[THREAD] 1/ In 2022, the Islamic State claimed 2,028 attacks in 24 countries. It carried out large-scale operations in Syria, Nigeria and Afghanistan. Sharp decline in #IS operations in Iraq. Africa was the continent most afflicted, with a sharp increase in attacks at Christians. 2/ Detail about the methodology: I have analysed all the information provided by the Islamic State in the 52 issues of its weekly magazine al-Naba’ (cf. the front page of the issue 369). For every single IS claimed attack, I have analysed the target(s)/weapon(s) used/geolocation.

[THREAD] 1/ Over the past five years, out of the 26,100 Islamic State's claimed operations worldwide, the group has attacked 529 economic targets in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, India, Libya, Niger, Pakistan, Tunisia, Afghanistan. And the trend in recent months is clearly rising. 2/ Detail about the methodology: I have collected and analysed the information and data of every single #IS operation claimed in the 307 issues of its weekly magazine al-Naba’. These issues have been published between 17/10/2015 and 07/10/2021. Data include targets + geolocation.

[THREAD] 1/ Over the past year, the Islamic State claimed 2767 military operations. The overwhelming majority of these attacks targeted Sunni Muslims, although the group never described them as such. 40 attacks were against Shia civilians. 34 attacks against Christians/churches. 2/ Detail about the methodology: I gathered the data from the 53 issues of IS weekly magazine al-Naba’ published in 2020 (cf. the front page of the issue 219). For every single claimed attack, I analysed the following information: target, weapons used, spoils of war, geolocation.