BBC Monitoring

Listen to BBC Monitoring’s Jihadist Media expert Mina Al-Lami on Newscast where she explains how an opportunistic IS might seek to capitalise on abandoned weapons stashes and wider instability in the region. 🎧 Listen here >> https://trib.al/3zdmgNX Released On: 10 Dec 2024

As part of its specialised work, BBC Monitoring looks at a vast range of media and social media sources to shed light on geopolitical developments and breaking news situations. In this first video of a series, our Latin America Editor Pascal Fletcher looks at a pro-government Cuban YouTube broadcast, El Guerrero Cubano (The Cuban Warrior) that many believe is the direct mouthpiece of Cuba’s interior ministry. Video produced by Zhenya Beresina For more of our coverage visit >> https://lnkd.in/e2v_QQ3X

Read Mina Al-Lami's profile of HTS leader Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani (or Ahmed al-Sharaa) 👇

A shock offensive on Aleppo turned Syria’s forgotten conflict into hot war. The group spearheading it, Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), has been at pains to present itself as a credible governing body, having renounced its jihadist past. With a bounty on his head, its leader, Abu Mohammed al Jawlani, has been spinning his propaganda machine in the northern province of Idlib, wearing western suits and taking selfies with the locals. We track his journey of transformation in this episode, first published in 2023. Listen here 👉 https://trib.al/XoN6RR2

BBC Monitoring’s Jihadist Media correspondent Mina Al-Lami talks about the surprise offensive by rebel groups in Syria. The most prominent group within this rebel coalition is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist militant group, which has been conducting a very sophisticated messaging campaign alongside its military manoeuvres - a chief objective of which appears to be to distance itself from any jihadist associations. Read Mina’s analysis of HTS’s messaging here >> https://lnkd.in/ecBGA4K4

The November edition of our INSIGHT newsletter is out now >> https://trib.al/grPe8AN In this edition: • What could Trump's return mean for Iran? • China’s military diplomatic outreach grows in 2024 • Watch: Where is the Islamic State group operating now? • The latest episode of The Global Jigsaw Sign up to receive the newsletter here >> https://trib.al/6ueJosa

BBC Monitoring | Disinformation Newsletter Several of US President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and advisory positions are no strangers to disinformation, but will this be a disqualifying factor in their confirmation? Robert F Kennedy Jr has a long record of promoting conspiracy theories, while Tulsi Gabbard is known as "Russia's girlfriend" in the Russian media. Then there's Elon Musk, asked by Trump to lead an efficiency initiative, whose ownership of X has been one of disinformation and trolling. Will Moscow and Beijing be sighing with relief at these appointments, as alleged by former Trump ally turned vehement critic John Bolton? Read here >>https://trib.al/rVKWxwd

The latest edition of our Climate Change Newsletter is out now >> https://trib.al/eu6UwtP In this edition: - Belarus TV engages in anti-West rants in COP29 reports - Taliban make debut COP attendance in Baku - Afghan women 'worse affected' than men by climate change Sign up to receive the newsletter here >> https://trib.al/Nl9MVwL

What are Russian and Ukrainian TV saying on day 1,000 of war? Ukrainian TV channels highlighted the survival of their country and the need for more unity and resilience in their war coverage on 19 November, the 1,000th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian state TV did not mention the landmark date. Read more in our Briefing here >> https://trib.al/ou6JFKp

Great to see our Russia specialist Francis Scarr published in The Telegraph. You can read his piece ‘My 24 hours strapped into Putin’s propaganda machine’ here >> https://trib.al/IBWVmMR (You may need to sign up to read this article.)