Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), the AQ branch for Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, and as it just revealed, Afghanistan and Burma (Myanmar), released its “Code of Conduct,” wherein it declared that Americans and U.S. interests in Pakistan are its “foremost priority”.

After calling on lone wolves in Western countries to execute knife and vehicular attacks in Western countries, the pro-Islamic State (IS) Nashir News Agency urged them to poison “Crusaders”.

Six months after Iraqi forces retook east Mosul from the Islamic State (IS), the group claimed a “special operation” in deploying two suicide bombers to the area, allegedly killing and wounding nearly 60 militiamen.

In a final push for lone-wolves to act, and to threaten the West before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ends, the pro-Islamic State (IS) Nashir News Agency published a poster warning Western citizens to “expect” fighters to reach them.

Islamic State (IS) supporters suggested lone wolves in France and the West in general attack remote areas and set forest fires to deter the enemy from harming Muslims.

The Tawhid wal Jihad Brigade, an Uzbek group within Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, released a training camp video featuring the religious and military education given to its fighters.

The pro-Islamic State (IS) Nashir News Agency published a message in Arabic and English promoting the pursuit of "martyrdom" and describing the fighters who seek it as the "most feared of the enemies of Islam".

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing 40 Iraqi soldiers and “Awakening” elements in a four-man suicide raid in the city of al-Baghdadi in Anbar.

The Islamic State's (IS Khorasan Province and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) offshoot Jamat-ul-Ahrar each claimed credit for a bombing in Quetta on Pakistani police, with the individual groups providing differing details.

The Afghan Taliban released an Eid al-Fitr message attributed to its leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, regarding Americans as a “key factor” behind the ongoing war in Afghanistan, and expressing that the group is “deeply upset” by the recent conflict between Qatar and Gulf states.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency published an infographic on the Great Mosque of Nuri and Habda’ minaret in Mosul and its assertion that U.S. aircraft destroyed the iconic structures.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency released a video report on the destruction of the Great Mosque of Nuri and its Hadba’ minaret in Mosul, maintaining its claim that the two iconic structures were destroyed by American airstrikes and not bombs of its fighters.

Nearly two weeks after launching a financial campaign to equip its fighters, the Gaza-based Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) released a video of a fighter appealing to Muslims to contribute.

The Afghan Taliban released a video focusing on the various military training camps it operates in Afghanistan, and promoting jihad as integral for Muslims’ salvation and its preparation as a “divine obligation”.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing 73 Afghan security forces and wounding 44 others in a suicide bombing outside the Kabul Bank branch in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing and wounding dozens in a suicide bombing at the Waberi district police station in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed targeting PKK forces and Syrian Regime soldiers in suicide operations and clashes in Raqqah and south of Tabqa Airfield, killing and wounding more than 53.

Al-Qaeda’s (AQ) affiliate in Mali, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), claimed a raid on Malian military barracks in Bintagougou, killing and wounding 20 and seizing war spoils, including anti-aircraft weapons, in addition to an attack on MINUSMA forces in Ménaka.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing and wounding nearly 60 members of the Popular Mobilization in an eight-man suicide raid in Tikrit, in Iraq’s Salah al-Din governorate.

The Afghan Taliban released a second video of two professors kidnapped from American University in Kabul in August 2016, American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weekes, pleading with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and U.S. President Donald Trump to “have mercy” and negotiate for a prisoner swap.

Hours after the Islamic State’s (IS) Khorasan Province claimed it seized control over seven Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoints near Darzab district in Jowzjan, the Afghan Taliban reported that the district fell to its fighters.

Islamic State (IS) supporters on Telegram forwarded a message labeling police in Indonesia as the group’s “number one enemy,” calling Muslims to “unite...in arms against the police.”

Abdullah al-Muhaysini, a prominent Saudi cleric and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) official, expressed disgust with the Islamic State (IS) for “staining Islam’s Reputation” following a recent assassination attempt on his life, and discussed the West’s continued persecution of HTS, stating, “we have nothing to do with you.”

Bilal Abdul Kareem, a commentator embedded with Syrian rebels, conducted the 23 minute, 55 second interview via his On the Ground News (OGN) media organization. The English-subtitled video was entitled “Dr. Abdullah Muhaysini Responds to Controversies,” and was uploaded on YouTube on June 20, 2017.

After briefly discussing the events of the assassination attempt, Muhaysini regarded Muslims who migrate to join IS, declaring he was “very sad” of the consequences. Muhaysini explained that Islam is a religion of mercy and peace, and that the actions of IS fighters “stain Islam’s image.” He stated:

And that makes me sad because also they’ll stain Islam’s image. I am sad also for the Mujahidin because they’ll stain the Mujahidin’s image. Many people will not be able to differentiate between the true Mujahidin today who belong to the mercy and justice of Allah’s religion Islam, and those (ISIS) who made their religion to be the sucking of blood, killing of innocents and the [severing of] body parts (as in explosions). I am very sad for that and insha’Allah this sadness is regarding the staining of Islam’s image and that some people may not differentiate between the Mujahidin and the injustice of those people (ISIS).

Muhaysini then addressed the would-be assassin and his supporters directly, asserting that they “have lost the way” and advising them to “return back to Allah Almighty”:

The message, since you want it to be direct, is for the man who wanted to kill me a few days ago, and he killed himself. I am asking, ‘What did you benefit out of this?’ For sure now he is with Allah, and perhaps [he has been placed in] Hell, and there are many, like him, who support and sympathize with people like him....Fear Allah and I know that you all want the paradise but you have lost the way. I know that you want with sincere intentions to go to Paradise otherwise you wouldn’t kill yourself, but I am telling you that good intentions (alone) are not enough...so I advise you to return back to Allah Almighty

Abdullah al-Muhaysini additionally discussed the West’s continued persecution of HTS following its rebranding and split from al-Qaeda (AQ) under its former name, Nusra Front (NF). He concluded that HTS is entirely unlike AQ in both policy and leadership, and since entering Syria as NF, its actions have always concerned the Syrian people foremost. He accused the West of “delud[ing] the Syrian people” and stated that “[NF] is the one who brought you the problems,” and that, even after HTF formed, the West used “double standards” to continue targeting the group:

The Syrian people’s interest is more important than everything and that Syrian people want Islam and the toppling of Bashar Al-Assad and this is why they (AQ) came to Syria. And then they said we will declare disengagement with Al-Qaida and they changed their name. And this was a bad situation for the West, and the West is using double standards. If they were professional they would say we are outside the war as long as you are fighting in Syria so we have nothing to do with you. And we were fighting you for that reason but now we are outside of the issue.

The interview additionally addressed Muhaysini’s status as a terrorist in his home country of Saudi Arabia. It concluded with a request for the audience to send additional questions for a future open interview with the cleric, likely similar to OGN’s two-part interview with Australian cleric and former Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) official Mostafa Mahamed (AKA Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir) earlier this month.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed bombing an Algerian army vehicle in Khenchela province in northeastern Algeria.

After earlier claiming credit for the suicide bombing outside the Wadajir district headquarters in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement reported that 30 people were killed and wounded, including government officials and security forces.

‘Amaq News Agency released a video documenting the use of the Islamic State’s (IS) currency in markets in Deir al-Zour, Syria, two years after the announcement of its minting and eventual circulation.

Telegram channels linked to the Islamic State (IS) disseminated an English translation of a recent social media ban issued by IS’ “Delegated Committee.”

The Islamic State’s (IS) Khorasan Province claimed seizing control over seven checkpoints belonging to the Afghan National Army in Jowzjan in northern Afghanistan.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed credit for the suicide bombing outside the Wadajir district headquarters in the capital, Mogadishu.

The Afghan Taliban claimed credit for the attack on Bagram airfield guards as they were en route to the American base, and described them as “spies”.

A purported jihadist sought information on producing sarin gas, claiming that he wants to ensure the quick death of individuals who are normally difficult to target.

Al-Qaeda’s (AQ) affiliate in Mali, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), claimed credit for the attack at the Kangaba tourist resort near the capital, Bamako, and declared that it bears a message to the “Crusaders” that they will never be safe in the country.

The Mauritanian Nouakchott News Agency, which has carried exclusives from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its subsidiary, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), in the past, reported that a brigade belonging to the latter is responsible for the attack at the Kangaba tourist resort near the Malian capital, Bamako.

In an Ebaa News Agency interview, Abdullah Muhaysini recounted surviving an assassination attempt by an alleged member of the Islamic State (IS) and reprimanded the perpetrators for choosing to target the liberated areas rather than their apparent enemies.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s branch in Somalia, claimed killing 10 Kenyan troops in two separate attacks, one of them in Kenya, and striking AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) forces in seven incidents in a five-day period.

Pro-Islamic State (IS) Telegram channels pointed to the incident outside the Finsbury Mosque in London, England, in which a van ran over pedestrians to incite Muslims to rise up and attack.

Harakat Sawa'd Misr (Arms of Egypt Movement), or "Hasam," claimed killing two police officers and wounding three others in a roadside bombing on their vehicle in Cairo.

The Afghan Taliban claimed that 200 “Police Special Unit hirelings” were killed in a five-man suicide raid on a police headquarters in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported a suicide raid on Tuz Khurmatu Airbase in Iraq’s Salah al-Din governorate, and noted the presence of American advisors among the Kurdish Peshmerga.

The Afghan Taliban promoted the insider attack on U.S. forces at the 209 Shaheen Military Corps headquarters in Balkh province, expressing that the shooter had a “sense of patriotism”.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reports that IS fighters “maintain most of their positions” amid their siege on Marawi City in the Philippines.

In its first operation in Israel, the Islamic State (IS) claimed killing one female soldier and wounding others in a stabbing attack in the city of Jerusalem, declaring the attack “will not be the last.”

In the 85th issue of its al-Naba newspaper, the Islamic State (IS) discussed a strategy of weakening the enemy coalition against it through prolonging the war and waging individual strikes on its member states.

The Islamic State (IS) promotes the month of Ramadan as a time of increased spiritual rewards for terror attacks, asserting that its followers should "yearn for martyrdom" during this time.

A group calling itself “Ansar al-Shariah Pakistan” (ASP), which purports to have defectors from the Islamic State’s (IS) Khorasan Province among its membership, announced its establishment, and explained the reasons for those fighters joining and then leaving the IS.

Al-Kata’ib Foundation, the media wing of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, published a set of 32 photos from the June 8, 2017, raid on the Af Urur military base in the Puntland State of Somalia.

The Islamic State’s (IS) Khorasan Province claimed killing at least 17 Shi’ites in a suicide attack on the Shi’a al-Zahra mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed credit through its ‘Amaq News Agency for the attack at the Shi’a al-Zahra mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) official Khalid bin Umar Batarfi spoke on the recent inclusion of “scholars” and “preachers” on lists of terrorists, arguing this is evidence of an alleged U.S.-led war on Islam.

The Islamic State (IS) announced in the 85th issue of its al-Naba newspaper that its fighters seized control over Tora Bora and neighboring areas in Nangarhar from the Afghan Taliban.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, reported ongoing clashes following a suicide bombing and raid at a “nightclub” in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing 26 “puppets” in a suicide bombing at what it described as a key National Directorate of Security (NDS) headquarters in Gerishk district in Helmand province.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement reported that it inflicted “heavy losses” among Djiboutian and Ethiopian forces operating within the AMISOM mission, and Somali National Army (SNA) troops, in attacks in four cities in Somalia’s Hiran region.

In a relatively new development for the group, and demonstrating its heightened interest in its media efforts, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video of its attack one day prior on a Yemeni army camp in Hadramawt.

Ninawa Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed killing 40 Iraqi Federal Police in an attack on their positions in three areas of the city of Mosul.

As a follow-up to its claim for an attack on a Yemeni army camp in Hadramawt governorate, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) provided new details on the operation, claiming to have killed 15 “Elite Forces”.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed six attacks on AMISOM and Somali forces within a 3-day period, and also announced its reconciling a tribal dispute between two parties.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) published photos showing attacks with heavy machineguns on Houthi military positions in Yemen’s al-Bayda’ governorate.

Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir, the spokesman for the Islamic State (IS), called on lone wolves in America, Australia, Europe, and Russia to emulate those who came before them and attack, and rallied fighters to persevere amidst the trials of war and multitude of enemies in a speech issued for Ramadan.

In the second part of his graduation address to foreign fighters from East Africa, the spokesman for the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement directed a message to “disbelievers” in Kenya, declaring that fighters will not relent in their war unless the Kenyan government withdraws its troops from Somalia, and the Kenyan people embrace Islam.

The Gaza-based Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) launched a financial campaign dubbed “Contribute to Us Even with an Arrow” to equip its fighters, and released a video for this purpose.

Users on a pro-Islamic State (IS) Telegram chat group brought attention to Malaysian government leaders’ efforts against the group domestically and in the Philippines, calling them “the big enemies” of IS.

‘Amaq News Agency released a video report on the past 21 days of the battle between Islamic State (IS) fighters and Philippine security forces in the city of Marawi, including a clip of the gunshot execution of six Christians.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing five U.S. troops in a bombing that allegedly tore apart their armored personnel carrier (APC) in Nangarhar province.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed credit for an attack on a Yemeni army camp in Hadramawt governorate, in addition to strikes on Houthis in al-Bayda’, Ibb, and Taiz.

The Islamic State’s (IS) Khorasan Province claimed seizing control over six position held by the Afghan Taliban in Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) official Khalid bin Umar Batarfi condemned the reception by Saudi leaders for U.S. President Donald Trump, remarking that it demonstrates their lack of religiosity and morals, and urged Yemeni tribes to battle any U.S. military presence on the ground.

Islamic State (IS) and pro-IS media units have turned to the Baaz social media platform as a new means of propaganda distribution.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported that group fighters killed a total of 17 Philippine soldiers in ongoing clashes in two neighborhoods in Marawi.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, published photos of the destroyed armored vehicles and other remnants from their repulsion of a joint attack by U.S., AMISOM, and Somali National Army (SNA) forces in the country’s Lower Shabelle region.

The Islamic State (IS) media affiliate Furat Media released a posthumous video of a Chechen suicide bomber urging his fellow countrymen to execute lone-wolf attacks and operations similar to that which he will undertake.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed repelling an attack by U.S., Somali, and African forces in Bariri, Lower Shabelle region, and destroying three of their vehicles with explosives.

A pro-Islamic State (IS) Filipino jihadist called on lone wolves in the Philippines and elsewhere to strike, and in particular, urged they carry out suicide bombings among policemen and soldiers.

The Afghan Taliban claimed that one of its infiltrators in the ranks of the Afghan forces opened fire on U.S. troops and killed four in Nangarhar province.

Abdurrahman bin Abdillah, an individual who deserted the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement due to what he described as its criminality and oppression, responded to the refutation of his accusations by the group, charging that the author is deluded and “regurgitating” lies.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported the sniping of eight Philippine soldiers and killing of 11 during clashes in the city of Marawi, in addition to fighters damaging a military vehicle with an RPG shell.

The Benghazi Defense Brigade (BDB) criticized its designation as a terrorist organization by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, claiming that it a move driven by the UAE in order to remove an obstacle in its “attempt at dominating Benghazi”.

A pro-Islamic State (IS) account on Telegram disseminated a “detailed report” of U.S. military in the Philippines, providing former airbase and task force locations and information about weapons supplied to Philippine forces.

The Islamic State’s (IS) Sinai Province published photos of a fighter assassinating two police elements in the al-Masa’eed neighborhood of downtown Arish.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing two American soldiers and wounding a third in ar-Raqqah province.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri promoted the unity of Muslims regardless of nationality in an audio speech rallying them to oppose a unified enemy.

The al-Fida’ Islamic Network distributed a previously-unreleased statement from al-Qaeda Central (AQC) regarding accusations levied against three members of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).

The al-Qaeda (AQ) affiliate in Mali, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), claimed killing and wounding an unidentified number of Guinean forces participating in the MINUSMA mission in Kidal.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing and wounding a total of 142 Shi’ites in two suicide bombings in Iraq’s Karbala and Babil governorates.

The al-Qaeda (AQ) affiliate in Mali, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), claimed a mortar strike on a MINUSMA camp in Kidal, wounding troops and allegedly inflicting “significant” material losses.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported two suicide bombings carried out by group fighters on Shi’ite gatherings in the Iraqi governorates of Karbala and Babil.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency released a video “message” from the five fighters who carried out the June 7, 2017, attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran threatening further attacks in the country.

In an open interview, Australian cleric and former Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) official Mostafa Mahamed Farag (AKA Abu Sulayman al-Muhajir) decried the Islamic State (IS), declaring it a “doomsday cult on steroids” and labeling its leaders “a bunch of crazy men that love death and love killing.”

The Islamic State (IS) identified the noms de guerre of the five fighters who carried out the June 7, 2017, attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in the 84th issue of its al-Naba weekly newspaper, and provided a photo of the assembled group, in addition to giving details of the operation.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq Agency reported that IS fighters struck a Philippine army position with mortar shells in Sulu province’s Patikul area on Jolo island.

Shahada News Agency, a media unit of al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, reported that over 130 soldiers were killed and wounded in an offensive by fighters on the Af Urur military base in Puntland State.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported that group fighters killed two Chinese nationals who were being held in Balochistan province of Pakistan.

After addressing messages to Muslim civilians and “Crusaders” in Western states, the pro-Islamic State (IS) Nashir News Agency published a motivational note to lone wolves, urging them to increase their operations.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, al-Qaeda’s (AQ) branch in Somalia, claimed killing more than 61 soldiers at the Af Urur military base in Puntland State of Somalia.

A Filipino Islamic State (IS) operative rejected the Philippine government’s narrative that the executor of the June 1, 2017, Resorts World Manila attack is not an IS fighter but a Christian and gambler who was heavily in debt.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency published an infographic on the five-man raid on the Iranian parliament and Khomeini shrine in the capital, Tehran.

The Islamic State (IS) declared in the English edition of its Rumiyah magazine that with its losing of territory in Iraq and Syria, it redoubled its efforts and expanded, including shifting focus to “Crusader soil,” evidenced by the Manchester attack, and seized the city of Marawi in the Philippines.

Pro-Islamic State (IS) Nashir News Agency released two concurrent messages addressing both Muslims and their enemies in Western countries, stating to the latter that attacks “in your homelands; are just a beginning.”

Jihadists discussed the possibility of the Islamic State (IS) using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons in Western states and Iraq as means of revenge and “deterrence,” and offered ideas.

The Islamic State (IS) issued a formal communique for its operation in the Iranian capital, Tehran, claiming that its five-man suicide raid on the parliament and Khomeini shrine left 60 people dead and wounded.