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On October 26, 2021, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, Hurras Al-Din, released a statement via its official media arm, Sham Al-Ribat Media, eulogizing Abu 'Abdallah Al-Raqqawi, a senior Al-Qaeda leader killed by a U.S. drone strike near Sulouk, Syria, on October 22, 2021.
On October 18, 2021, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech in which for the first time he revealed the alleged number of soldiers in the ranks of his organization – 100,000. Following Nasrallah's speech, Hizbullah supporters on social media, most notably on Twitter, published posts expressing support for Nasrallah and willingness to sacrifice their lives for him.
On October 22, 2021, a pro-ISIS media outlet announced the launch of a new Telegram group, providing a link to the group and a Telegram bot for those who have questions and want to contact the admins.
On October 27, 2021, the A'maq Agency, an official media outlet of the Islamic State (ISIS), issued a statement claiming that ISIS operatives killed and wounded 34 Shi'ite militia fighters in northeastern Diyala, Iraq.
ISIS Claims Murders Of 15 Christians In Northeastern DRC
On October 22, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) reported that on October 20 its operatives opened fire with machine guns at a base belonging to "the Crusader Congolese Army" in the Beni region of the DRC.
ISIS Claims Second Attack In Two Weeks In Ugandan Capital Kampala
On October 24, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) issued a statement claiming responsibility for the October 23, 2021 detonation of an IED by an ISIS "security detachment" in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
ISIS Releases Photos Documenting Attack On Nigerian Army Post
On October 26, 2021, The Islamic State (ISIS) released a series of photos documenting an attack carried out by the group's operatives in West Africa against a Nigerian army post in Yobe State, Nigeria.
On October 21, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) released issue 309 of its weekly newspaper Al-Naba', which included an editorial highlighting the objectives of jihad and asserting that jihad distinguishes between true believers who believe in the "divine secret," and those who only pretend to believe.
ISIS Weekly Profiles Slain Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Fighter And Media Operative
Issue 309 of Al-Naba', the official weekly magazine published by the Islamic State (ISIS), released on October 21, 2021, contains the biography of a slain fighter and media operative from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
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On October 20, 2021, pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlets disparaged the Taliban for collaborating with the so-called enemies of Islam, including Russia and Iran, to advance its interests at the expense of Muslims and for Sufis to practice their rituals, which are considered polytheistic by Sufis.
An article in the latest issue of the monthly English-language ISIS magazine "Sawt Al-Hind [the Voice of India]," criticizes Ulema-e-Soo ("the Evil Scholars") in the Islamic world for supporting the Western interpretations of jihad as terrorism.
An article in the latest issue of the monthly English-language ISIS magazine "Sawt Al-Hind [the Voice of India]," criticizes Ulema-e-Soo ("the Evil Scholars") in the Islamic world for supporting the Western interpretations of jihad as terrorism.
An article in the latest issue of the monthly English-language ISIS magazine "Sawt Al-Hind [the Voice of India]," addresses the Muslims of Kashmir Valley and the jihadi groups that rely on support from Pakistani intelligence agencies.
An article in the latest issue of the monthly English-language ISIS magazine "Sawt Al-Hind [the Voice of India]," celebrates a suicide bombing at a mosque of Shi'ites in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on October 8, while declaring the Afghan Taliban to be outside the fold of Islam like Shi'ites and Sufis.
A U.S.-based vocal Islamic State (ISIS) supporter published two Facebook posts on October 17, 2021 in which he discouraged Muslims from joining the military or law enforcement.
On October 25, 2021, a British pro-Islamic State (ISIS) preacher released an informational video calling on his followers to use a hashtag as part of a campaign calling for the release of Muslim scholars imprisoned in Bangladesh.
On October 26, 2021, the media outlet of the Mali-based Al-Qaeda affiliate Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), issued a statement titled "Various New Mujahideen Occupations Against The Occupiers."
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On October 21, 2021, Na'el Bin Ghazi, a Gaza-based jihadi cleric, published a post on Telegram praising a March 2020 statement released by the Mali-based Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), which is Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the Sahel region, in which the group declared that it is willing to negotiate with the Malian government.
On October 26, 2021, a Telegram channel which publishes fatwas issued an Egyptian-born senior religious official in the Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), posted a fatwa in which he reiterates his position that it is forbidden to attack Turkish forces in the Idlib area.
The recent (late October 2021) military operation conducted by Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham against independent groups of foreign jihadi fighters in the Turkmen Mountain range, has aroused significant criticism of the organization and its leader, Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani, among jihadi elements in the Idlib area.
On October 25, 2021, Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive in the Turkmen Mountain area northeast of Latakia, against several groups of foreign fighters, including a group of fighters from the Caucasus led by a Chechen commander.
On October 25, 2021, several online reports claimed that Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) has launched a military offensive in the northern countryside of Latakia and the western countryside of Idlib against independent jihadi factions stationed in the area.
On October 23, 2021, several Syria-based Telegram channels affiliated with opponents of Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) claimed that HTS is planning an imminent offensive in the Turkmen Mountains, northeast of Latakia, against several independent jihadi factions comprised of foreign fighters which are stationed in the area.
Following the offensive launched on October 25, 2021 by the Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) against groups of foreign jihadi fighters in the Turkmen Mountain area, northeast of Latakia, and the subsequent deal between HTS and a Chechen commander, several Telegram channels reported that HTS arrested the Chechen commander's brother.
In two telegram posts in mid-October 2021, a Syria-based Saudi jihadi cleric criticized Iran's influence in Yemen and its relations with Azerbaijan, both of which have substantial Shi'ite populations.
On October 26, 2021, an Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia in Iraq posted a warning on its Telegram channel directed at all Iraqi transport and security companies, stating that between October 27 and 28, 2021, every inter-city road in Iraq will be under surveillance and any U.S. military logistic support convoys that travel on the roads are likely to be targets for attack.
On October 21, 2021, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq released a poster inspired by the South Korean drama "Squid Game," which became a hit on Netflix worldwide.
On October 24, 2021, a senior commander of the Iran-backed Hizbullah Brigades condemned the results of the recent parliamentary elections in Iraq, saying the endorsement of the results by the UN Security Council comes as part of an international conspiracy to rob Iraqi people of their votes.
On October 26, 2021, the Islamic State (ISIS) perpetrated an attack near the city of Al-Miqdadiyah in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq, in which dozens of people were killed or injured.
This report will review details of attacks claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Movement of Pakistani Taliban, TPP) during the week ending October 24, 2021.
