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Three years since Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a “caliphate” from the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraq, his terrorist group has gone through significant change in terms of its global military and media presence.

Ebaa News Agency released a video of the execution of two alleged IS cell members responsible for the death of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighters and civilians in Idlib city.

Amidst the unrest in Israel surrounding security restrictions placed on al-Aqsa Mosque, Islamic State (IS) supporters suggested that the group’s Sinai Province capitalize and launch rockets and mobilize fighter units.

A Filipino Islamic State (IS) operative denied claims that fighters in the besieged city of Marawi are running out of food and supplies, asserting that they remain “defiant as ever.”

Ansar al-Shariah Pakistan (ASP) claimed its first attack in the country’s tribal region since its founding, bombing a Pakistani army patrol in Rajgal Valley, and derided the military campaign “Operation Kyber IV”.

The Islamic State’s (IS) Khorasan Province claimed killing four soldiers, including Americans, while repulsing a joint offensive by U.S. and Afghan forces on their position in Dih Bala district in Nangarhar.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing 37 intelligence investigators and staff in a suicide bombing on two buses carrying them in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Seeking to influence the Kenyan general election on August 8, 2017, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement released a video detailing economic and military losses and security destabilization to Kenyans after the country’s initial engagement with the group in 2011-2012, and mocking the presidency of Donald Trump in the United States, pointing to it as an example of poor voting decisions.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Reports provided updates on the ongoing clashes in the Philippine city of Marawi, reporting the killing of at least sixteen soldiers in the span of three days.

‘Amaq News Agency reported that the Islamic State (IS) assassinated two Turkish intelligence agents in southern Turkey.

In messages promoting its cause and focusing on al-Aqsa Mosque, Harakat Sawa'd Misr (Arms of Egypt Movement), or "Hasam," declared that “Jerusalem will not be liberated until Cairo is liberated”.

The Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) offshoot Jamat-ul-Ahrar claimed killing a “score” of Pakistani soldiers in Bajaur Agency with poisoned water.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency released updated web browser extensions for users to reach its website, including not only Firebox, but for the first time the open-source browser Chromium.

Al-Qaeda Central (AQC) issued a statement urging Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement, two militant factions in Syria, to cease the infighting between them and respect the sanctity of the blood of their brethren.

The Afghan Taliban claimed that its fighters struck a U.S. military transport plane and caused it to crash and burn inside Bagram Airbase.

The Afghan Taliban reported that a 20-year-old son of its leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, is among the “martyrdom-seekers” who participated in its offensive on Gerishk district in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province.

The Shura Council of Scholars in Sham [Syria] issued a statement criticizing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), calling its general military commander Abu Muhammad al-Julani a “war criminal.”

The Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement announced a ceasefire agreement with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ending three days of fighting between the groups in Syria’s Idlib governorate.

A pro-Islamic State (IS) Telegram channel addressed a multi-lingual message to Muslims, calling on them to take advantage of weapons guides and manuals and mount attacks to avenge al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinians.

The Somalia-based al-Qaeda branch, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, claimed an attack on a base of Ethiopian Liyuu (Special) Police in the town of Farlibah, located in Hiran on the border between Somalia and Ethiopia, and shelling a joint base in Lower Juba housing American, Ethiopian, and Kenyan forces.

Harakat Sawa'd Misr (Arms of Egypt Movement), or "Hasam," claimed credit for a shooting on an Egyptian police convoy in Fayoum in which one policeman was killed and three others were wounded.