Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) issued an "operational manual" for its fighters, wherein it delineates the code of conduct by they must avoid, legitimate targets for conventional and suicide attacks, and seizing of war spoils.

The Islamic State (IS) released a video showing its operations against "PKK" forces in Syria's Deir al-Zour governorate, including an raid on their positions in the perimeter of Hajin, and then fighters celebrating their victory in city streets to the cheers of onlookers.

A foreign fighter-centric pro-Islamic State (IS) group published a biography of an alleged American from Michigan who served as an IS cameraman in its battles in Syria.

Islamic State (IS) supporters distributed a message inciting for "martyrdom" through lone-wolf attacks in the West and giving ideas.

A message attributed to a Filipino Islamic State (IS) operative who reported on events in Marawi in the past, declared that fighting in the Philippines is not over, and threatened revenge against America, Australia, Israel, and China.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group depicted Pope Francis and an armed fighter to warn the "slaves of the Cross".

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed bombings and shootings on AMISOM, Kenyan, and Somali forces in the center and south of the country.

Yahya Abu al-Hammam, the deputy leader of al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Mali, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), warned members of the Mécanisme Opérationnel de Coordination (MOC) to repent and leave their service or be pursued by fighters and killed.

The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) launched a new report video series concerning events relevant to Muslims and jihad in a number of countries including Afghanistan, China, Somalia, and Syria.

The Afghan Taliban remarked that Afghan generals and "loyalists" are responsible for saving the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, from the recent assassination attempt in Kandahar.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group incited supporters to "terrorize" Western states in a blood-spattered poster.

A jihadi coalition in Syria called "'And Incite the Believers' Operations Room, which involves the pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) Hurras al-Deen, photographed an artillery attack on villages adjacent to Jurin in Syria's Hama governorate.

The Dijlah division of the Islamic State's (IS) Iraq Province released a video of its operations against tribal militiamen in northern Iraq, including one attack during a soccer game.

Jihadists professing membership in what they call Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), or Jundul Khilafah Kashmir, launched a newsletter featuring articles by alleged fighters.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) issued a formal communique for its election day attacks in the Kabul and Nangarhar areas in Afghanistan.

The pro-Islamic State (IS) Khattab Media Foundation threatened an American law enforcement official over the arrest of a group member.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that on October 21, 2018, the day of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, group fighters disrupted the electoral process in Kabul and Nangarhar with 32 bomb blasts and a suicide bombing.

A Balochistan-based Sunni jihadist group claimed the “arrests” of twelve Iranians from Badr Air Base.

The pro-Islamic State (IS) Ashhad Media Foundation released a video in which it portrayed Hurricane Michael and its devastation to the Florida Panhandle as "torment" from God in response to the IS' supplications.

The Syria-based Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)) released a video of a captive Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officer appealing for his release.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that IS fighters attacked Nigerian soldiers near Arege, near Lake Chad, in Borno State.

The Afghan Taliban claimed downing a U.S. military helicopter in Logar, a province in eastern Afghanistan, killing and wounding "dozens" of Afghan and foreign forces.

The Islamic State's Yemen Province (ISYP) claimed attacking two positions held by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the Qifa area in al-Bayda'.

The Afghan Taliban claimed a total of 407 attacks throughout the country on the day of parliamentary elections, and that among its activities, fighters detained 30 civilians seeking to cast ballots.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency released a video showing dead children being pulled from the rubble following what it described as "coalition aircraft bombardment" in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group reminded of the 2016 shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in a poster warning of attacks.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 12th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of October 11 - October 17, 2018.

After warning various strata of Afghan society from participating in the parliamentary elections, and threatening attacks on polling sites and cutting off the routes to them, the Afghan Taliban claimed 166 attacks and boasted of rendering the electoral process in "shambles".

A foreign fighter-centric pro-Islamic State (IS) group gave a biography for an alleged teenage Belgian sniper who was killed in a coalition airstrike in Deir al-Zour.

An official in the Syria-based Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) spun the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the seeming refusal of the international community to punish Saudi Arabia as a call to Sunnis to take up arms to defend themselves and their land.

In three statements from different bodies within its organization, the Afghan Taliban warned various strata of Afghan society from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections, urging they stay home and boycott and not allow their spaces be used for the process.

A foreign fighter-centric pro-Islamic State (IS) group gave a biography for an alleged American IS member it identified as a surgeon from New York who treated fighters on the frontlines.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 11th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of October 4 - October 10, 2018.

Abu Salman al-Shami, a former Arabic teacher, narrated a film about why he chose to become a suicide bomber and leave behind his wife and young child.

The Somalia-based Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed three attacks on AMISOM, PSF, and SNA forces in the south, middle, and north of the country, and bombing two Kenyan military vehicles in Mandera County in neighboring Kenya.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing senior Afghan officials in an assassination attempt on the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, in Kandahar province.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing six American soldiers and wounding four others in a suicide bombing on their convoy in Bagram district in Parwan province.

The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) identified a Gambian fighter as a “martyr”.

Malhama Tactical, a Syria-based militant training group with close ties to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), announced the completion of a new training camp and that the group will begin training there within the next few days.

An Islamic State (IS) supporter mourned a slain Senegalese fighter and his brothers, and remarked that West Africa is witnessing a "major Islamic awakening".

Syria-based Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) “security apparatus” arrested 12 and killed at least two IS fighters in a raid in southern Idlib.

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), the Mali-based branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), reportedly claimed credit for recent attacks in neighboring Burkina Faso, including the killing of seven policemen in a bombing.

The French Islamic State (IS)-linked an-Nur Media Center urged fighters to obey their leaders, arguing that disobedience can ultimately lead to revolt.

Malhama Tactical posted a video of its instructors training fighters from HTS’ elite forces known as the “Red Bands.”

After acknowledging a meeting between representatives of its Political Office in Qatar and a U.S. delegation, the Afghan Taliban described the event as America accepting military loss, and representing a "pivotal path" to attaining peace.

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) implied support of the Sochi Agreement terms in a statement titled “The Sham [Syria] Revolution Will Not Die” while maintaining it will continue jihad against the Syrian regime and Russia.

A jihadi coalition in Syria called "'And Incite the Believers' Operations Room, which involves the pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) Hurras al-Deen, claimed attacks on Syrian military positions in Hama.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed bombing a Nigerian military vehicle in Monguno, in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed mounting a major offensive in Merca, the provincial capital of Lower Shabelle, during the presence of Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi (Farmajo) Mohamed.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed an attack on Nigerian soldiers in Arege, near Lake Chad, in Borno State.

The Afghan Taliban acknowledged that its Political Office in Qatar met with a U.S. delegation regarding a "peaceful resolution to the Afghan conflict".

Just two months after rescinding its "security commitment" to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban announced its reinstatement.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group published a poster warning of drone attacks and depicting the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, and a cityscape.

The Afghan Taliban released a video focusing on the daily life of fighters at the Abu Obaidah bin Jarrah training camp and their military drills and exercises there.

Just two days after announcing its execution of five spies in Somalia's Middle Juba region, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement declared its implementing the "punishment for apostasy" on another five in the same region.

A video from Malhama Tactical, an Uzbek private military contractor with close ties to Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), shows fighters taking part in a room clearing drill.

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) released an audio speech by its leader, Abu Mansour Assim Mehsud (Noor Wali), giving thanks to those groups and individuals that gave condolences for the death of his predecessor, Fazlullah al-Khorasani, and joining the call for uniting jihadi ranks.

The Somalia-based Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed credit for the killing of two Kenyan secondary school teachers in Mandera County in Kenya.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group announced the creation of a new magazine and solicited supporters to contribute articles.

In August, I wrote an analysis on an increasingly evident aim by the Islamic State (ISIS) “to establish a more substantial base in the Philippines.”

Shahada News Agency, the media unit for Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) Somali branch, reported the executions of 5 alleged spies.

The Islamic State's Nigeria-based branch, West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed killing 31 Nigerian soldiers and taking 5 others prisoner in a raid in Kangarwa, in the northeast of the country.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that group fighters in Raqqah, Syria, detonated an explosives-laden bicycle on a U.S. military convoy.

The Kirkuk division of the Islamic State (IS) released a video demonstrating its construction of the improvised explosive devices (IED) and their use and that of other weapons on Iraqi Federal Police, in addition to providing operation statistics for the last year.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing and wounding at least 73 Shi'ites in five bombings in a single day in Baghdad.

A pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) group produced a video highlighting Ayman al-Zawahiri's words on Kashmir, featuring images from Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) and its al-Hurr Media.

An Islamic State (IS) supporter echoed the strategy of former al-Qaeda (AQ) leader in hitting the economy of the "head of the snake," America, to cause its collapse and end its global influence.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed a mortar strike on a military base in Kenya's Lamu County and eight attacks on Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM forces in four days in its home base of Somalia.

The Afghan Taliban ordered its fighters to halt the upcoming parliamentary elections by creating "severe obstacles" for it, and called on voters to boycott the process and candidates to step down.

In its first formal communique for an attack on al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Islamic State's Yemen Province (ISYP) claimed killing and wounding many AQAP fighters in a raid on their positions in the Qifa area in Yemen's al-Bayda' governorate.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed a dual bombing on Tunisian soldiers on Mount Chaambi, destroying a Kirpi MRAP vehicle and killing and wounding an unidentified number.

The Nigeria-based branch of the Islamic State, West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed a mortar strike on a Chadian military position near Lake Chad.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed bombing the USAID building in Khogyani district in Nangarhar, eastern Afghanistan.

A pro-Islamic State (IS) group warned of attacks at concerts in a poster telling enemies to "wait for our surprises".

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing over 10 U.S. troops in attacks in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan and Parwan in the northeast of the country.

A message attributed to a female Malaysian jihadist who had traveled to Syria explores the "soft side" of fighters, seeking to remove their stigma as "monsters".

The Islamic State (IS) released the tenth episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of September 27 - October 3, 2018.

A French Islamic State (IS)-linked group published an essay urging supporters and particularly those in areas where the IS operates, to ignore defeatists and anticipate victory.

The Afghan Taliban again accused U.S. forces of supporting the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) through airstrikes, this time charging that drone strikes on their positions in Nangarhar seek to halt their progress against the rival group.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed killing 35 people and wounding 55 others in a suicide bombing at an election rally in Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

A foreign fighter-centric pro-Islamic State (IS) group gave a biography for a slain British IS member it identified as a weaponized drone developer.

The Mali-based branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), Jama'at Nusrtat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), released a video challenging France and its coalition partners in Mali and the Sahel while promoting its fighters, and featured footage for the first time of its deputy leader, Yahya Abu al-Hammam.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing three Ethiopian Christians in a gun attack in the city of Bosaso in Somalia's Bari region.

The Islamic State (IS) released through its al-Bayyan Radio the military statistics for 2017-2018 it featured in Naba 148, offering the information in audio and document formats.

A Kashmir-focused Islamic State (IS) supporting group suggested fighters in Jammu and Kashmir purchase drones online and utilize them in attacks.

A Syria-based jihadi media group alleged that Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) thwarted an attack by the al-Qaeda (AQ)-aligned Hurras al-Deen on regime forces in Lattakia.

The Afghan Taliban challenged the assertion made by General Austin Miller, the new commander of U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan, that its fighters cannot outlast the coalition.

In its ongoing poster series of threats to Australia, an Islamic State (IS)-linked group depicted the Sydney Harbour Bridge and a knife-wielding fighter.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) published photos of its attack on Nigerian troops in Gashigar for which it had claimed credit one-day prior.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed a suicide bombing on what it called a "convoy of European Union officers and trainers" in the capital, Mogadishu, in addition to seizing control over villages and a town in southern regions.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (ISWAP) claimed credit for the attack on Nigerian troops in Gashigar.

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), the Mali-based branch of al-Qaeda (AQ), previewed a forthcoming video titled "And the Battle Continues".

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed inflicted over a dozens casualties among the Somali National Army (SNA) in the country, and bombing a military truck in Mandera County in neighboring Kenya.

The Afghan Taliban reported two insider attacks by fighters in the enemy ranks in neighboring Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces in a close timespan.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that fighters in Balochistan province of Pakistan killed close to 15 Pakistani soldiers in clashes.

The Islamic State (IS) released the ninth episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of September 20-26, 2018.

The Islamic State's (IS) West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing seven Nigerian soldiers in an ambush in Abadam, a town in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria.

As the Islamic State (IS) promotes its recent attack on a military parade in the Iranian city Ahvaz, a media outfit linked to the group called for the mass-targeting of "disbelievers" and "polytheists" in the country.

Amidst the propaganda campaign capitalizing on the strawberry scare in Australia, an Islamic State (IS)-linked group went a different route in threatening, depicting a mortar attack on the Sydney Opera House.

Listing nine examples in the last ten days of alleged U.S. initiated and directed attacks on civilians in multiple provinces, the Afghan Taliban accused America of "crimes against humanity" and demanded a unified opposition to what it called "genocide".