An Islamic State (IS) supporter depicted Pope Francis as a group captive in a poster dismissing claims that the IS has been destroyed.

As the Christmas and New Years holidays approach, Islamic State (IS)-aligned group incited for and warned of attacks in the West, some with images of Santa Claus.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed a dual suicide bombing involving Algerian and Uyghur fighters near Hajin, bringing the single day total of bombers in that area to four.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing three Nigerian soldiers in an attack on their barracks in Kukawa, a town in Borno state, close to Lake Chad.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency identified the shooter in Strasbourg, France, as a "soldier" of the group.

Amidst the ongoing heated clashes between the Islamic State (IS) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in and around Hajin, a town in Deir al-Zour, the IS claimed inflicting 25 casualties in two suicide bombings.

An Islamic State (IS)-aligned group released a Spanish-narrated video threatening attacks in Barcelona, using a montage of photos from the IS-claimed attack on Las Ramblas in August 2017 as a reminder.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported an IS attack on Nigerian army barracks near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno in northeastern Nigeria.

In an Arabic message issued on December 11, 2018, 'Amaq stated:

3 Nigerian soldiers were killed and others were wounded in an attack by Islamic State fighters on barracks in the town of Jakana, near the city of Maiduguri, in northeastern Nigeria two days ago

UPDATE: Shortly after the issuance of the 'Amaq report came the formal communique from the group's West Africa Province (ISWAP).

A former Islamic State (IS)-linked group confirmed that Abu Muhammad al-Masri, the previous judge of the IS' Military Bureau who the IS had imprisoned on charges of dissension and sedition, was killed, though the circumstances are unknown.

The Barakah division of the Islamic State (IS) released a video of attacks on multiple axes in Syria's Deir al-Zour governorate against Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and featuring a gory scene of a fighter standing atop a bloody corpse in victory.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 19th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of November 29 - December 5, 2018.

An article attributed to an Indian member of Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), and the first to be provided in English as well as Urdu in the "Risalah" newsletter, promotes allegiance to the IS despite its detractors.

The editors of the pro-Islamic State (IS) periodical "Liwa' al-Ansar" (Brigade of the Supporters) continued in the second issue their promotion of lone-wolf attacks they introduced in the inaugural edition, featuring an infographic on IS and IS-inspired attacks in the West.

The former Islamic State (IS)-linked group to which Austrian jihadist Mohamed Mahmoud (AKA Abu Usama al-Ghareeb) belonged, announced the killing of an official, but disputed reports that he died alongside Mahmoud and two others in a U.S. airstrike on the IS prison in which they were held.

Additional Islamic State (IS)-aligned groups and jihadists participated in the recent campaign to use the French unrest as an opportunity for attacks, publishing posters in Arabic, English, and French to inspire lone wolves.

The Islamic State's Nigeria-based division, West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed its fourth attack within a period of six days, striking Nigerian army barracks in Mallam Fatori in Borno State.

Amidst its upward thrust in attack volume in Nigeria and its surroundings, the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing 17 Nigerian soldiers in an attack in the country's Yobe State.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed inflicted seven casualties among explosive experts in a bombing in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The group's Somalia Province issued a communique on December 3, 2018, stating that a "security detachment" planted an improvised explosive device (IED) at Bakara market and detonated it as explosives experts attempted to dismantle it.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an IS attack in Buni Gari, a town in Nigeria's Yobe State.

An Islamic State (IS)-aligned group warned of attacks on New Year's Day in New York City and the West in general.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing seven Nigerian soldiers and wounding dozens of others in attack in Arege, a town in Nigeria's Borno State, and then taking control over it.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed inflicting 25 casualties among Nigerian soldiers in an attack near Gamboru, a town in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that group fighters attacked a Tunisian police patrol in Kasserine. Citing a "security source," 'Amaq stated in a message published on November 30, 2018, that the prior day, fighters fired upon the police patrol in the city's al-Manar neighborhood.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 18th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of November 22-28, 2018.

An article attributed to a member of Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK) and featured in the fifth issue of "Risalah" newsletter explains the IS' methodology and calls the Kashmir Jihad of the past a "myth and an industry" created by "tyrants".

Remarking on media reports of unclaimed attacks by the Islamic State (IS) on oil wells and gold mines and their guards in West Africa, an IS-linked group suggested to lone wolves there to attack sites of natural resource extraction.

Mohamed Mahmoud (AKA Abu Usama al-Ghareeb), an Islamic State (IS) fighter imprisoned by the group for allegedly breaking ranks and sowing sedition, was reportedly killed in a coalition airstrike while in IS detention.

With Islamic State (IS) provincial divisions promoting attacks by Palestinians on Israelis, the group's Khayr Province in Syria's Deir al-Zour governorate incited lone wolves in Israel and elsewhere to kill Jews.

A poster from an Islamic State (IS)-linked group accuses the international community of hypocrisy over the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Two Islamic State (IS)-aligned groups separately issued posters inciting lone-wolf jihadists to strike France, coming after violent protests in the capital, Paris.

The Islamic State's (IS) West Africa Province claimed wounding an unspecified number of Nigerian soldiers near Lake Chad.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported the capture of Kangarwa town in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Barakah division of the Islamic State’s (IS) Sham Province claimed killing, wounding, and arresting dozens of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) soldiers as the result of a series of large-scale raids in Syria’s restive Deir al-Zour governorate.

As the Islamic State (IS) persists in its offensive in Deir al-Zour, Syria, the group's Barakah division in Sham (Syria) Province released a disturbing execution video containing a message to families of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) it captured as prisoners of war.

The Barqah division of the Islamic State's Libya Provision (ISLP) claimed credit for the raid on the Tazirbu police station and locations in the vicinity, alleging to have killed and wounded 29 "apostates" and taken others prisoner.

Using similar wording to its claim of credit for the Khost bombing in Afghanistan, the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) issued a formal communique for the Orakzai market bombing on Shi'ites in Pakistan.

Adding to the dozens of casualties inflicted by Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) fighters in Khost, Afghanistan, 'Amaq reported that a group fighter is responsible for causing a total of 132 casualties among Shi'ites in a suicide bombing in Orakzai in neighboring Pakistan.

Shortly after 'Amaq News Agency reported a total of 160 casualties in an Islamic State's (IS) suicide bombing in Khost, Afghanistan, Khorasan Province (ISKP) issued a formal communique for the attack.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported a total of 160 casualties in a suicide bombing perpetrated by an IS fighter in Khost, Afghanistan.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 17th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of November 15-21, 2018.

The Damascus division of the Islamic State’s Sham (Syria) Province released a video documenting its attacks in Suwayda and calling on Muslims to participate in jihad while rebuking opposition factions for aligning with the Syrian regime against its fighters.

The Islamic State (IS)-linked al-Battar Media Foundation accused press agencies of obfuscating the cause of the California wildfires and the motives behind recent attacks in European cities, suggesting that the IS is involved.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing two Chadian soldiers in a mortar strike near Lake Chad.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (ISWAP) published a photo report on the November 15, 2018, raid on a Nigerian army base in Kareto, in Borno State.

An Islamic State (IS)-aligned group claimed hacking seven surveillance cameras, four of them in Israel, and separately threatened Paris, France.

The "Ansar Cyber Army" (Jaysh al-Ansar al-Elektroni) published a poster of its own design and that of a subsidiary, al-Irhab (Terror) Media Foundation, on Telegram on November 20, 2018.

In the poster regarding CCTV cameras, the group warned "we are watching you in your homes" and identified the locations and numbers of cameras:

4 inside the Jewish statelet 1 inside the home of the Crusaders 1 American forest 1 Greek cafe

The second poster shows an individual looking over Paris, with most of the cityscape covered by an obtrusive warning in Arabic and French stating: "Soon in Paris".

A foreign-fighter centric Islamic State (IS)-aligned group published a biography of an alleged French fighter who it claimed voiced chants produced by the IS.

The Nigeria-based West Africa Province of the Islamic State (ISWAP) claimed killing a total of 42 Nigerian soldiers in two days in Borno State in the northeast of the country.

An Islamic State (IS)-aligned group reminded of the 2016 vehicular attack at a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, in a posting warning of "retribution" to come.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency released a video of IS fighters on Jolo island in the Philippines engaged in a clash with Filipino soldiers and beheading a corpse.

The Islamic State's Sinai Province released a video of fighters identifying as former Egyptian army officers calling on soldiers to leave the military and threatening Israel.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the second and final episode in a two-part series on alleged Islamic State Yemen Province (ISYP) fighters testifying to what they experienced while imprisoned by their own group.

An Islamic State (IS) supporter advised on lone-wolf tactics in an infographic depicting the Palais de Chaillot and Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Depicting an individual with an explosive vest in one graphic and Russian President Vladimir Putin beheaded in another, an Islamic State (IS)-linked media group respectively incited for suicide bombings among groups and attacks in Russia.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed killing three Nigerian soldiers in a raid on their base in Kareto, a town in Nigeria's Borno State.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 16th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of November 8-14, 2018.

An Islamic State (IS)-aligned group published a collection of posters threatening and inciting for attacks in London, Paris, Rome, Sydney, and Washington D.C..

'Amaq News Agency of the Islamic State released a video of the group's Yemen division (ISYP) attacking a position held by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in al-Bayda'.

Five days after the vehicular and knife attack by an Islamic State (IS)-inspired individual in Melbourne, aligned groups continue to publish posters warning Australia and the West in general of more operations to come.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the first episode in two-part series on alleged Islamic State Yemen Province (ISYP) fighters testifying to what they experienced while imprisoned by their own group.

In its first recorded attack in nearly two months, the Islamic State's East Asia Province claimed killing a Filipino "militiaman" in a raid on his house in the Sulu Archipelago in southwest Philippines.

An Islamic State (IS) supporter incited lone wolves in Egypt and Western countries including the United States to attack churches and "worshipers of the Cross," and separately, depicting a fighter looking at Columbus Circle in New York City, warned of "slaughter" to come.

An Islamic State (IS)-aligned group called the wildfires ravaging California a "punishment" from God for U.S. bombing of Muslims in Syria.

A graphic from an Islamic State (IS)-linked group threatened future attacks “witnessed on your streets.

The second part in the “Caravan of Martyrs” video series, began by the Mujahideen Shura Council one-year ago, was recently issued to jihadist forums by al-Furqan Foundation for Media Production, the official producer and distributor of multimedia for the Islamic State of Iraq.

An Islamic State (IS) supporter suggested lone wolves utilize a Snapchat feature to plan attacks.

Using a scene from the November 9, 2018, attack in Melbourne, Australia, an Islamic State (IS)-aligned group incited IS inspired fighters in the West to strike.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group suggested attacks on police in Australia in a poster threatening strikes to follow that in Melbourne.

The Islamic State's Yemen Province (ISYP) claimed killing 10 al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters in a near-10 hour clash in the country's al-Bayda' governorate.

Islamic State (IS)-aligned Kashmiri groups distributed an audio attributed to Ehtisham Bilal (AKA Abu Muhammad al-Inghamasi), a student-turned fighter, discussing his motivation for joining what is known as "Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir" (ISJK).

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed inflicting 55 casualties among Shi'ites and Afghan security forces in a suicide bombing in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.

Highlighting the claim from the Islamic State (IS) for the vehicular and knife attack in Melbourne, Australia, and seeking to cast fear, an IS-linked group questioned: "What Will Be Next".

The Islamic State (IS)-linked al-Abd al-Faqir Media Foundation published the second issue of its Shabaab al-Khilafah (Youth of the Caliphate) magazine, featuring in it a collection of incitement posters designed by it and various media units.

Jihadists were quick to seize upon the claim from the Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency for the attack in Melbourne, Australia, promoting threatening propaganda.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the individual behind a vehicle and stabbing attack in Melburne, Australia, is an IS fighter.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 15th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of November 1 - 7, 2018.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that one of its fighters is responsible for the attack in Tajikistan that sparked a prison riot.

The Islamic State's Yemen Province (ISYP) claimed repulsing an assault by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on multiple positions of its fighters in al-Bayda' governorate.

The Nigeria-based branch of the Islamic State, West Africa Province (ISWAP), claimed killing an accused spy in neighboring Cameroon.

On a poster depicting London and a devastated city, an Islamic State (IS)-linked group warned that fighters are "coming".

Adopting the Islamic State (IS) style of communique design, and using the "West Africa" name, Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or "Boko Haram," claimed attacks on Nigerian positions in Borno State and published photos.

The Islamic State (IS)-linked al-Battar Media Foundation published an article on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in which the author found God simultaneously "humiliating" the Saudis and punishing the Washington Post journalist.

The Islamic State (IS) released a video featuring footage of its attacks from several months ago on Syrian regime forces in Albu Kamal.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed five bombings in Baghdad in one day targeting Shi’ites.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed inflicting 50 casualties among Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), or what it calls “PKK,” in a car bombing in Raqqah.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed bombing a Nigerian army vehicle near Lake Chad.

A foreign fighter-centric Islamic State (IS)-aligned group published a biography of an alleged Canadian who it claimed is behind the January 2015 hacking of the Twitter account of U.S. CENTCOM.

Using a photograph depicting Pope Francis with the Coptic Pope Tawadros II on a visit to Egypt by the Roman Catholic pontiff in April 2017, an Islamic State (IS) linked group incited violence against Christians.

Islamic State (IS) supporters distributed tips from an aligned group for promoting IS propaganda efficiently and securely.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), its Nigeria-based branch, claimed killing 15 African coalition forces and seizing temporary control over a town in Maiduguri.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the ambush of Coptic Christians in Minya, Egypt, in a formal communique, declaring that the operation came in "revenge" for the arrest of female Muslims.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed credit through its 'Amaq News Agency for the attack on Coptic Christians in Minya, Egypt. Ciitng a "security source," the group reported that the executor of the ambush were IS fighters.

An Islamic State (IS)-aligned group suggested the use of explosives on airplanes and hidden in targeted vehicles to strike the enemy.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 14th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of October 25-31, 2018.

The Islamic State (IS) featured an infographic in the 154th issue of its Naba newspaper that detailed statistics from one month (September to October) of the ongoing U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) offensive in Deir al-Zour, Syria.

More than a week after an Afghan commando opened fire on a NATO base in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan – leading to one killed and two wounded – the Islamic State (IS) claimed the operation was carried out by a “Caliphate soldier” in Naba 154.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency issued a report claiming the shooting of a customs agent in Bosaso.

Drawing from the call for attacks in the West in the 8th episode of the Islamic State's (IS) "Inside the Caliphate" video series, an IS-linked group advised vehicular strikes.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) issued a formal communique for the suicide bombing near Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group is responsible for the suicide bombing that struck a bus carrying employees of Pul-e-Charkhi prison near the location in Kabul, Afghanistan.

An Islamic State (IS)-linked group used the celebration of Halloween to instill fear of attacks and their horror.