The Islamic State's propaganda is multifaceted and made up of different narratives. A lot has been written about how the Islamic State (hereafter IS) employs these narratives in their propaganda output, and how the group's media is carefully crafted in order to promote their overall narratives. …
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The early SVBIEDs of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia (2003-2006)
Prior to the formation of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - or AQAP - in 2009, al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia had been engaged in attempts to lay the basis for a wider insurrection against the Saudi royal family. The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 coincided with a sudden rise in AQ-related attacks in …
The Rocket-upgraded SVBIEDs of Mosul: A story of Islamic State ingenuity
On April 20th 2017, The Islamic State-affiliated 'Amaq News Agency' published a video report from the raging battle in western Mosul. The video, titled "An innovation enters the battlefield in Mosul", showed an Islamic State (hereafter IS) brown camouflaged SVBIED fitted with five rocket pods on the …