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September 20, 2024 Special Announcements No. 1521

Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekly: September 14-21, 2024

September 20, 2024
Special Announcements No. 1521

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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Hizbullah Sec.-Gen. Hassan Nasrallah: Pager Attacks Are 'Declaration Of War'; Potential Israeli Military Action In Southern Lebanon 'A Historic Opportunity' Which Hizbullah Eagerly Anticipates

Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah spoke in a September 19, 2024, address about the pager blasts that rocked the party's personnel across Lebanon. Nasrallah said that the party's "first response" to Israel's "despicable crime" was to continue to assist Gaza, saying that such attacks only make Hizbullah "more resilient." He also declared that he looks forward to any military action in southern Lebanon as a "historic opportunity."

 

EXCLUSIVE: Following 'Pager Explosion Attack' Against Its Members, Lebanese Hizbullah Declares Israel Responsible, Threatens: 'Criminal Enemy Will Certainly Get Its Just Deserts'

On September 17, 2024, thousands of handheld pagers owned by Hizbullah members exploded simultaneously. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, the explosions caused the deaths of twelve people, two of whom were children, while about 2,800 people were injured.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Iraqi Hizbullah Brigades Pledges To Send Fighters And Equipment To Bolster Lebanese Hizbullah Following Pager Attack: 'We Put All Our Capabilities In The Hands Of The Brothers In Lebanon, And We Are Fully Prepared To Go With Them To The End'

On September 17, 2024, the Hizbullah Brigades, an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, released a statement pledging support to Lebanese Hizbullah after hundreds of its operatives were wounded and killed from exploding pagers.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq Affirm Support For Lebanese Hizbullah Following Pager Attack, Call For 'Abandoning Western Technology'

Iran-backed militias in Iraq issued statements condemning the explosions of pagers on the person of thousands of Hizbullah operatives in Lebanon and Syria on September 17, 2024. Among these, the Hizbullah Brigades, the Sayyid Al-Shuhada Brigades, the Al-Nujaba' Movement, and the Ansar Al-Awfiyyah Movement released statements, reviewed below.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Following Pager Attack Against Lebanese Hizbullah Operatives: Salafi Jihadis Praise 'Israeli' Operation, Pray For Additional Operations Against Shi'ites To 'Avenge Sunnis'

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The explosion of thousands of handheld pagers used by Lebanese Hizbullah operatives on September 17, 2024, which Hizbullah ascribed to Israel in three different statements since the explosions, has drawn global reactions.

 

EXCLUSIVE: After Second Assassination Attempt On Trump, Telegram Jihadi Channel Writes: America 'Needs A Great, Chaotic Blow Through Either Reelection Or Assassination' To Empower Jihadis

On September 15, 2024, former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, just nine weeks after he had been the target of a similar attempt on July 13.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Hamas Telegram Channel Incites Attacks During Jewish Holidays: 'Their Fake Holidays Are About To Begin; Prepare Your Weapon In Sacrifice For Our Path'

A pro-Hamas Telegram channel shared two posters inciting attacks on Israelis during upcoming Jewish holidays.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Opposition Website: Islamic State (ISIS) Caliph Based In Syria, Plans To Flee To Africa; Ordered Attacks In Europe To Avenge Gaza

On September 14, 2024, the Syrian opposition-affiliated Euphrates Post website published Arabic and English versions of an article, providing "new information published for the first time" about the whereabouts of Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Hafs Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi, including "secret plans and meetings recently held."

 

In Letter To Nasrallah, Hamas Leader Sinwar Affirms Group's Commitment To Jihad And Resistance At All Costs: 'The Blessed Convoys Of Martyrs Will Increase Our Resilience And Strength In Confronting The Nazi Zionist Occupation'

Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar affirmed the group's unwavering commitment to jihad and resistance in a letter to Lebanese Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

 

In Letter To Houthi Leader, Hamas Leader Sinwar Praises Yemen's Missile Attack On Tel Aviv, Claims U.S. Measures 'Have Failed': The Resistance 'Prepared To Fight A Long Battle Of Attrition'

On September 16, 2024, the official website of the Ansar Allah Houthi Movement published the summary of a letter from the head of Hamas Political Bureau Yahya Sinwar to Houthi leader 'Abd Al-Malik Badr Al-Din Al-Houthi in which he praised the Houthis' long-range missile attack on Tel Aviv on September 15, which coincided with Muslims' celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Muhammad.

 

Hamas's Letter Of Appreciation To Attaullah Mobariz, Editor Of Afghan Taliban's Hewad Newspaper: 'Your Purposeful Media Work Forms An Indispensable Part Of The Palestinian Struggle'

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On September 5, 2024, the chief editor of Afghan Taliban's Hewad daily published a photo of an appreciation letter he received from Hamas's Political Office in Doha.

 

Deputy Hizbullah Leader Claims Group's Large-Scale Attack On Israel Killed And Wounded Dozens Of Soldiers, Suggests Army Intelligence Unit Head Was Killed, Declares Only End Of Gaza War Will Bring Displaced Israelis Home

Early on the morning of August 25, 2024, Israeli fighter jets simultaneously struck hundreds of Lebanese Hizbullah targets in the south of the country, in what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed was an operation to preempt an imminent major attack.

 

Following Shooting At Jordan-West Bank Border Crossing, Hizbullah Urges Jordanians 'To Hasten To Defense Of Brothers In Palestine;' Says Blood Of Attacker 'Will Light The Path For Mujahideen And Fighters On Their Way To Jerusalem'

On September 8, 2024, three Israeli civilians were shot and killed at the Allenby Bridge (aka the King Hussein Bridge) border crossing between Jordan and the West Bank.

 

Lebanese Hizbullah Eulogizes Two Minors From Its Ranks 'Martyred On The Path To Jerusalem'

During August and September 2024, Lebanese Hizbullah reported on the deaths of two minors from South Lebanon, born in 2007 and 2008, and claimed that they were members of the organization who were "martyred on the path to Jerusalem."

 

Anti-Imperialist 'Bronx Anti-War Coalition' Praises Hizbullah, Hamas, Houthis, On Telegram; Solicits Funds Via PayPal, Venmo: 'We Will Never Renounce Our Uncompromising, Full, Loving Support For Hamas, For Hizbullah, For Ansar Allah And The Entire Axis Of Resistance. These Fighters Are Heroes, Saviors"

On its Telegram channel, the self-described anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist group, "Bronx Anti-War Coalition" shares jihadi and terrorist propaganda from groups including Hizbullah, Hamas, and the Houthis.

 

Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia Leader Accuses U.S., Israel Of Orchestrating Explosion At Baghdad Airport To Sour Relations Between Iran And Iraq

A leader of the Iran-backed Iraqi militias in Iraq accused the U.S. and Israel of being behind an explosion which occurred at a site used by U.S. forces at Baghdad International Airport on September 10, 2024.

 

Poster Series Released By Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia Telegram Channel Tracks U.S. Aircraft Flight Over Baghdad Following Explosion At Baghdad Airport

On September 12, 2024, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq released a series of posters providing details about a U.S. U-28A Draco aircraft, which, it claimed, conducted a surveillance flight over Baghdad, Iraq.

 

Syrian Opposition Websites: Iran's IRGC Seeks To Sign Up Operatives For Upcoming 'Large Drone' Engineering Course In Deir Al-Zour; Syrian Regime Military Officials, Tribal Militia Chieftains, Discuss Focus On Targeting Coalition Forces, SDF In Eastern Syria

On September 10-11, 2024, two websites affiliated with the Syrian opposition published a series of reports describing activities of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated militia in Syria's eastern region.

 

Syrian Opposition Media Outlet: 'Umm Zaynab,' Iraqi Female Commander Of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Assassinated At Home In Deir Al-Zour, Syria

A pro-Syrian opposition media outlet reported that an Iraqi female commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was assassinated at her home in Deir Al-Zour, Syria.

 

Senior Official In Houthi Ansar Allah Movement: Group Ready To Send 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of Operatives To Lebanon In Case Of Escalation Between Israel And Hizbullah

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On September 16, 2024, the Hamas-affiliated Shehab News Agency published a statement it obtained from Nasreddin Amer, deputy information minister of Yemen's Iran-backed Ansar Allah Movement (the Houthis), about the group's ongoing confrontation with Israel.

 

In Video, Ansar Allah Houthi Movement Showcases 'Hypersonic' Missile Used In Tel Aviv Attack

On September 15, 2024, Iran-backed Yemen's Ansar Allah Movement (the Houthi) claimed responsibility for a same-day missile attack carried out by the group's operatives on Tel Aviv, Israel's second-largest city.

 

Leader Of Yemen's Houthi Ansar Allah Movement: Islamic Nation Under Attack By 'Forces Of Unbelief;' Support For Palestinians Is 'Sacred Obligation;' Will Escalate Operations In Coordination With 'The Axis Of The Resistance'

On September 15, 2024, on official Houthi media channels, Houthi leader Abd Al-Malik Badr Al-Din Al-Houthi released a video of a 36-minute speech he delivered on the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, which is marked annually on the 12th day of the third month in the Muslim calendar, known as of Rabi' Al-Awwal.

 

Ansar Allah Houthi Movement Mocks Departure Of U.S. Navy Carriers From The Red Sea: The American Navy Is Paralyzed As Never Before Because Of The Yemeni Force

The official website of the Ansar Allah Houthi Movement ridiculed the return of two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers from deployments in the Red Sea.

 

9/11 Video By Al-Qaeda Central Command Urges Islamic Scholars To Lead Jihad, Form Cells To Target U.S., Israeli, Western Interests

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On September 11, 2024, Al-Sahab, the official media outlet of Al-Qaeda's Central Command, released a 26-minute video titled "Resolutions of the Abu Dhabi Meeting Place and the Role of Scholars and Preachers in Confronting Them." Accusing the UAE rulers of spearheading a plan to eliminate jihad in Palestine, it calls on Islamic scholars to incite jihad and wage it personally, warning that Islam will be eliminated if they do not take up arms.

 

Al-Qaeda Supporters Continue To Commemorate 9/11 Attacks; Celebrate Group's Growth, Success; Justify Jihad Against U.S. By Palestinian Cause, Claim Al-Qaeda Leaders Were First To Realize Link Between The Two

In recent days, following the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, Al-Qaeda supporters have continued to commemorate the attacks, justify jihad against the U.S., and praise Al-Qaeda and its leaders.

 

Afghan Media Article On Anniversary Of 9/11: 'Al-Qaeda Has Established Several Training Centers In Afghanistan'; 'Several People Previously Affiliated With Al-Qaeda Now Hold Official Positions In The Taliban Regime, Such As Qari Baryal'

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In an article marking the 9/11 anniversary, the independent Afghan daily Hasht-e-Subh examines the re-emerging environment in which a 9/11-like terror attack could be planned from Afghanistan or Pakistan, arguing that the Afghan Taliban rulers are protecting several jihadi organizations such as Al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and others, while the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) has also been executing major attacks in the region.

 

Pashtu-Language Article In Afghan Media Praises Osama Bin Laden And 9/11: 'September 11 Teaches Us That We Must Always Keep Fear Alive In The Heart Of The Unbeliever Regimes'

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In a Pashtu-language article, "From September 11 To Doha – Lessons For Afghan Mujahideen," an Afghan media outlet praises former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as "the hero of the 21st century who shook the unbeliever governments through the events of September 11, 2001."

 

Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Claims 'Hundreds' Of Casualties Among Malian Soldiers, Russian Wagner Operatives In Attack On Military Airbase And Academy In Malian Capital; Al-Qaeda Supporter Calls Attack 'Unprecedented,' Compares It To 2020 Al-Shabab Attack On U.S. Base In Kenya

On September 17, 2024, Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the African Sahel, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), claimed a major "qualitative attack" carried out by inghimasi [commando-style fighters who strike behind enemy lines] operatives at the Modibo Keïta International Airport outside of Mali's capital, Bamako.

 

In Photos: Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Documents Operation Targeting Bamako's Modibo Keita Military Airport, Gendarmerie Training School: 'We Destroyed Several Aircraft'

On September 17, 2024, the Al-Zallaqa Media Foundation, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the African Sahel, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), issued statements and exclusive photos documenting a large-scale commando operation inside Bamako's Modibo Keita Airport.

 

Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Summarizes Month Of Operations In Sahel, Claims 570 Casualties In Over 60 Attacks

On September 16, 2024, the Al-Zallaqa Media Foundation, the media arm of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the African Sahel, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), published Arabic and French versions of an infographic summarizing the group's operations in the Hijri month of Safar, which spanned from August 5 to September 3, 2024.

 

Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Editorial Calls For Jihad As Only Way To End Muslims' Worldwide 'Afflictions,' Declares Jihad Less Costly Than Its Abandonment

Issue 460 of Al-Naba', the official weekly magazine of the Islamic State (ISIS), dated September 12, 2024, contains an editorial titled "Has the Time Not Yet Come for the Believers?" (Quran 57:16) which calls on Muslims to wage jihad, presenting it as the only way to end massacres of Muslims and threats to their religion.

 

Islamic State (ISIS) Weekly Documents Mass Killing Of 130 Adult Men In Nigerian Village Over Affiliation With Army; Group Leaves Message Threatening Villagers Nearby With 'Merciless Retribution'

Issue 460 of the Islamic State (ISIS) weekly newsletter, Al-Naba', released on September 12, 2024, featured details of a gruesome massacre of "adult men" in the Nigerian village of Mafa, in northeastern Nigeria's Yobe State for alleged "betrayal" and "conspiracy" ISIS mujahideen and "affiliation" with the Nigerian army in the fight to defeat ISIS.

 

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Documents Massacre of Male Population In 'Pro-Government' Village In Nigeria's Yobe State, Public Execution Of 'Spies' In Borno State

On September 14, 2024, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) released two photosets documenting recent operations in northeastern Nigeria.

 

Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Claims It Killed 15 Shi'ites In Central Afghanistan; ISIS Supporter Likens Attack To 2014 'Camp Speicher' Massacre In Iraq

On September 12, 2024, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for an attack in central Afghanistan against a group of Shi'ite pilgrims returning from Iraq's Shi'ite holy sites in Karbala.

 

Article In Issue 38 Of ISKP Magazine 'Voice Of Khurasan' Discusses Implications Of Ismail Haniyeh Assassination: 'Slain Of Tehran' Benefit Neither Shari'a Nor Worldly Life

An article in the latest issue of the "Voice of Khurasan," an English-language monthly magazine published by Al-Azaim Media Foundation, a media outlet linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), which defines itself as a supporting entity for the Islamic State (ISIS), accuses Al-Qaeda of working in the interest of the "Crusaders" in Mali and warns those who are fighting as part of the Iranian-led Axis of Resistance to remain aware that they are merely the "slain of Tehran" without aiding the shari'a or benefiting worldly life.

 

Article In Issue 38 Of ISKP Magazine 'Voice Of Khurasan' Calls For Jihad: 'O Follower Of Islam! You Must Get Rid Of The Interpretations Of Your Teachers And Scholars That Keep You Away From Jihad'

A key article in the current issue of the "Voice of Khurasan," an English-language monthly magazine published by Al-Azaim Media Foundation, a media outlet linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), which defines itself as a supporting entity for the Islamic State (ISIS), uses Quran verses to emphasize how faith can defeat the mighty powers of the day, and aims to convince jihadis that Islamic State fighters are waging jihad as the Quran commands them to.

 

Article In Issue 38 Of ISKP Magazine 'Voice Of Khurasan' Narrates Life Of Salman Farsi And His Conversion To Islam: 'As Long As We Live, We Promise To Wage Jihad In The Way Of Allah'

An article in the latest issue of the "Voice of Khurasan," an English-language monthly magazine published by Al-Azaim Media Foundation, a media outlet linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), which defines itself as a supporting entity for the Islamic State (ISIS), narrates the life of Salman Farsi and his journey from a fire-worshipping Magianism in Persia to Christianity and being slave of a Jew and on ultimately to Islam.

 

Article In Issue 38 Of ISKP Magazine 'Voice Of Khurasan' Criticizes Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed Bin Salman For Anti-Shari'a Policies: 'You Have Allowed Dance Parties While Muslims In Palestine Are Bombed... While You Lavish Money On Disbelievers In Nightclubs And Dance Parties'

A key article in the latest issue of the "Voice of Khurasan," an English-language monthly magazine published by Al-Azaim Media Foundation, a media outlet linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), which defines itself as a supporting entity for the Islamic State (ISIS), disparages the ruling Al-Saud family of Saudi Arabia as "the Saluli Regime," after early Islamic figure Ubayy ibn Salul who is seen as treacherous to Islam and only nominally Muslim, and accuses Prince Mohammed bin Salman for allowing polytheistic cultural openness at the cost of shari'a.

 

Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Telegram Channel Solicits Cryptocurrency Donations As Part Of Charity Campaign For Gazans

A pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Telegram channel solicited cryptocurrency donations for a charity campaign allegedly aimed at assisting Gazans affected by the Israel-Hamas war.

 

Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Denies Reports It Released Foreign Fighters To Fight For Ukraine In Exchange For Receiving Combat Drones, Trainers

In recent weeks, there have been reports in the Russian and Turkish media claiming that Syrian jihadi group Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) negotiated with Ukraine to release foreign fighters from its prisons to fight for Ukraine in exchange for HTS receiving Ukrainian combat drones and trainers.

 

Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Media Operatives, Religious Official, Defend Controversial 'Sunni Entity' Concept; Call For Creation Of Strong Sunni Nucleus To Survive 'Genocide'

In recent days, various religious and media individuals linked to Syria's largest jihadi group, Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), have been discussing the use of the term "Sunni entity" in Syria's northern region of Idlib.

 

Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Promotes New Locally-Manufactured Armored Vehicle

Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) unveiled a new armored vehicle which was reportedly manufactured locally in Idlib, Syria.

 

Baluchi Female Law Student Who Later Executed Suicide Attack On Pakistan Army Camp In Baluchistan: 'We Often Say That We Can Fight With The Pen, But Our Enemy Is Very Powerful And Does Not Understand The Pen; It Can Be Talked To With Bullets, Bombs, And Cannons'

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant organization that struggles for the secession of Baluchistan province from Pakistan, has released a video featuring the message of Mahal Baloch aka Zilan Kurd, a female suicide bomber from the group's Majeed Brigade.

 

Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amin Khan Muttaqi Tells OIC Ministerial Meeting: 'The War Waged To Annihilate The People And Land Of Palestine... And Brutal Genocide Of The Oppressed People Of Palestine By The Occupying Zionist Regime, Particularly Over The Last Year, Remains Unprecedented In History'

Amin Khan Muttaqi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban), recently addressed the foreign ministers' meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), urging them to resolve the Palestinian issue.

 

Article In Afghan Media: 'Attracting Disillusioned Taliban Fighters Could Be An Unintended Success For ISIS': 'Now That [Taliban Leader] Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada Has Started Traveling, He Remains Elusive, Taking The Curtain With Him'

Following recent visits by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada to different provinces of Afghanistan, especially in the country's north, an Afghan media report notes that the Taliban emir remains as elusive as ever and his trips are meant as display of his power.

 

Dari-Language Report By Etilaat Roz Daily Reveals Afghan Taliban's Massive Focus On Building State-Run 'Jihadi Madrassas' Across Afghanistan, More Than 17,300 Madrassas Launched For Teaching And Training Taliban Fighters

On August 19, 2024, Afghan daily Etilaat Roz published a detailed Dari-language report titled "Madrassa: From The Indoctrination Of Violence To Participation In The War For Power," revealing how the Afghan Taliban regime, having banned girls and women from schools and universities since it took power on August 15, 2021, has focused on establishing madrassas during the three years of its rule in Afghanistan.

 

In Dari-Language Report, Afghan Daily Hasht-e-Subh Says 'Tarteel-ul-Quran Madrassa' In Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province Teaches Suicide Bombings

According to a Dari-language report published by Hasht-e-Subh, a jihadi militant arrested in Pakistan has revealed that a madrassa based in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan is teaching students to execute suicide attacks.

 

Pro-Afghan Taliban Website Accuses U.S. Of Damaging Afghan-Uzbekistan Relations And Handing Afghan Aircraft Over To Uzbekistan

On August 28, 2024, the pro-Afghan Taliban website Hindukush published a Pashtu-language article accusing the United States of handing Afghan aircraft and helicopters over to Uzbekistan.

 

Pashtu-Language Afghan Media Reports Deepening Differences Between Taliban Interior Minister And Taliban Emir

On September 3, 2024, a Pashtu-language website reported deepening differences between Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada and Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, with the latter being supported by Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob Mujahid, the son of late Taliban founder Mullah Omar Mujahid.

 

Pashtu-Language Media Report: Pakistani Taliban's Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group Runs Jihadi Madrassas In Afghanistan's Border Region, Hafiz Gul Bahadur 'Visited The Shaheed Ikramullah Aqabi Madrassa In The Afghan Village Of Dobai'

The Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been recruiting students from madrassas in the border areas of Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika provinces where the children of Pakistani refugees study, a Pashtu-language media outlet reported.

 

In Part One Of Video Series, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Fighter Urges Muslims To Liberate Al-Aqsa Mosque: 'Today, The Jews And Christians Have Tried To Plunder The Voice Of The Muslims'

Part One in a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) video series urges young Muslims worldwide to join the jihad, with the ultimate goal of liberating Al-Aqsa Mosque.

 

In Urdu-Language Statement, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Says Karachi-Based Jihadi Group Has Joined TTP

In an Urdu-language statement, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced that the prominent jihadi network known as "Aseer-e-Namoos-e-Sahaba [The Prisoner for the Honor of Prophet's Companions] Ata-ur-Rehman aka Naeem Bukhari," under the leadership of Atta-ur-Rehman aka Naeem Bukhari, the detained leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), has joined its ranks.

 

In Issue 29 Of Its Urdu-Language Magazine 'Taliban,' Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Emir Noor Wali Mehsud Urges 'Islamic Religious Scholars And Rulers Of Qatar' To Examine The Shari'a Status Of War In Pakistan

In the most recent issue, Issue 29, of its Urdu-language monthly magazine "Taliban," Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) offers condolences on the "martyrdom" of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, emphasizing solidarity with the Palestinian struggle, and has critical analyses of various political and social issues affecting Muslims globally.

 

Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan Praises Afghan Taliban's Ban On UN Special Rapporteur On Afghanistan Richard Bennett: 'The U.S. And The UN Are The 'Leaders Of Kufr' [Of Unbelief] And Are The Main Forces In Suppressing Political Islam'

On August 22, 2024, Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan published a statement praising the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) for banning UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan Richard Bennett from entering the country.

 

Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan Accuses Taliban Rulers Of Befriending Uzbekistan: 'Jihadist Groups In Central Asia Welcomed The Rise Of The Mujahideen To Power In Afghanistan' But Afghan Taliban's Close Engagement 'With The Oppressive Dictators Of Central Asia Has Turned These Hopes Into Despair'

 

In a statement shared on social media network X, Hizb-ut-Tahrir Afghanistan criticized the Afghan Taliban regime for welcoming Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and signing a series of bilateral agreements despite the Uzbek "oppressive rulers" suppressing "the people of this land for the crime of practicing Islam."

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