ISIS’s Al-Naba Issue 522 highlights coordinated and sectarian violence across West and Central Africa, portraying these attacks as evidence of the group’s resilience and expanding operational reach.

An-Naba’s “The Light of Jihad” editorial glorifies ISIS operations in Central and Southern Africa, codifies a convert-pay-or-die posture toward Christians, and urges African fighters to eventually carry jihad into Europe, signaling both sustained local sectarian violence and aspirational external attack intent.