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Al-Qaeda Critiques Northern Alliance's Legacy on 9/11 Anniversary On September 11, al-Qaeda Central published the fourth English language issue of its One Ummah magazine. The issue features an article by Ayman al-Zawahiri who was killed by a US drone strike in Kabul on July 31, 2022. The article is titled “The Northern Alliance and the…
Jihadi Networks Fundraise for Islamic State Families in Syrian Camps Using Cryptocurrency and Russian BanksOver the past several weeks, Russian-speaking jihadist Telegram channels have shared banking details for Islamic State (IS) supporters to donate money — purportedly earmarked for IS families detained in Syria — including QIWI digital wallets, a crypto wallet, and an account at…
Islamic State Khurasan’s History of Targeting Diplomatic MissionsOn September 5, the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) infiltrated the Taliban’s security net and conducted a suicide bombing against Russia’s embassy in Kabul. The attack killed two Russian embassy staff workers and at least four others. The operation followed
Weapons of Al-Shabaab: An Analysis the Group's Arsenal from the "Sayid Muhammad Abdullah Hasan Military Training Camp"On September 17, Al-Qaeda’s Al-Shabaab branch released a 30-minute video through its Al-Kataib propaganda outlet titled “No Doubt, Allaah’s Promise is True”. The production is a show of force and demonstrates the organization’s strategic depth, presenting its large new class of…
