The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's Spotlight on Global Jihad (July 27 – August 2, 2023)

Main events of the past week

• This week, ISIS operatives carried out three noteworthy attacks: two attacks were carried out at the Al-Sayyida Zaynab Shrine, south of Damascus, a Shiite pilgrimage site. Another attack was carried out in Pakistan during a political gathering ahead of the elections.

• Iraq: Security forces continued their counterterrorism activ…