The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) project published a new report on July 16, 2026 about a video by Iraq’s Iran-backed Al-Nujaba Movement threatening to attack U.S. bases with FPV drones.
On July 14, 2026, Telegram channels affiliated with Iran-backed Iraqi Shi’ite militias shared a two-minute video clip produced by the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Al-Nujaba Movement, titled “Gen Z: From Gaming Screens to the Battlefields of Jihad!”
The brief video opens by showing two young men in soccer jerseys playing a video game. After they adjourn for a meal, one receives a text message from “Abu ‘Ali,” reading: “Brother, the order is ready. Trust in Allah.”
The two then put on black jackets emblazoned with Al- Nujaba’s logo and enter a room where Iraqi and Al-Nujaba flags are displayed, along with a photo showing Al-Nujaba secretary-general Akram Al-Kaabi together with slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. They assemble a quadcopter drone and attach a small bomb to it.
The two youths are then seen at an abandoned building, where they launch the drone using first-person view (FPV) goggles. The view seen through the goggles shows an explosion at a facility where a military helicopter is located, causing a small fire.
The video ends with Arabic and English text declaring: “Thousands of young men and FPV drones are poised to carry out operation against U.S. occupation bases.”
