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@Minalami
Aug 22, 2019 • 9 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
THREAD #AlQaeda supporters say top AQ figure Abu Khallad al-Muhandis (Jordanian) has been "martyred" via an IED that targeted his car, presumably in Syria. No info yet about who was behind the attack. The words "treacherous attack" suggest supporters think he was killed by rivals
Abu Khallad was one of five al-Qaeda figures (see tweet from 17 Aug) released by Iran in 2015 in a prisoner swap with AQAP. He was held there for 13 yrs
He's believed to be a top official in the Syria-based Hurras al-Din group, al-Qaeda's unannounced branch in Syria. He came out of the woodwork in early December 2017, setting up his own Telegram channel and giving info about his background. He called himself "the forgotten emir"
If his death is confirmed, he joins another AQ figure who went to Syria after imprisonment in Iran. Abu al-Khayr al-Masri, a deputy for al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri, was killed in Syria in 2017
Our team had written an extensive profile of him when he emerged online: Profile: Abu-Khallad, veteran al-Qaeda figure in Syria monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/c1doqo…
He was detained by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in late November 2017 alongside two other Jordanian al-Qaeda figures - Sami al-Uraydi and Abu-Julaybib al-Tubasi - over his outspoken views against HTS. Prior to that, he apparently kept a v. low profile
So it seems the last of that batch (AQ heavyweights who went to Syria after imprisonment in Iran) still alive is Jordanian Khalid al-Aruri (aka Abu-al-Qassam al-Urduni), who once served as al-Zarqawi's deputy. He's now serving with Hurras al-Din
Some jihadists offer condolences to al-Qaeda official Sayf al-Adl and to Hurras al-Din, on the death of al-Muhandis in Idlib. Where's Sayf al-Adl? Could he have also made his way to Syria? Why not offer condolences to Hurras leader Abu Humam al-Shami or AQ leader Zawahiri?
Analysis: From Iran to Syria, the al-Qaeda figures who made the journey. (unlocked) monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/c20118…

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Mar 28
🧵Sharing key points as I listen to IS leadership msg, with little or no insight at this point:
1/ marks 10th anniversary of its "caliphate" declaration (Ramadan of 2014, which that year fell on 29 Jun). Says despite IS was left for dead in Iraq & Syria (2017, 2019), it expanded to Africa & other places - "growing stronger & expanding" still
2/ urges IS members/militants to stay united and obey their leadership and stay true to their "bay'ah" pledge, and not be misled by lies or distortions (hint of possible divisions or disillusionment among some?)
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Mar 23
1/ Important to note that contrary to some reports by media outlets saying that IS’s Afghanistan-focused "Khorasan Province" branch (ISKP or ISIS-K) claimed responsibility for the Moscow attack, IS has NOT claimed the attack in the name of that particular branch, at least not yet
2/ The only claim that has come out so far is a brief one by IS’s official news outlet Amaq. In that claim, similar to most of Amaq’s style of reporting, no IS branch or regional affiliates were mentioned. Amaq simply attributed the attack to “soldiers of the Islamic State” Image
I normally don't like to share pics of IS's statements, but felt it's important to do so (above) to clarify that no branch was mentioned in that claim
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Jun 27, 2023
The new video from #ISIS's Syria branch is very disturbing in terms of the violence, showing dozens of executions of individuals in Syria who allegedly worked for government or Kurdish-led forces (SDF) across the country /1
The video appeared to have two key purposes: to deter anyone from working against IS in Syria, and to prove that the group continues to have capability and reach in the country, despite losing territory and leadership figures /2
In terms of production quality, the video is reminiscent of IS's pre-caliphate products, with limited production sophistication. Even the use of the infamous IS nashid Salil al-Sawarim harks back to the early days of IS propaganda and scenes of drive-by shootings /3
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Dec 26, 2022
Thread: Jihadists and Islamists have been divided over the Taliban’s banning female university education, although the majority have politely criticised the move, deeming it a violation of a Sharia /1
Some jihadists wondered if the ban reflected internal Taliban rivalry, with hardliners in Taliban ranks "winning" on the subject of female education /2
Those who tried to justify the Taliban move were careful to point out that the ban is "temporary", until certain Sharia conditions involving female education are met. They stressed the ban was an internal matter for the Afghan rulers that outsiders should not interfere in /3
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Nov 30, 2022
🧵 Summary: #ISIS has announced the death of its leader, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, and announced his successor, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi / 1
Similar to last leader (Abu al-Hasan), and one before him (Abu Ibrahim), IS did not reveal the ID of the new leader. It only gave his nom de guerre and said he was a veteran jihadist of IS /2
In all three cases of anonymous leaders (since al-Baghdadi), IS ensured their aliases indicated they can trace their lineage to Prophet Muhammed - a perquisite for the post of caliph /3
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Sep 14, 2022
🧵1) Key topics in new IS leadership message. Apologies if I’m repeating observations already shared by fellow analysts 👇
2) The message, again delivered IS spokesman Abu Umar al-Muhajir, rather than mysterious leader, typically covered a wide range of topics, from praising the group's "successes" in certain countries, to calling for recruits
3) Despite its defiant and self-righteous tone, the message conveyed a desperate IS appeal for support from Muslims around the world, and suggested strong disappointment at not being adored by co-religionists
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