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Telegram channels affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq continued to share content expressing support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and portraying Russian President Vladimir Putin as an ally of Iran and its regional proxies.
On October 10, a Russian language pro-jihadi Twitter account claimed that a veteran jihadi fighter who fought in the Chechen wars and was a former leader of a Syria-based militia, has officially entered Ukraine to join the fight against Russia.
On October 4, 2022, the Free Caucasus YouTube channel uploaded a video address by "Abu Hamza," a senior member of the Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus calling for the "liberation" of the Caucasus from Russia, in light of Russian weakness due to the war in Ukraine.
A Twitter user and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) scholar authored an Urdu-language book on "teaching jihad" which has been circulating on social media.
Between September 28 and October 6, 2022, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a series of claims and photos of attacks across Somalia, Mozambique, as well as in Central and West Africa.
On October 6, 2022, the Islamic State (ISIS) released Issue 359 of its weekly Al-Naba' newsletter, which included an editorial titled "Freedom in Times of Enslavement," criticizing Muslims for abandoning jihad and allowing an ideological invasion of their lands via "immoral" calls for individual freedom.
Infographic In ISIS Weekly Al-Naba Reviews Organization's Operations In Syria In Last Two Months
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An infographic in the October 6, 2022 issue of Al-Naba, the weekly magazine of the Islamic State (ISIS), summarizes the organization's operations in Syria during the 68 days since the beginning of the current Hijri year (July 30 – October 5 2022).
The cover article in the latest issue of an English-language monthly magazine published by the media arm of the Islamic State's Khurasan Province (ISIS-K) censures Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its mother organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for persecution of Muslims.
The cover article in the latest issue of an English-language monthly magazine published by the media arm of the Islamic State's Khurasan Province (ISIS-K) argues that purity of intention in jihad is a necessary condition and that the jihad of those who fight for worldly benefits will not be accepted by Allah.
Presenting a reinterpretation of the history of the Ottoman Empire (1300-1924), a lead article in the latest issue of an English-language monthly magazine published by the media arm of the Islamic State's Khurasan Province (ISIS-K), argues that the Ottoman rulers worked against Islamic shari'a by promoting shirk ("idolatry") through Sufi orders.
Issue Eight of the Pashtu-language magazine published by the media arm of the Islamic State's Khurasan Province (ISIS-K) threatens countries neighboring Afghanistan that support the ruling Afghan Taliban that the Islamic State's attacks will not be limited to Afghanistan.
On October 9, 2022 the media outlet of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed AQAP responsibility for the detonation of two IEDs against a convoy of the UAE-backed "mercenary" forces (i.e. the Southern Transitional Council - STC) in Yemen's Abyan governorate.
On October 9, 2022, the media arm of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed AQAP responsibility for two IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attacks on two vehicles of UAE-backed "mercenary" forces in Abyan governorate.
On October 10, 2022, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a statement threatening Emirati forces in Yemen and warning Yemenis not to aid and abet them. Published via AQAP's media arm, the statement cast Emirati forces as being a "destructive" presence in Yemen that AQAP pledged to confront.
On October 11, 2022, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the Sahel, released an infographic detailing operations it carried out during September 2022.
On October 12, 2022, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen (Al-Shabab), claimed "sweeping attacks" on three bases of the Somali Special Forces and government militias in Somalia's central Hiran region.
Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) In Syria Releases Uyghur-Language Video Lecture About Education
On October 10, 2022, the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), a predominantly Uyghur Salafi-jihadi group operating in Syria, released Episode 45 of its long running video series "Concern for the Education of the Next Generation."
Syria-Based Iranian Kurdish Faction Releases Photos Documenting Training
On September 3, 2022, the official media outlet of an Iranian Kurdish faction fighting under Idlib-based group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), released a photoset documenting its snipers during a training course.
Iran-Backed Iraqi Group Claims Attack On Turkish Forces' Base In Northern Iraq
On October 8, 2022, an Iran-backed militia claimed responsibility for the launch of four Grad rockets at the Zlikan military base in the city of Mosul, in northern Iraq, where Turkish forces are stationed.
Overview Of The Online Activity Hizb Ut-Tahrir Canada
Hizb ut-Tahrir Al-Islami (Hizb ut-Tahrir), or "The Party of Islamic Liberation," is a transnational Islamist network that was founded by Palestinian Islamic scholar Taqi Al-Din Al-Nabhani in Jordanian-ruled Jerusalem in 1953, with the aim of reestablishing an Islamic caliphate that will rule all Muslim countries in accordance with shari'a law.
"We Are Ready" is a new video released by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP or the Movement of the Pakistani Taliban) which features military training of its mujahideen and warns that the TTP intends to enforce shari'a.
