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.)
BEIRUT The Islamic State group confirmed for the first time on Thursday that its leader was killed in a U.S. strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor.
If confirmed, the Reuters’ report of the appointment of Juma Awad Al Badri, the founder’s brother, to lead Daesh could provide continuity in the core leadership of the decentralised movement and reclaim a measure of command and control. As the head
The Islamic State confirmed on Thursday that its caliph, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in a US strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor.
The Islamic State group confirmed for the first time on Thursday that its leader was killed in a U.S. strike in northwestern Syria last month and named his successor. It was the first official comment from the militant group about its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi since U.S. officials said…