1. Latest issue of Dabiq, ISIS' magazine is out. Of note is that it opens with an essay on San Bernardino, highlighting attack as exemplary
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2. ISIS includes a picture of the San Bernardino couple's crib, applauding the "sacrifice" they made by abandoning their toddler to do jihad
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3. It also highlights the role of the wife, quoting scripture which states that it is not obligatory for women to be combatants.
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4. They use her role in the attack as a way to shame & goad Muslim men in West, pointing out that she, a woman, did what many men fail to do
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5. & they underscore attack as a way to make the point that making "hijra" (pilgrimage) to the Islamic State is not the only path to jihad
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7. They confirm details of his biography originally reported by @adamgoldmanwp regarding his attempt to join Shabaab & questioning by MI5
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8. They curiously don't mention his role as the executioner of James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and others and instead include
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9. A nausea-inducing paragraph on good deeds he performed for orphans (kids of dead jihadists) including that he took them to the park
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10. Accompanying article on Jihadi John is what may be the only picture of him inside ISIS territory where he is seen without a mask
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11. Later in the issue, they highlight major operations around the world, leading with Bangladesh, underscoring its growing importance
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Rukmini Callimachi