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Christopher Anzalone

@IbnSiqilli

Jul 14

Al-Shabaab funery prayer (salat al-janaza) & burial of Shaykh Nur Mu'alim 'Abdi Rahman, a religious scholar affiliated with the Islamic Courts Union & then Al-Shabaab.

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Born in 1960/1961 (1380 hijri) in Adan Yabal, Middle Shabelle, he studied in Mogadishu & later at the University of Science and Technology in Yemen & Sudan, memorizing the Qur'an & studying Arabic grammar, Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir), & Shafi'i fiqh.

In his final years, he was active in religious missionary propagation (da'wa), influencing many of the "mujahidin & martyrdom-seekers" through his lectures in local mosques.

Al-Shabaab Juba wali Mohamed Abu 'Abdullah led the janaza prayer for the shaykh.

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Christopher Anzalone

@IbnSiqilli

Jul 12

IS-Mozambique claims it attacked another Christian village in Meluco, Cabo Delgado yesterday, killing 1 & burning down houses & a government building:

In a second claim, IS-Mozambique today claims it attacked an army barracks in Palma, Cabo Delgado:

Rifles, a machine gun, RPGs, and ammunition captured by IS-Mozambique during its attack on an army barracks in Palma, Cabo Delgado:

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Christopher Anzalone

@IbnSiqilli

Jul 6

IS-West Africa claimed responsibility for freeing hundreds of prisoners in an attack on a Nigerian government prison in Kuje outside Abuja (re: news.yahoo.com/nigeria-prison…):

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IS-West Africa video footage of their attack on the Kuje prison outside of the Nigerian capital city, Abuja, which freed hundreds of prisoners including members of the militant group:

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Estimates of the number of prisoners freed in the IS-West Africa raid on the Nigerian government's Kuje prison increased to 879:

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Christopher Anzalone

@IbnSiqilli

May 20

String of attacks across Afghanistan claimed by IS-KP over the past few days:

(1) Attack killing 2 Afghan Taliban "militia" in Nurgal, Kunar province:

(2) Pistol assassinations of 2 Afghan Taliban "militia" in Nangarhar province:

(3) Pistol assassination of 1 Afghan Taliban "militia" in Talqan, Takhar province:

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Christopher Anzalone

@IbnSiqilli

May 20, 2020

Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Haybatullah Akhundzada, in his annual 'Eid al-Fitr (1441) message, says the group seeks normal diplomatic relations with neighboring & other countries, unlike IS or AQ groups:

Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Haybatullah Akhundzada, in his annual 'Eid al-Fitr (1441) message, claims that the group does not seek a national political monopoly & accuses "foreign intelligence networks" of trying to foment ethnic, tribal, & sectarian tensions in the country:

Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Haybatullah Akhundzada, in his annual 'Eid al-Fitr (1441) message, praised agreement with U.S. & called for release of prisoners while seeking to bring about defections in the government by a declaration of a general amnesty:

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