New Profiles and Articles on TRAC
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Clearly by the English subtitles, the audience was meant to be wider than those effected by the Arab Spring, which the video begins by praising.
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The attack on Shamshad Television Station closely resembles the same tactics used in the ISK March 2017 attack on the Military Hospital also in Kabul.
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Twelve ISY armed gunmen stormed the CID Building in an inghimasi operation lasting 11 hours.
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Three days after the attack, the claim in Naba #104 refers to Sayfullo Saipov a "soldier of the Islamic State"
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Eyewitness accounts report that the suicide bomber was only 12-13 years old.
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Even though it appears to be a self-started attack, the claim in itself represents an expansion for IS into Central Asia.
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Disagreements and bickering among prominent 'alt-right' and traditional white supremacist influencers have been observed in extremist media sources following the weekend 'White Lives Matter' rallies in Tennessee.
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al Shabaab claims responsibility for twin car bombings in Mogadishu.
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TRAC's six-month project contains insights into IS external operations & how claims are made.
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Though the context might be lost on an older audience, the younger generation (Islamic State's main super fan base) would easily recognize Gotham from the very popular rated M video games on Xbox, PS4 and computer platforms.
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Eyewitness accounts attest that Boko Haram leadership had been seen inside the city two hours before the attack.
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The dual claims mark the third incident since August 2017 that both ISK and IEA have released contradictory claims for the same attack.
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The village that was attacked is located in close proximity to where militants killed four US soldiers on 4 October 2017.
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Islamic State Khurasan inghimasi fighters attacked the same Mosque on 25 August 2017, and have made Shia soft targets a priority across Afghanistan.
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The fighting has been ongoing for days with both sides claim to have the upper hand.
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Early morning 16 October 2017, Marawi siege strategists Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute were taken down during an elite forces raid in Marawi city, where they lead a siege that has lasted 150 days. As Haplion was named emir of Islamic State East Asia (ISEA), the leadership of ISEA and the effects on the Marawi siege are now in question.
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Islamic State Sinai has claimed to attack seven distinct locations in the past 24-hours.
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The attack began with a car bomb detonation outside the Safari Hotel in the K5 district of downtown Mogadishu, an area packed with government buildings, restaurants and hotels. The vehicle reportedly was a truck packed with a large quantity of explosive materials.
