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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On December 21, 2020, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released posters highlighting its desire to carry out a terrorist attack during the holiday season.
On December 17, 2020, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) outlet released a poster showing an ISIS sniper taking aim at Santa Claus.
On December 18, 2020, an ISIS video uploaded to Telegram featured remarks encouraging "monotheists" to carry out attacks against the "infidels" in the United States, in Canada, in Australia, and in Europe, "especially the spiteful French."
The government of Pakistan's Sindh province has decided to move Omar Saeed Sheikh, a former student of the London School of Economics (LSE) who was involved in the killing of U.S.-Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl, from Karachi to another.
A Facebook user who is a prominent pro-Islamic State (ISIS) figure in jihadi circles in the UK has for several years been promoting the works of jihadi figures.
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Approaching the first anniversary of the assassinations of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, the media outlets identified with the pro-Iranian Shi'ite militias in Iraq are increasing their threats of revenge against the United States in general, and in particular against outgoing President Donald Trump, during whose tenure the two men were assassinated.
The Islamic State (ISIS) weekly, published on December 17, 2020, contains an article which reviews recent operations by the ISIS West Africa Province (ISWAP), particularly in Nigeria, Mali, and Chad.
ISIS Claims Killing Several Soldiers, Abducting Christian Man In Borno State, Nigeria
On December 21 and 22, 2020, the Islamic State (ISIS) released statements claiming that its fighters killed several Nigerian soldiers in two separate attacks, abducted a Christian man, and seized a government vehicle in Borno state, Nigeria.
On December 15, 2020, the Islamic State's (ISIS) Somalia Province released a video documenting the group's clashes with Al-Qaeda's Somalia affiliate Al-Shabab.
On December 17, 2020, the Islamic State (ISIS) released its weekly Al-Naba' newspaper. The issue contained an editorial criticizing the "state of emergency" and "martial law" imposed by the "Syrian tyrant's" rules including laws that prevent implementation of shari'a.
Supporters of the Islamic State's (ISIS) Wilayah Hind ("India Province") have released their monthly magazine Sawt Al-Hind ("The Voice of India"), which includes an article glorifying Sultan Sikandar Butshikan who was famous for persecuting his Hindu subjects.
Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Claims Attack On French Tank In Mali
On December 17, 2020, the official outlet of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the Sahel region, Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen (Group for Support of Islam and Muslims – GSIM), released a statement in Arabic and English.
Leader Of Al-Qaeda Affiliate Hurras Al-Din Calls On Fighters To Stick To Jihad Regardless Of Costs
A media outlet which supports Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Hurras Al-Din released Part 2 in a series by the group's leader addressing the group fighters.
Pro-Al-Qaeda Magazine Celebrates "Internal Destruction" Of France
An Arabic-language online magazine published by a pro-Al-Qaeda media outlet features an article celebrating what the authors view as the collapse of France's political and social order.
In a December 18, 2020 statement, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) accused the U.S. of violating the Doha agreement, which the U.S. and the Taliban signed on February 29, 2020, in Doha, paving the way for the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or the Movement of the Pakistani Taliban) has released a new video that documents its jihadi operations.
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A total of 1,654 Afghan government officials joined the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Afghan Taliban organization) during the month of November 2020, according to a Taliban website, which also posted a complete list of the names and other details of these officials on the U.S.-based Internet Archive.
