In an editorial titled "Terror Season", the publication mocked the security measures taken in "Crusdaer" (i.e. Western) cities over the festive period, per translation by the Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri)
It also suggested that Jewish and Christian holidays present good opportunities for "soldiers of the Islamic State" to murder the "enemies of Allah" and hailed previous attacks that "turned [these] holidays into tragedies and disasters".
"[These attacks] punished the Crusader states, spilled their blood, and carried the campaign deep into their territory," it added.
The article then gave detailed advice on how best to carry out attacks, including recommending the use of vehicles as rams for those struggling to obtain weapons, as well as calling on followers to strike "worshippers of the Cross" with hammers".
Isis, which broke away from Al Qaeda in 2014, conquered large sections of the Levant and was a key belligerent in the Syrian Civil War prior to the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
In recent years, though, it has seen a significant decline in its influence, losing most of its territory in Iraq and Syria in 2019.
Nonetheless, the group and its affiliates retain a significant presence in Africa and the Indo-Pacific region and is seemingly trying to re-escalate its activities under the leadership of Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, now reportedly based in Somalia.
On Monday, three police officers were killed in a shootout with Isis fighters in Turkey, while a trio of Americans were shot dead by an Isis-linked militant in Syria earlier this month.
