Afghanistan: Afghanistan continues to be the main focus of ISIS’s activities. The most prominent event was its attack on a Taliban camp in the Muhmand Dara region in the Nangarhar Province. Taliban operatives also reported that ISIS operatives had surrendered to them, although the information disseminated by the Taliban is not necessarily accurate, and its objective is to encourage ISIS operatives to surrender.

In American intelligence assessment, ISIS is determined to intensify its activities in Syria and Iraq. According to a report, since September 2021 ISIS has shown signs of rallying in both countries.

Syria: ISIS’s activities continue to decline. There were two important events: ISIS operatives were prevented from attacking the al-Sanaa Prison in al-Hasakeh, which is held by Kurdish forces’ and in the Idlib rebel enclave, after several weeks of clashes the Jund Allah accepted the conditions of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Headquarters for the Liberation of al-Sham and agreed to disarm.

Iraq: ISIS’s attacks continue but with relatively low intensity. Most of its activity this past week focused on the Diyala region.

Africa: A new commander was appointed for ISIS’s West Africa Province after his two predecessors were killed. The organization’s activity was relatively moderate this past week, with most of its attacks directed against army forces and Christian civilians.

The battle for hearts and minds: The lead article in al-Nabā’, ISIS’s weekly magazine, was devoted to jihad, its significance as the fight against the “infidels” and the personal duty of every Muslim to wage it.

This past week ISIS continued its attacks on the Taliban and its collaborators.
November 7, 2021: An IED was detonated to attack a Taliban vehicle in Jalalabad. Three passengers were killed or wounded. Two days earlier, on November 5, 2021, an

IED was also detonated to attack a Taliban vehicle, killing or wounding the passengers. November 4, 2021: Two Taliban operatives were killed in Jalalabad.
November 4, 2021: A Taliban operative was killed in the Kama District of the

Nangarhar Province, and ISIS operatives took his weapon.
November 3, 2021: ISIS attacked a Taliban camp in the Muhmand Dara region in

the Nangarhar Province. Two Taliban operatives were killed and four wounded; the camp was damaged.

By Meir Amit Intelligence and Information Center