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Ben Venzke 7/17/23 Ben Venzke 7/17/23

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Ben Venzke 6/7/23 Ben Venzke 6/7/23

5 Key al-Qaeda Affiliates Already or About to Surpass 2022 Audio/Video Release Levels or Maintain Record Highs, al-Qaeda’s as-Sahab Only One Showing Drop in 2023 as of 6 June

Ben Venzke 6/3/23 Ben Venzke 6/3/23

Islamic State's (IS) Amaq News Audio/Video Releases Down 6% in 2022, On Track for 80% Drop in 2023

Islamic State's (IS) Amaq News audio/video annual release rate was down 6% in 2022 from 2021. It has held relatively stable for the four-year period from 2019 to 2022. However, its rate of releases plummeted in the first five months of 2023. Its current rate is on track for an 80% drop in 2023 from 2022.

Ben Venzke 5/30/23 Ben Venzke 5/30/23

al-Qaeda as-Sahab Audio/Video Releases Up 214% in 2022, On Track to Return to Record Lows in 2023

al-Qaeda's as-Sahab audio/video annual release rate was up 214% in 2022 from 2021. The spike in releases reversed the record lows of the three prior years, however, 2023 is now on track to return as-Sahab to record low levels.

Ben Venzke 7/14/22 Ben Venzke 7/14/22

al-Qaeda Emir al-Zawahiri Surpasses Annual Average, On Track to Set Highest Annual Audio/Video Release Rate Ever

Al-Qaeda Emir Ayman al-Zawahiri has surpassed his annual average for audio/video releases in 2022 and is on track to set a new annual release rate record. He has so far had 12 audio/video releases for 2022, as of 14 Jul..

Ben Venzke 7/7/22 Ben Venzke 7/7/22

Terrorist & Rebel Audio/Video Releases: Primary Location Focus Animated Heatmap

Global animated heatmap showing terrorist and rebel produced audio/video releases over time.

Ben Venzke 6/26/22 Ben Venzke 6/26/22

al-Qaeda Emir al-Zawahiri on Track for Highest Annual Audio/Video Release Rate Ever

Al-Qaeda Emir Ayman al-Zawahiri is on track to set a new audio/video annual release rate record in 2022. He has so far had 11 audio/video releases for 2022, as of 24 Jun..

Ben Venzke 5/22/22 Ben Venzke 5/22/22

al-Qaeda Emir Ayman al-Zawahiri: 778% Increase in Daily Audio/Video Release Rate from 2021, On Track to Tie Highest Quarter Ever

Al-Zawahiri is currently putting out new audio/video releases in 2022 at a rate of one every 13.9 days compared to the 2021 rate of one every 122 days. It represents a 778% increase in the daily release rate.

Ben Venzke 5/9/22 Ben Venzke 5/9/22

Ukraine: Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) & Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Audio/Video Release Heatmap: April 2022

The heatmap shows audio/video releases for Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) for April 2022 in Ukraine.

Ben Venzke 4/30/22 Ben Venzke 4/30/22

Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) & Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Audio/Video Daily Release Rate Up 355% for 17 Feb 2022 - 24 Apr 2022 vs 1 Dec 2021 - 16 Feb 2022

The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) significantly stepped up audio/video releases in the days just prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and have sustained that effort since.