, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released a 10-minute video titled, "O Lone Wolf: When Will You Wake Up?" The video urges ISIS supporters in Western countries to perpetrate lone wolf attacks during the current holiday season.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead Of New Years' Day, Pro-ISIS Media Group Calls On Muslims In West To Kill Unbelievers Everywhere, By Any Means

On December 27, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released a six-minute video titled "You Must Fight Them, O Muwahhid [Monotheist]", calling for attacks in Western countries.

 

Saudi-Led Coalition Releases Video Footage Of Lebanese Hizbullah Operatives Advising And Assisting Houthis In Yemen

In a press conference on December 26, 2021, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen released two videos, one depicting an apparent UAV storage facility in Sana'a and the other showing a Lebanese Hizbullah operative advising and instructing Houthi fighters in the country.

 

Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Reveals Details Of Attacks Against Christian Civilian And Military Targets In Tanzania, Mozambique, And DRC

The most recent issue of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly Al-Naba' magazine (Issue 318), published on December 23, 2021, includes several reports, some of which are exclusive, about a series of recent attacks perpetrated by ISIS against Christian civilian and military targets in Congo, Mozambique, and for only the second time, in Tanzania as well.

 

Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Video Praises Palestinians For Attacking Israelis, Asks 'What Type Of Terror Is Awaiting The Occupiers In 2022?'

On December 25, 2021, a new media service under the umbrella of the media arm of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a video arguing that the recent wave of attacks against Israelis in Jerusalem is a reaction to the Arab regimes' normalization of relations with Israel.

 

Coordinating Body Of Iraqi Resistance Threatens To Renew Attacks On U.S. Forces If They Do Not Withdraw From Iraq

On December 28, an umbrella organization of Iran-backed militias in Iraq issued an announcement stating that the U.S. forces will never know peace and quiet in the country.

 

Iran-Backed Shi'ite Militias Continue To Release Threats To Attack U.S. Embassy And U.S. Forces In Iraq If U.S. Refuses To Withdraw By End of 2021

As 2021 comes to an end, Shi'ite militias continue to intensify their threats against the U.S. Embassy and U.S. forces in Iraq.

 

Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq Claim Seven Attacks On U.S. Convoys Carried Out In Just Two Days

 On December 26 and 27, 2021, a number of Iran-backed militias in Iraq claimed responsibility on Telegram for several attacks carried out on those dates against U.S. convoys in the country.

 

Syrian Opposition Website: Drone Shipment To Eastern Syria IRGC Base May Be Part Of Response To Soleimani, Al-Muhandis Assassinations

On December 25, 2021, a Syrian opposition reported that on the same day a large "covered" truck entered Syrian territory through one of the border crossings manned by the Iran-backed militias.

 

Syrian Opposition Website: Iran-Backed Militias Acting To Found PMU-Like Tribal Militia in Eastern Syria; Militias Making Use Of UN Tents Intended For Displaced Syrians

On December 25, 2021, a Syrian opposition website posted what it alleged are "exclusive photos" of "the first artillery and heavy weapons training [course] held in the bases of Iranian militias."

 

Syrian Rebel News Outlet: Damascus Has Become World's 'Captagon Capital,' Lebanese Hizbullah And Iran Have Opened Hundreds Of Front Companies In Syria To Launder Drug Money

On December 22, 2021, a Syrian pro-rebel news outlet, published an article on its website titled, "Official Document Confirms: Damascus in the Assad Era [has Transformed] from a Flourishing City to the Drug Capital."

 

Yemeni Independent Research Center: Houthis Released More Than 20 Al-Qaeda Senior Commanders Including Iran-Detained Saif Al-Adl In Exchange For One Prominent Houthi Figure And An Iranian Diplomat Kidnapped In 2012

On December 23, 2021, a Yemeni non-governmental research organization released a report quoting "a source close to Al-Qaeda" confirming that Iran-backed Ansar Allah aka the Houthis have released about 70 percent of the group's operatives in Yemen who were detained in prisons under their control, adding that talks are underway to release the rest.

 

Haqqani Network Establishes Islamic Seminary In Paktia Province, Plans Branches In Different Provinces Of Afghanistan

The Haqqani Network has established a madrassa in Afghanistan's Paktia province and plans to open a network of branches in various provinces across the country.

 

Afghan Taliban Fill Afghanistan's Military Apparatus With Jihadi Fighters, Take Over Army Corps One By One

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban jihadi organization) has been gradually filling the Afghan military institutions with its jihadi fighters. Several media reports describe the Taliban's recruitment and reorganization.

 

During Week Ending December 19, 2021, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Increased Attacks On Pakistani Army, Especially In Bajaur And North Waziristan Districts

This report reviews details of attacks that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Movement of the Pakistani Taliban, TTP) claimed during the week ending December 19, 2021.

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