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On May 23, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) account tweeted a message allegedly from a U.S. man who is imprisoned on charges of attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS.
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A pro-rebel news outlet reported on May 24, 2021, that the Iran-backed Shi'ite Lebanese militant group Hizbullah has recently begun planting cannabis in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border.
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On May 26, 2021, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) issued a statement warning Afghanistan's neighboring countries, especially Pakistan, not to provide military bases to U.S. forces.
On May 29, 2021, an Al-Qaeda supporter published a lengthy post on Telegram praising the editors of a pro-Al-Qaeda outlet for producing effective media content.
On May 28, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a third video in a series, this time from Iraq. The two previous videos in the series were from Pakistan and Sinai.
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An article published in issue 16 of the ISIS magazine "Sawt Al-Hind" argues that COVID-19 is one of the light punishments from Allah.
On May 31, 2021, the Islamic State's (ISIS) Wilayat Sina', or Sinai Province, released on Telegram a statement claiming responsibility for a sniper attack in northern Sinai, resulting in the death of an Egyptian field commander.
On May 27, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a new issue of its weekly newspaper, which included an editorial condemning pro-government Muslim clerics and scholars.
ISIS Claims Attack On Congolese Armed Forces And 'Allied African Forces' In Eastern DRC
On May 31, 2021, the Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed responsibility via an official ISIS outlet for a May 30 raid on a military base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The Islamic State (ISIS) weekly magazine, published on May 27, 2021, reported on the activities of the Zakat department in the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
The Syrian Desert, or Badiyah, which comprises about 55 percent of the country's area and consists of the regions south of the Euphrates and east of the major cities of Hama, Homs, and Damascus, has become one of the major arenas of Islamic State (ISIS) activity.
Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Media Group Defends Practice Of Publishing Material Written By Women
A pro-ISIS outlet posted a statement on Telegram defending its publication of material written by a prominent female pro-Islamic State (ISIS) poet and propagandist.
On June 2, 2021, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released a poster condemning UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Khaja for meeting with the spiritual leader of an Israeli ultra-Orthodox political party in Jerusalem on May 31, 2021.
On May 28, 2021, during its 74th World Health Assembly, the United Nations (UN) World Health Organization (WHO) voted to elect Syria as a member of its Executive Board for the next three years.
Group For Support Of Islam And Muslims (GSIM) Claims Attack On UN Trucks In Northern Mali
On June 2, 2021, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Mali, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), released a statement saying that on May 24, 2021, its fighters targeted two vehicles belonging to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
A series of tweets, images, and video clips posted by a pro-Taliban account on Twitter shines light on how the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban organization) is operating in Afghanistan.
An affiliate of Al-Qaeda mainly active in the Kashmir Valley, has issued a calling on Muslims around the world to support Palestinians against Israel.
A Taliban website has published an article paying tribute to the organization's late emir.
