By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 22 August 2023
Islamic State Introduces the Fifth “Caliph”
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Tag Archives: Abu Umar al-Muhajir
Afghanistan, China, and the Memory of Fallujah: The Propaganda Focus of the Islamic State
The World Cup in Qatar and “Personal Freedom” Make the Islamic State Very Angry
Islamic State Announces That Caliph Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi Is Dead
The Third Speech of Islamic State Spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir
Africa Dominates Two Months of Islamic State Propaganda
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 31 August 2022
Islamic State fighters from Wilayat Sinai in Egypt || Al-Naba 348, p. 5
The Islamic State is Taking Advantage of the Mess in Northern Syria
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 22 July 2022
The United States announced on 12 July that it had killed the Islamic State’s (ISIS) governor of Syria in a drone strike in the village of Galtan in the Jinderes district of the north-western Syrian province of Efrin on the border with Turkey. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) statement identified the slain man as “Maher al-Agal”, though a more precise transliteration is Maher al-Aqal (ماهر العقال). Riding on the motorcycle alongside Al-Aqal when he was killed was a “senior ISIS official” with whom he was “closely associated”. This ISIS official was “seriously injured during the strike”, CENTCOM notes, adding that the Jinderes strike caused no civilian casualties. Continue reading
Islamic State Spokesman Announces a New Global Campaign
Islamic State Appoints a New Leader and Spokesman
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 15 March 2022
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