Islamic State Over the last two weeks, there has been a notable amount of anti-China messaging emanating from official and pro-Islamic State media groups as well as the movement’s online supporters. • In late November, China reportedly sent than 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by rail, and Islamic State supporters reacted by asserting the shipment is further proof of the growing alliance between the Taliban and Beijing. In response to an article on the transfer, one user complained of the “secular” Taliban’s friendly relations with a communist power that oppresses Uyghur Muslims in “East Turkistan” (Xinjiang). Strikingly, he referenced organ harvesting, the desecration of mosques, and the crackdown on religious practice and expression. In another instance, the pro-IS media group Tafakkur released an image asserting the necessity of jihad and the religious obligation to resist those who oppress Muslims. It depicts an IS fighter elevated above tattered American, Chinese, Pakistani, Iranian, and German flags.
Updates on China’s Security and Militancy in Asia
Updates on China’s Security and Militancy in…
Updates on China’s Security and Militancy in Asia
Islamic State Over the last two weeks, there has been a notable amount of anti-China messaging emanating from official and pro-Islamic State media groups as well as the movement’s online supporters. • In late November, China reportedly sent than 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by rail, and Islamic State supporters reacted by asserting the shipment is further proof of the growing alliance between the Taliban and Beijing. In response to an article on the transfer, one user complained of the “secular” Taliban’s friendly relations with a communist power that oppresses Uyghur Muslims in “East Turkistan” (Xinjiang). Strikingly, he referenced organ harvesting, the desecration of mosques, and the crackdown on religious practice and expression. In another instance, the pro-IS media group Tafakkur released an image asserting the necessity of jihad and the religious obligation to resist those who oppress Muslims. It depicts an IS fighter elevated above tattered American, Chinese, Pakistani, Iranian, and German flags.