Check out my new ‘Policy Watch’ for the Washington Institute: “The Islamic State’s External Operations Are More Than Just ISKP”

Since the beginning of the year, counterterrorism and law enforcement efforts have zeroed in on the Islamic State’s Khorasan “province” (ISKP). This is unsurprising given that governments have connected ISKP to recent large-scale attacks and plots in IranTurkeyRussia, and Europe. Yet other provinces in the IS global network have also been involved in external operations planning—albeit unsuccessfully until the July 15 mass shooting against Shia worshippers in Oman, the first jihadist attack in that country’s history. For this reason, it is more important than ever to understand that IS today has a multipronged strategy to target its enemies, and this strategy is coordinated via its General Directorate of Provinces—individual “provinces” do not have independent strategies.

In the first half of 2024, there have been eight IS external plots and attacks unrelated to ISKP and seventeen related to ISKP. Regarding the successful attacks in Iran, Turkey, and Russia, governments disclosed the ISKP connection, but IS itself did not claim any of them for ISKP. The Turkish incident was designated as a Turkey “province” attack. Of the plots not related to ISKP, three have been connected to the IS province in Iraq (two in Germany, one in Kuwait), two were connected to the Syria province (in Israel and France), and the others were connected to the Somalia and Pakistan provinces (in Sweden and India, respectively). Given the frequency of such plots since January, more can be expected by year’s end.

With the Oman attack, it is still too early to know how it unfolded or what planning was behind it. Most likely, however, it was connected to IS-Yemen. From 2017 to 2019, IS leaders in Iraq and Syria asked the Yemen province to plan attacks in Oman targeting the embassies of countries that participated in the global coalition fighting the organization in Iraq and Syria. Hopefully, the Omani government will be transparent in its investigation and enable a better understanding of the network behind the incident, with Washington providing any necessary assistance based on its strong signals intelligence capabilities. Either way, the foiled plots not related to ISKP can help shed light on the Islamic State’s global plans.

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New statement from al-Qā’idah’s General Command: “Regarding Attacks Against the Qur’an and the Necessity of Dueling the People of Aggression”

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Qā’idah’s General Command — Regarding Attacks Against the Qur’an and the Necessity of Dueling the People of Aggression

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Source: Telegram

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New release from The Islamic State’s Wilāyat Khurāsān: “An Essential Treatise On the Burning of the Qur’an By Infidels”

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: The Islamic State’s Wilāyat Khurāsān — An Essential Treatise On the Burning of the Qur’an By Infidels

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Source: RocketChat

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Dhabīḥ Allah Mujāhid: “On the Suspension of Sweden’s Activities in Afghanistan”

After insulting the Holy Quran and the Muslim faith in Sweden, the Islamic Emirate suspends Sweden’s activities in Afghanistan until they apologize to the Muslims for this heinous act. IEA’s relevant organizations are obliged to comply with this directive.

Looking into the rude act of Sweden, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants other Muslim countries to reconsider their interaction with this country.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

۱۴۴۴/۱۲/۲۳هـ  ق

۱۴۰۲/۴/۲۰هـ  ش م 7/11/2023

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New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Indian Subcontinent: “So Behead Them; It Is a Duty Prescribed By the Qur’ān: In the Context of Violating the Sanctity of the Holy Qur’ān in Sweden on ‘Īd al ‘Aḍḥā 1444 H”

New statement from the Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān: “Regarding the Desecration of the Qur’ān in Sweden”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān — Regarding the Desecration of the Qur’ān in Sweden

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Source: Telegram

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New statement from the Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān: “Declaration Regarding the Desecration of Qur’ān in Sweden”

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān — Declaration Regarding the Desecration of Qur’ān in Sweden

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Solna, Sweden Attack Plot