Author: Aaron Y. Zelin

New video message from al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent’s Shaykh ‘Āṣim ‘Umar: “And Hold Firmly To the Rope of God All Together, Part 3: There Should Be No Imprint of Any Particular Religion On the Da’wah of the Mujāhidīn”

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

For prior parts in this video series see: #2 and #1.

—

___________________

To inquire about a translation for this video message for a fee email: [email protected]

Check out my new ‘Policy Watch’ for the Washington Institute: “Sanctioning a Syrian Jihadist Leader: Implications of a Joint U.S.-Turkish Designation”

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

On May 2, the U.S. and Turkish governments jointly designated Abu Ahmed Zakour (aka Omar Alsheak or Jihad Isa al-Sheikh), a senior leader with the Syrian jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The bilateral action with Ankara suggests that both countries are signaling their unhappiness with the group’s push into areas controlled by the Syrian National Army (SNA), a Turkish proxy militia. Zakour has been a key HTS liaison to those areas.

The designation also represented both good news and bad news for HTS on the sanctions front. On one hand, the announcement is the first U.S. government document to acknowledge that HTS broke with al-Qaeda years ago; all prior designations and reports claimed they were still together. On the other hand, this is the first U.S. designation of an HTS official since July 2021, indicating that group leader Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani’s various pleas for delisting have not gained traction in Washington.

Click here to read the rest of the article

New video message from Hay’at Taḥrīr al-Shām: “Dangerous Moments, Episode Eleven: “The Mujāhidīn Take Control of the Largest Military Site (Ramūsah Artillery) of Assad’s Militia in the City of Aleppo”

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

For prior parts in this video series: #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2 and #1.

—

_________________

Source: Telegram

To inquire about a translation for this video message for a fee email: [email protected]

New issue of The Islamic State’s newsletter: “al-Nabā’ #393″

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

For prior newsletter issues see: #392, #391, #390, #389, #388, #387, #386, #385, #384, #383, #382, #381, #380, #379, #378, #377, #376, #375, #374, #373, #372, #371, #370, #369, #368, #367, #366, #365, #364, #363, #362, #361, #360, #359, #358, #357, #356, #355, #354, #353, #352, #351, #350, #349, #348, #347, #346, #345, #344, #343, #342, #341, #340, #339, #338, #337, #336, #335, #334, #333, #332, #331, #330, #329, #328, #327, #326, #325, #324, #323, #322, #321, #320, #319, #318, #317, #316, #315, #314, #313,  #312, #311, #310, #309, #308, #307, #306, #305, #304, #303, #302, #301, #300, #299, #298, #297, #296, #295, #294, #293, #292, #291, #290, #289, #288, #287, #286, #285, #284, #283, #282, #281, #280, #279, #278, #277, #276, #275, #274, #273, #272, #271, #270, #269, #268, #267, #266, #265, #264, #263, #262, #261, #260, #259, #258, #257, #256, #255, #254, #253, #252, #251, #250, #249, #248, #247, #246, #245, #244, #243, #242, #241, #240, #239, #238, #237, #236, #235, #234, #233, #232, #231, #230, #229, #228, #227, #226, #225, #224, #223, #222, #221, #220, #219, #218, #217, #216, #215, #214, #213, #212, #211, #210, #209, #208, #207, #206, #205, #204, #203, #202, #201, #200, #199, #198, #197, #196, #195, #194, #193, #192, #191, #190, #189, #188, #187, #186, #185, #184, #183, #182, #181, #180, #179, #178, #177, #176, #175, #174, #173, #172, #171, #170, #169, #168, #167, #166, #165, #164, #163, #162, #161, #160, #159, #158, #157, #156, #155, #154, #153, #152, #151, #150, #149, #148, #147, #146, #145, #144, #143, #142, #141, #140, #139, #138, #137, #136, #135, #134, #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121, #120, #119, #118, #117, #116, #115, #114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103, #102, #101, #100, #99, #98, #97, #96, #95, #94, #93, #92, #91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #55, #54, #53, #52, #51, #50, #49, #48, #47, #46, #45, #44, #43, #42, #41, #40, #39, #38, #37, #36, #35, #34, #33, #32, #31, #30, #29, #28, #27, #26, #25, #24, #23, #22, #21, #20, #19, #18, #17, #16, #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.

 

—

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State — al-Nabā’ Newsletter #393

_______________

To inquire about a translation for this newsletter issue for a fee email: [email protected]

New issue of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan magazine: “al-Ṣumūd Magazine #208″

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

For prior issues in this magazine see: #207, #206, #205, #204, #203, #202-201, #200, #199, #198, #197, #196, #195, #194, #193, #192, #191, #190, #189, #188, #187, #186, #185, #184, #183, #182, #181, #180, #179, #178,  #177, #176, #175, #174, #173, #172, #171, #170, #169, #168, #167, #166, #165, #164, #163, #162, #161, #160, #159, #158, #157, #156, #155, #154, #153, #152, #151, #150, #149, #148, #147, #146, #145, #144, #143, #142, #141, #140, #139, #138, #137, #136, #135, #134, #133, #132, #131, #130, #129, #128, #127, #126, #125, #124, #123, #122, #121,#120, #119,#118,#117,#116,#115,#114, #113, #112, #111, #110, #109, #108, #107, #106, #105, #104, #103,#102,#101,#100,#99, #98, #97, #96,#95, #94, #93, #92,#91, #90, #89, #88, #87, #86, #85, #84, #83, #82, #81, #80, #79, #78, #77, #76, #75, #74, #73, #72, #71, #70, #69, #68, #67, #66, #65, #64, #63, #62, #61, #60, #59, #58, #57, #56, #53, and #51.

—

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — al-Ṣumūd Magazine #208

_________________

To inquire about a translation for this magazine issue for a fee email: [email protected]

New magazine issue from The Islamic State’s Wilāyat Khurāsān: “Ṣawt al-Khurāsān, Issue #8″

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

For prior issues see: #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2 and #1.

—

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State’s Wilāyat Khurāsān — Ṣawt al-Khurāsān, Issue #8

_________________

To inquire about a translation for this magazine issue for a fee email: [email protected]

New magazine released: “Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān Magazine, Issue #16″

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

For prior magazine issues see: #15, #14, #13, #12, #11, #10, #9, #8, #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1.

—

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān Magazine, Issue #16

_______________

Source: Telegram

To inquire about a translation for this magazine issue for a fee email: [email protected]