Two new New Islamic State propaganda posters went into wide circulation on social media overnight.

In the first shown below, a quadrotor is depicted flying over NYC carrying a package branded with the Islamic State logo, along with a statement on the horizon reading:

Insets across the bottom are scenes from past terror attacks in the US and Europe for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility, including the Oct 1, 2017 Route 91 Harvest music festival attack in Las Vegas, and the July, 2016 vehicle ramming attack on Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France during Bastille Day celebrations.

The branding in the upper left corner is for the Al-Faqeer Media group.

Readers are cautioned that such threats should not be easily dismissed as the Islamic State and other jihadist groups have developed significant capabilities is the use of UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) on battlefields in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

An example of such a system in use can be seen via the link below:

An example of one such system is shown in the image below.

Additionally, readers are reminded of the following:

On Dec 19, 2018, AlertsUSA subscribers were informed of the suspension of flight operations at London's Gatwick Airport due to drones flying over the airfield.

Also take note of the following:

On Aug 4, 2018, two drones detonated explosives near Avenida Bolívar, Caracas, where Nicolas Maduro, the President of Venezuela, was addressing the Bolivarian National Guard in front of the Centro Simon Bolívar Towers and Palacio de Justicia de Caracas. The Venezuelan government claims the event was a targeted attempt to assassinate Maduro.

On Aug 13, 2018, the FBI, Dept. of Homeland Security and National Counterterrorism Center issued an intelligence bulletin to law enforcement stating the following:

"An attack could be conducted by one person or several people using a commercially available, off-the-shelf (drone) to target venues which attract large crowds, such as sporting facilities, concerts, and transportation terminals, or public figures."

"Commercially available (drones) may be used by threat actors to deliver hazardous payloads, including explosives, chemicals, or biological or radiological agents, to conduct an attack, and recent (drone) employment tactics could expand options for potential attackers to conduct precise."

On Sept 14, 2018, the Dept. of Homeland Security issued an updated National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin also warning of the threat:

"Some terrorist groups overseas are using battlefield experiences to pursue new technologies and tactics, such as unmanned aerial systems and chemical agents that could be used outside the conflict zones."

https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/ntas_18_0914_0001

On Oct 10, 2018, during testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on threats to the homeland, FBI Director Christopher Wray stated the following:

In the poster immediately above, the Arabic statements, translated into English, read as follows:

Top: "Who for the worshippers off the Cross.."
Bottom: "Gets involved in their holidays?"

(Translator Comment)

The text on the poster is intended as a warning for Muslims to stay away from Christmas holiday gatherings and celebrations.

The branding at the bottom right is from the Morhafat Media Foundation