The Afghan Taliban threatened to shut down private transportations companies it determines to have violated agreed upon rules.

An al-Qaeda (AQ) supporter distributed a message explaining why the United States is a higher priority target than other Western forces, focusing on its economy and military and technological abilities.

Al-Qaeda Central (AQC) issued a two-page statement eulogizing Afghan Taliban official and Haqqani Network chief Jalaluddin Haqqani.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed thwarting an operation by U.S. Special Forces in Lower Shabelle region in its home base of Somalia and bombing a Kenyan military vehicle in Mandera County in neighboring Kenya.

On their respective channels, al-Qaeda (AQ) and Islamic State (IS) supporters celebrated the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with posters remembering the event and threats of similar operations to come.

Aden-Abyan Province, a division of the Islamic State (IS) in Yemen, released a video documenting its major suicide attacks and bombings in 2016-2018 on Yemeni security forces and the Ministry of Finance building in Aden.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the attack at the Tripoli offices of Libya's National Oil Company and threatened oil fields and the economic interests of the "tyrants" in the country.

The Sinai-based Jund al-Islam, an al-Qaeda (AQ)-aligned group, released a video promoting its fighters and urging Muslims to participate in jihad and guard the frontiers of Sinai against enemy plots.

In its 17th anniversary production commemorating the 9/11 attacks, al-Qaeda (AQ) released a speech from its leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, advising how to "confront" America.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed killing an Indian intelligence official in the Kashmir Valley.

Al-Bayda' Province, a division of the Islamic State (IS) in Yemen, released a video showing its celebration of Eid al-Adha in Hadramawt.

The Islamic State's (IS) al-Himmah Library released an infographic video on the faith-based bond between Muslims.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing over 20 Somali soldiers in a suicide bombing at the Hodan district offices in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province identified the militant killed in Srinagar on September 8, 2018, as one of its fighters.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed inflicting 55 casualties among Afghan security forces and government staff in a suicide bombing in the capital, Kabul.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) issued a photo report on ongoing clashes with African Multi-National Joint Task Force (MJTF) soldiers in the village of Garunda.

Al-Tazkirah Media, a mouthpiece for "Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir" (ISJK), said that the militant killed by unidentified gunmen in Srinagar on September 8, 2018, was the ISJK leader, and tempered the charge of responsibility against Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) released a video on its August 30, 2018, raid on a military post in the town of Zari in Borno State.

The Islamic State's (IS) West Africa Province claimed an attack on Nigerian military posts in the town of Gudumbari in Nigeria's Borno State.

A prominent Islamic State (IS) supporting media group spun the recent video from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on espionage to reflect its askew priority in entering into physical conflict with the IS.

Pro-Islamic State (IS) Kashmiri jihadists vowed revenge against Hizb-ul-Mujahideen on charges of perpetrating the murder of an IS-affiliated fighter in Srinagar.

A pro-Islamic State (IS) Kashmiri group released a video echoing incitement from the IS as a "reminder for the Muslims of India".

The Islamic State (IS) released the sixth episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of August 30 – September 5, 2018.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency released a video showing what it described as the wreckage of an "international coalition" helicopter in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

A French Islamic State (IS)-linked group stressed faith in God as the sole determinant of victory and encouraged fighters to possess a "desire for death".

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province issued a formal communique for the suicide bombing and VBIED blast at a sports club in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Afghan Taliban provided a summary of what it called its "jihadi progress" in Panjshir province in northern Afghanistan, boasting of its controlling the supply routes and "shattering" its defensive lines.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported 150 casualties among Shi'ite civilians, news correspondents, and security forces in a suicide bombing and car bomb explosion at a sports club in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Ebaa News Agency, a media unit for the Syria-based Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), provided coverage on Russian airstrikes on villages in the west of rebel-controlled Idlib and the devastation they caused.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video documenting the confessions of spies involved in an alleged Saudi intelligence network that was uncovered after a year-long investigation.

Kashmir-focused Islamic State (IS) supporters promoted Jammu and Kashmir as an alternative jihadi battlefield for those Muslims who wish to travel to Afghanistan or Afghanistan to fight but are unable.

The Afghan Taliban released a statement from the Haqqani family eulogizing its patriarch, Jalaluddin Haqqani, and noting his parting advice on continuing jihad and maintaining the cohesiveness of the Taliban.

The Afghan Taliban announced the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, a member of its Leadership Council and the head of what is known as the "Haqqani Network".

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing two American soldiers in an attack in Muhammad Agha district in Logar province of northern Afghanistan.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group identified the leaders of America, Iran, and Russia and their respective people as targets.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed credit for the suicide bombing at the Howl-Wadag district headquarters in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed an RPG attack on a dining facility for U.S. soldiers in Bagram district in Parwan, Afghanistan.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from Abu Obeida Yusuf al-’Annabi, the head of its “Council of Dignitaries,” lecturing to Muslims for the occasion of Eid al-Adha on total devotion to Allah and all that entails, and submission to Shariah.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province claimed killing several Nigerian soldiers in an attack on their post in Zari, a town in Nigeria's northeast Borno state.

Two jihadi factions, one allegedly formerly operating in Damascus, and the other formerly in Daraa, separately announced their joining the al-Qaeda (AQ)-aligned Hurras al-Deen in Syria.

In a follow-up to its condemnation of the Muhammad cartoon contest organized by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders and his PVV party in the Netherlands, the Afghan Taliban deemed the Dutch people complicit in the "crime" and threatened Dutch troops in Afghanistan.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed a mortar strike on Nigerian troops in the Arege area.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed three attacks in the past three weeks, two targeting UAE-backed Security Belt Forces (SBF) in Yemen's Abyan governorate, and one against Houthis in al-Bayda'.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that American soldiers were wounded in a bomb blast in Hasakah governorate of Syria.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed killing 20 Kenyan soldiers in an ambush in Kenya's Lamu County and multiple attacks on the Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM forces in its home base of Somalia.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) condemned the Islamic State (IS) for demonstrating extremism in its policies and sowing sedition and destruction in the countries in which it operates in the fourth issue of Madad Bulletin.

The Afghan Taliban issued a statement condemning the Muhammad cartoon contest organized by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders and his PVV party in the Netherlands.

In the Arabic message, which was posted on its website on August 29, 2018, the group's spokesman Zabihullah denounced the offense to Muslims and appealed to Muslim countries and Islamic organizations to stand against it.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing 28 Iraqi soldiers and elements from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and wounding 22 others in a suicide bombing in Anbar, in western Iraq.

The Islamic State's (IS) East Asia Province claimed bombing Filipino soldiers in the capital of Sultan Kudarat on Mindanao island.

The pro-Islamic State (IS) Jundul Khilafah Kashmir, a self-professed part of the IS' Khorasan Province, linked the Kashmir Jihad to the "worldwide campaign" and called its battlefield an "integral part of the war on kufr [disbelief]".

The Islamic State (IS) claimed repulsing an Egyptian military offensive and executing a commando attack in two separate incidents in North Sinai.

The Afghan Taliban again boasted of rendering the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province an "exemplary defeat" in northern Afghanistan and charged the U.S. with not only backing the IS there but in Iraq, as well.

Al-Hayat Media Center, the foreign language media division of the Islamic State (IS), released a French chant promoting patience till victory.

Al-Qaeda's (AQ) as-Sahab Media Foundation published the second installment in its leadership advice series, focusing in this part on cautioning against wrongdoing in the name of jihad, such as suicide bombings in public squares.

The Sinai-based Jund al-Islam, an al-Qaeda (AQ)-aligned group, publicly dismissed one of its members in its first statement since November 2017.

In the message, which was distributed on Telegram on August 26, 2018, the group announced that "Ahmed al-'Arjani" was expelled its ranks due to his "lack of adherence to the policy of the group and its regulations," without elaborating upon his exact violation.

Using his example as a warning to others, Jund al-Islam wrote:

We call on our dear brothers - soldiers and officials - on the necessity of being disciplined on the methodology and policy followed by the group, for there is no group without listening and obeying. We stress that any violation of this policy requires punishment and accountability, which may rise above dismissal.

After threatening Telegram founder Pavel Durov over the suspension of accounts and channels, a pro-Islamic State (IS) group warned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for the same.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed a suicide bombing on Afghan security elements and local officials in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

A jihadist distributed an announcement by six groups announcing their joining the Syria-based Hurras al-Deen as a means of "fulfilling" their pledge to al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

The announcement lists the names of the six groups.

The Islamic State's (IS) Tripoli Province claimed credit for the attack on a Libyan security checkpoint in Wadi Kaam, east of the capital.

Using an open-source wallpaper image displaying a devastated city on fire, an Islamic State (IS)-linked group promoted and incited for attacks.

The Afghan Taliban again accused American forces of "rescuing" Islamic State (IS) fighters from its clearing operations, and charged U.S. General John Nicholson with deliberately lying to the American people about the success of President Donald Trump's strategy in Afghanistan.

An al-Qaeda (AQ)-linked group released a video showing what it described as Bangladeshi fighters attacking U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

The Islamic State (IS) released the fourth episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of August 16 – August 22, 2018.

A pro-Islamic State (IS) group depicted U.S. President Donald Trump beheaded along with the word "soon".

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri promoted unity among Muslims and rejection of division, considering these religiously mandated matters, in a video speech.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement claimed credit for the assassination attempt on deputy defense minister Abdullahi Olad Rooble in the capital, Mogadishu, in addition to two attacks in its home base of Somalia and one in neighboring Kenya.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Somalia, released a video on the September 28, 2017, raid at a Somali Special Forces (Danab) camp in Barire, in Lower Shabelle region.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the executor of the knife attack in Trappes, a suburb in western Paris, France, is an IS fighter.

In his first speech in nearly a year, Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi vowed "dark days" to the group's enemies in Iraq and Syria, inciting for lone-wolf attacks in the West, and urged Muslims to rise up in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani decried negotiations with the Syrian regime in a video speech for Eid al-Adha and assured that fighters will defend their positions in the north, implying Idlib.

Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi spoke in his first audio speech in 11 months.

After previously claiming credit for the mortar strike on the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul during the Eid al-Adha speech delivered by President Ashraf Ghani, the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province took responsibility for a two-man suicide raid in the capital.

The Afghan Taliban promoted its suicide attackers in the 12th episode of its "Caravan of Conquest" video series and highlighted the March 2017 7-man raid at PD6 in Kabul and the May 2017 suicide bombing on a U.S. military convoy in Nangarhar.

A pro-Islamic State (IS) group incited Muslims online and offline to support the IS, either through intensifying their promotion of propaganda on social media, or executing attacks with explosives, guns, knives, poisons, and vehicles.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency released a video it said it received from the perpetrators of the suicide bombing and knife and vehicular attacks in Chechnya, revealed them to be children.

The Islamic State's (IS) Sinai Province claimed a suicide bombing on Egyptian soldiers as they allegedly bulldozed houses in al-Arish.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group is responsible for the mortar strike targeting the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul.

The Islamic State's (IS) Caucasus Province gave a formal communique for the coordinated attacks on Chechen police in Grozny, Mesker-Yurt, and Shali involving a vehicular strike, stabbings, and a suicide bombing.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency published photos of a bomb blast on a vehicle allegedly carrying U.S. soldiers in Raqqah, Syria.

Two Syria-based jihadi factions announced their joining the al-Qaeda (AQ)-aligned Hurras al-Deen.

Zakir Musa, the leader of the al-Qaeda (AQ)-aligned Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH), incited Muslim youths in India and Kashmir to fight Indian security forces and "prepare for war" in an Eid al-Adha speech.

Within four days, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed eight attacks on Ugandan, U.S., Somali, and Burundian forces in three regions of Somalia.

A foreign fighter-centric pro-Islamic State (IS) group gave a biography for a slain Canadian-Pakistani IS member it identified as "Abu al-Zubayr al-Kanadi".

The Afghan Taliban released a video documenting its purging Darzab district in Jowzjan, a province in northern Afghanistan, from Islamic State (IS) fighters.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group is responsible for separate attacks on Chechen police in Grozny and Shali.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri slammed Hamas' charter that it published in May 2017, "A Document of General Principles and Policies," and urged Palestinians to reject "traitors" and embrace the jihadi methodology.

A statement attributed to Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada for the occasion of Eid al-Adha boasted of the group's success and what it describes as America's failure in the war in Afghanistan, and expressed willingness for direct negotiations with the U.S.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that three American soldiers were wounded in a bomb blast in Syria's Raqqah governorate.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) denied a report published by the Associated Press that it has entered into "secret deals" with the Saudi-led coalition.

The Mali-based al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), reportedly claimed credit for an ambush on Malian soldiers and burning a MINUSMA fuel tanker.

The Islamic State's (IS) "East Asia Province" published photos from the daily life of its fighters, showing them in a jungle and with a child in their ranks.

The Islamic State (IS) released the third episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of August 9 – August 15, 2018.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed killing and wounding a total of 120 Afghan intelligence elements and policemen in a two-man suicide raid and a suicide bombing, two days apart, in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (IS) published a photo report on clashes by its fighters with African Multi-national Joint task Force (MJTF) soldiers in Garunda village and the Lake Chad area, including an image of a POW.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that a suicide attack waged by the group at an Afghan intelligence headquarters in Kabul resulted in nearly 110 casualties.

A "source" in Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), al-Qaeda's (AQ) branch in Mali, reportedly denied news that the group's official for Gao was killed.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group called to kill Spanish police in a poster in English and Spanish.

Just a half-hour following 'Amaq News Agency reporting the group's responsibility, the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province issued a formal communique for the suicide bombing at a Hazara private school in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group is responsible for the suicide bombing at a Hazara private school in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group used an apocalyptic rendering of Big Ben in London to threaten for attacks in the West.