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Tajik Islamic State-Supportive Media House Shares Video of Toddler Praising Islamic State

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Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of children in war and terrorism, and may be upsetting to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.  Screenshot from Asror Media (Tajik Islamic State-Supportive media house) video of toddler praising Islamic State Bottom Line Up Front On 20 July 2026, a Tajik Islamic State-Supportive Media House, Asror Media, shared a video showing a toddler praising Islamic State, its fighters, and martyrs. The child speaks in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and is dressed in a T-shirt. The toddler appears no older than three and it looks like the video was filmed in a clothing store. A black piece of material with white writing on it is visible in the background of the video. The IS flag also has white writing on a black background. The writing system seen on the piece of material has features that indicate it could be Nastaliq, a form of Arabic calligraphy used for languages on the Persian Language Continuum, of which Tajik is one.  The vi...
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Islamic State Video Shows Christian Prisoners in DRC Allegedly Released After Paying Islamic Tax to the Group

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Video screenshot Bottom Line Up Front On 24 April 2026, Islamic State's official Amaq News Agency released a 1-minute 12-second video showing Christian prisoners in an unknown location in Ituri Province of DRC, before their release after paying Jizya (taxes imposed on non-Muslims who live under Muslim control) to the Islamic State (IS). The IS branch in DRC is Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP).  Video content of ISCAP activity is relatively frequent and the group remains one of the biggest Jihadist threats to Africa. It explicitly states that it purposefully targets Christians in attacks and it is known for targeting what the group calls the "economy/economic activity of Christians" in DRC. This means using tactics such as arson to destroy Christian homes, businesses and vehicles. Their strategies and goals are clearly outlined in a video from September 2025.  In Detail The video from 24 April 2026 shows an ISCAP fighter addressing the group of captured Chris...
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The Online Ecosystem of Palestinian Terrorist Group, The Fedayeen

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Image from the Palestinian Fedayeen Network: Translation: "(And He will heal the breasts of a believing people) Only the muzzles of guns speak" Bottom Line Up Front  This article examines the online media ecosystem of the Palestinian Jihadist group, the Fedayeen, focussing on the content on platforms with content moderation in place.  The group uses the name, Palestine Fedayeen Network in their official logo, shown below. The writing in green is the group's name and the writing in yellow is the Islamic Declaration of Faith, the Shahada, which reads "There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of God".  The logo further contains two armed individuals, wearing Keffiyehs, positioned on either side of what appears to be the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine at the centre of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Keffiyehs are especially significant in the context that the group's terrorist-supportive messaging i...
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