CENTRE FOR AIR POWER STUDIES - New Delhi - ISIS: Efforts to Expand Media Presence

The above statement showcases their desperation to mark their presence in the region, be it physically or by asserting their dominance in the cyber domain in the name of ‘Media Jihad’. [...] The return of the Taliban in August 2021 has reinvigorated the terror threats in the South Asian neighbourhood. [...] For example- Wilayah al-Hind, the ISIS division in Kashmir, reportedly pledged their allegiance to the new Caliph, and videos and pictures of the same are published in official ISIS media outlets.6 In December 2022, ISIS operatives from all over the world pledged their allegiance to the new ISIS Caliph, Abu al-Husseini al-Qureshi.7 In the same month, a missing family from Kasaragod, Kerala, has be. [...] According to the release, the reason for the merger is to unite forces and ease the flow of information materials. [...] Does this action show the fragility of the ISIS media network and the desire to enhance their propaganda machinery? It is likely that ISIS appears incapable of functioning on its own.